Excm. Sr. Dr. Manuel Puig Costa

DR. MANUEL PUIG COSTA

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) (1969–1975), with Honours.
• Meritorious Student in the Emergency and General Surgery Service of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona (1973–1976).
• A.I.E.M.E. Fellowship in the General Surgery Department, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan.
• Research Fellow, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Research Personnel Training Programme in Pathology and Surgical Clinic (1976–1978).
• Resident Physician in the General Surgery Department, Vall d’Hebron Hospital (1977–1979).
• PhD in Medicine and Surgery from UAB, with “Cum Laude” Honours. Nominated for the Extraordinary Doctorate Award.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

• Assistant Professor of Practical Classes in Pathology and Surgical Clinic at UAB (1978–1981).
• Participation in Esophagogastric and Bariatric Surgery Congresses (1994–2015).
• Lecturer in Training Courses for Surgeons and Surgery Residents in Esophagogastric Surgery at the Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona (2003–2015).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

• Assistant Surgeon and later Head of the General Surgery Team in Girona.
• Staff Surgeon (by competitive examination) at Santa Caterina Hospital, Girona (1986–1989).
• Consultant Surgeon at the Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona.
• Research Fellow at the Biomedical Research Institute of Girona.
• Head of the Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Programme, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona (2013–present).
• Training placements at the Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid; Bellvitge University Hospital; Hospital Clínic of Barcelona; Hospital de São Sebastião, Porto; and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland and Miami.