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![Dr. Víctor Valentí Azcárate La imagen muestra al Dr. Víctor Valenti Azcárate, destacado especialista en Cirugía General en la Clínica Universidad de Navarra. El Dr. Valenti Azcárate es un cirujano altamente capacitado y experimentado en el diagnóstico y tratamiento quirúrgico de la cirugía de la obesidad, ofreciendo soluciones personalizadas y eficaces a sus pacientes.Su experiencia en cirugía laparoscópica y robótica lo hacen destacar en el campo de la cirugía general, realizando intervenciones quirúrgicas de alta complejidad con técnicas mínimamente invasivas. Además, ha participado en numerosos estudios de investigación en el campo de la cirugía oncológica, lo que demuestra su compromiso con la innovación y la mejora continua de la atención médica.En la Clínica Universidad de Navarra, contamos con un equipo de especialistas en cirugía general y tecnología de última generación para ofrecer una amplia variedad de opciones de tratamiento a nuestros pacientes. Estamos comprometidos en proporcionar el más alto nivel de cuidado y servicio a aquellos que confían en nosotros para el manejo de su salud quirúrgica.Para obtener más información sobre nuestros servicios en cirugía general, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros.](/.imaging/mte/newstyle/profesional_ficha-140x140/dam/cun/imagen/profesionales/cirugia-general/dr_victor_valenti_azcarate/jcr:content/dr-victor-valenti-azcarate-250x250.webp)
Dr. Víctor Valentí
General and Digestive Surgery Specialist
Codirector of the Obesity Area
Area of Expertise: Obesity Surgery
Professional career
Graduate (2000) and Doctor (2006) in Medicine from the University of Navarra.
He worked as a Clinical Fellow in Gastroesophageal Surgery at Ealing and St Mary ́s Hospital, Imperial College of London, January-December 2007.
He was a Visiting Observer Surgery in the Foregut Department of the University Hospital of Southern California, Los Angeles in June 2008.
He was also a Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Clinical Fellow at Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College of London, January-February, 2012.
Since 2006, he has worked as a specialist in the General and Digestive Surgery Department at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research Areas:
He has collaborated in 6 research projects.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Obesity and oesophago-gastric surgery.
Activity
As an educator
Surgery Professor at the University of Navarra Faculty of Medicine Research
As a researcher
He has participated in around 100 papers and communications at national and international conferences and has published more than 60 scientific articles.
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Acknowledgements
- He has received in 2012 the Scholarship of the Spanish Association of Surgeons for specialists in surgery (AEC).
- In 2013 he was awarded with the Scholarship Award International Federation of Surgical Obesity (IFSO).
- Senior Scholarship 2014 of the Fundación Colegio de Médicos de Navarra.
Acknowledgements
- He has received in 2012 the Scholarship of the Spanish Association of Surgeons for specialists in surgery (AEC).
- In 2013 he was awarded with the Scholarship Award International Federation of Surgical Obesity (IFSO).
- Senior Scholarship 2014 of the Fundación Colegio de Médicos de Navarra.
Scientific organizations
- Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC).
- Spanish Association of Obesity Surgery (SECO).
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Geat Britain and Ireland (AUGIS).
- Member of the Section of Obesity Surgery of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC).
Latest scientific publications
- Decreased expression of the NLRP6 inflammasome is associated with increased intestinal permeability and inflammation in obesity with type 2 diabetes Feb 5, 2024 | Magazine: Cellular and Molecular Life Science
- Downregulated Adipose Tissue Expression of Browning Genes With Increased Environmental Temperatures Dec 21, 2023 | Magazine: The Journal of Clinica Endocrinology and Metabolism