Neurosurgeon Assistant.
Clínica CES, Clínica Medellin, Clínica las Américas.
Medellín, Colombia.
Julio 2003 – April 2007.
Supervisor Dr. Adriana Lucia López Rios
Telephone: (57 4) 4441524, (57) 310 845 64 78
adrilori@yahoo.com
Surgical assistant. I assisted in the evacuation of intracerebral, subdural and extradural hematomas, resection of supratentorial and posterior fossa tumours, management and instrumentation of degenerative spine conditions such as lumbar and cervical hernias. I acquired technical skills in handling the Pentero microscope, the Midas Rex high-speed surgical drills, the fluoroscope X-ray image intensifier, neurosurgical instruments and basic surgical techniques. Also, I learned the management, organization and layout of the operating room and the necessary steps of positioning the patient on the table, with the 3-pin Mayfield head holder and surgical approaches.