Nestor R. Villamizar, M.D.

Roles

• Biography

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  I obtained my M.D. degree at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia in 2001. I completed a research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center where I also completed residency in General Surgery. Residency in cardiothoracic surgery was completed in 2014 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. I have been faculty of clinical surgery at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine since August 2014.

• Education & Training

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  Education

  2001: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia

  MD

  Post Graduate Training

  2014: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  Fellowship

  2012: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

  Residency

  Licensures and Certifications

  American Board of Thoracic Surgery

  American Board of Thoracic Surgery

• Honors & Awards

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  No result found

  
  

• Teaching Interests

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  I am the program director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery residency program.

• Research Interests

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  Clinical outcome research including
  Minimally invasive thoracic surgery with specific interest in lung sparing segmentectomy for lung cancer.
  Minimally invasive foregut surgery with specific interest in different modality for anti reflux procedures including Linx and Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication
  Minimally invasive robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
  Virtual multidisciplinary clinics
  Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery

• Publications

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