Participation in the XXXIX International Congress of General Surgery with the Poster Presentation “Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Gallstone Ileus,” held from October 31 to November 5 in Monterrey, NL.
Participation as an Instructor and Professor at the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Teaching (CECMI), presented within the activities of the XXXIX International Congress of General Surgery, held from October 31 to November 5 in Monterrey, NL.
Participation as an Instructor at the Learning Center of the XXIV International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from May 2 to 6, 2015, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 38th International Congress of General Surgery with the Poster Presentation “Ulcerated Submucosal Cavernous Hemangioma as a Cause of Intestinal Obstruction,” held from October 12 to 17, 2014, in Leon, Guanajuato.
Participation in the 37th International Congress of General Surgery with the Poster Presentation “Cholestasis in Bile Duct Injury,” held from October 27 to November 1, 2013, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
Organizer of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Course “How the Experts Do It,” endorsed by the AMCG and AMHPB, held on September 5 and 6, 2013, at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano, Mexico D.F.
Participation as Chair of the Free Paper Session on Friday, May 3, at the XXII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from April 29 to May 3, 2013, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Participation as Chair of the Free Paper Session on Thursday, May 2, at the XXII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from April 29 to May 3, 2013, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Participation in the “Extramural General Surgery” campaign, carried out at the Hospital Regional de la Huasteca on February 6, 7, and 8, 2013, in Huejutla, Hidalgo.
Participation in the “Extramural Surgery” campaign, held in the city of Apan, Hidalgo, on November 29 and 30, 2012.
Participation in the VII Angeles Group Congress with the Poster Presentation “Giant Abscessed Urachal Cyst in an Adult,” October 2012, Mexico D.F.
Participation in the XXXVI International Congress of General Surgery as a Professor in the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Postgraduate Course II, held from October 28 to November 2, 2012, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery as a Learning Center Instructor, held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery as a Free Paper Moderator, held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Video “Laparoscopic management of internal hernia,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Video “Giant paraesophageal hernia,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Video “Endoscopic diagnosis and management of a jejunal tumor,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Video “Gallbladder cancer versus pyocholecyst clinical challenge,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Video “Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of abdominal penetrating wounds,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 21st Mexican Congress of Endoscopic Surgery / 10th Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Prophylaxis in obesity surgery,” held from April 25 to 27, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Participation in the 35th International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Gallbladder Cancer vs. Pyocholecyst: A Case Report,” held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Participation in the 35th International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Giant Simple Liver Cyst, Diagnosis and Treatment: Case Report,” held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Participation in the 35th International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Terminal Ileum Perforation 10cm from the Ileocecal Valve Due to a Foreign Body: A Case Report,” held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Participation in the 35th International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Appendiceal Endosalpingiosis,” held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Participation in the 35th International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Gossypiboma (Textiloma),” held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Participation in the Coordination of the Poster Competition for Undergraduate Interns, held on October 31, 2011, at the Hospital General de Cuautla, Cuautla, Morelos.
Participation in the XXXIV International Congress of General Surgery 2010 with the Oral Presentation “Experience in Laparoscopic Appendectomy at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano,” held from October 24 to 29, 2010, in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Participation in the XXXIV International Congress of General Surgery 2010 with the Free Paper Poster “Appendiceal Carcinoid: Case Presentation and Literature Review,” held from October 24 to 29, 2010, in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Participation in the VI Angeles Group Health Services Congress with the Poster Presentation “Gossypiboma (Textiloma),” held from October 21 to 23, 2010, in Leon, Guanajuato.
Participation in the XIX International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma,” held on May 8, 2010, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Participation in the XIX International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Laparoscopic Management of Internal Hernia,” held on May 8, 2010, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Participation in the XXXIII International Congress of General Surgery with the Free Paper Poster “Experience in Laparoscopic Appendectomy,” held from November 1 to 6, 2009, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
Participation in the XXXVII National Endoscopy Meeting with the Poster Presentation “Endoscopic Management of Gastric Diverticulum,” held from September 14 to 16, 2009, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Participation in the Fire Control and Prevention Course and its integration into the Civil Protection Brigade in 2008.
Participation in the Grand Rounds (General Sessions) at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano in 2008.
Certificate for delivering Pediatric and Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training to hospital staff at the Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE in 2006.
Honorable Mention for participation in the 4th Anatomy Creativity Contest in 2001.
Gastroenterology Congress of the National Gastroenterology Week, held in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, from November 21 to 23, 2016.
XXV International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from May 2 to 6, 2016, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz.
XXIII International ECOS in Surgery, held on February 18 and 19, 2016, in Mexico City.
Symposium on Gallbladder and Biliary Tract, held on January 27, 2016, at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano, Mexico City.
XXXIX International Congress of General Surgery, held from October 31 to November 5, 2015, in Monterrey, NL.
American College of Surgeons Division of Education Certificate of Attendance, 101st Annual Clinical Congress, October 4–8, 2015, Chicago, IL. (Note: 2015 was the 101st Congress).
X National Congress of Hepatology, held from June 10 to 13, 2015, in Nuevo Vallarta – Riviera Nayarit.
XXIV International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from May 2 to 6, 2015, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
XXII International ECOS in Surgery, held on February 12 and 13, 2015, in Mexico City, D.F.
Single-Port Surgery Course using the GelPoint Platform, held at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, from January 19 to 21, 2015, in Mexico City, D.F.
American College of Surgeons Division of Education Certificate of Attendance, 100th Annual Clinical Congress, October 26–30, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
XXXVIII International Congress of General Surgery, held from October 12 to 17, 2014, in Leon, Guanajuato.
XXIII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from April 30 to May 4, 2014, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz.
11th International ECOS in Surgery, held on February 20 and 21, 2014, in Mexico City, D.F.
National Congress of Gastroenterology, held in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, from November 18 to 20, 2013.
Gastroenterology Pre-Congress Course “Common Problems, Practical Solutions,” National Gastroenterology Week, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, November 16 and 17, 2013.
XXXVII International Congress of General Surgery, held from October 27 to November 1, 2013, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
American College of Surgeons Division of Education Certificate of Attendance, 99th Annual Clinical Congress, October 6–10, 2013, Washington, D.C.
Congress of the Mexican Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the First Mexican Chapter of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, held from July 3 to 5, 2013, in Cancun, Q.R.
IX National Congress of Hepatology, held from June 19 to 22, 2013, in Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo.
XXII International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from April 29 to May 3, 2013, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology, held during the National Gastroenterology Week from November 17 to 21, 2012, in Merida, Yucatan.
XXXVI International Congress of General Surgery, held from October 28 to November 2, 2012, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Online Course “Safe Surgery for All,” endorsed by the Mexican Academy of Surgery and the Mexican Association of General Surgery.
International ECOS 2012, endorsed by the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology, A.C., held from August 16 to 18, 2012, in Mexico City, D.F.
Annual Congress of Hepatology, held in Puebla, Puebla, from June 21 to 23, 2012.
Course “Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment in Hepatology and Gastroenterology,” held at the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genomica from June 7 to 9, 2012, in Mexico City, D.F.
9th International ECOS in Surgery, held on February 24 and 25, 2012, in Mexico City, D.F.
Practical Hands-On Training in Porcine Models: Endoscopic and Open Approach Packages (including head, neck, thorax, abdomen, bariatric surgery, portal hypertension surgery, vascular surgery, and transplantation; 40-hour duration), February 28, 2012, held at the Centro Medico Nacional “20 de Noviembre” Experimental Surgery Department.
National Congress of Gastroenterology (National Gastroenterology Week), held from November 19 to 24, 2011, in Leon, Guanajuato.
Pre-Congress Surgery Course “Surgery Course in collaboration with the Mexican Association of Digestive Tract Surgery,” held on November 20, 2011, in Leon, Guanajuato.
XXXV International Congress of General Surgery 2011, held from October 30 to November 4, 2011, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Session “Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly Patient,” endorsed by the Mexican Society of General Thoracic Surgeons, held on May 31, 2011, at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano.
XX International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from May 6 to 9, 2011, in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Note: 2011 was the XX Congress).
Pathophysiology and Surgery Course, held on April 12, 13, and 14, 2011, at the Hospital de Especialidades “Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret,” Centro Medico Nacional La Raza.
Academic Session “Development of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico Nacional La Raza,” held on March 17, 2011.
8th International ECOS in Surgery, held on February 24 and 25, 2011, in Mexico City, D.F.
Pre-Congress Surgery Course “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: A Developing Specialty,” held on November 14, 2010, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
XXXIV International Congress of General Surgery 2010, held from October 24 to 29, 2010, in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
VI Angeles Group Health Services Congress, held from October 21 to 23, 2010, in Leon, Guanajuato.
International ECOS 2010, endorsed by the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology, A.C., held from August 19 to 21, 2010, in Mexico City, D.F.
XIX International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, held from May 4 to 8, 2010, in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
Pathophysiology and Surgery Course, held on April 20, 21, and 22, 2010, at the Hospital de Especialidades “Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret,” Centro Medico Nacional La Raza.
VII International ECOS Meeting in General Surgery, held on February 25 and 26, 2010, in Mexico City, D.F.
XXXIII International Congress of General Surgery 2009, held from November 1 to 6, 2009, in Acapulco, Guerrero.
Postgraduate Course “Challenges in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,” awarded by INCMNSZ, AMG, AMEG, and ITESM School of Medicine, held from July 2 to 4, 2009, at the Tecnologico de Monterrey Congress Unit, Mexico City Campus.
XIX Monographic Course “Progress in Medical Therapeutics,” held from March 25 to 28, 2009, awarded by the College of Internal Medicine of Mexico at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano.
Metabolic Surgery Symposium, awarded by the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, A.C., held on February 18, 2009, at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano.
Practical Hands-On Training in Porcine Models: Endoscopic and Open Approach Packages (including head, neck, thorax, abdomen, bariatric surgery, portal hypertension surgery, vascular surgery, and transplantation; 40-hour duration), November 28, 2008, held at the Centro Medico Nacional “20 de Noviembre” Experimental Surgery Department.
III Annual Bioethics Symposium, awarded by the Mexican Society of Medical Ethics, held on November 26, 2008, at Hospital Angeles Metropolitano.
Pre-Congress Course “Excellence in Emergency Medicine: Timely Care and Management of the Trauma Patient,” V Angeles Group Health Services Congress, held in October 2008.
Course “Selected Topics in Gastroenterology,” awarded by the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology and the Medical Society of Hospital Metropolitano, held from May 7 to 9, 2008.
XXXII International Course of Internal Medicine, held from June 27 to 30, 2007, at the Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI Congress Unit, IMSS.
Second Academic Congress “Dr. Roberto Kretschmer Schmid,” Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, held from October 11 to 13, 2006.
Perinatal Gynecological and Sexually Transmitted Infections Course, held from June 7 to 11, 2004, provided by the Infectiology Department of the Hospital General de Mexico.
Gonzalez VP, Ponce PL, Garza LH. Antibiotic prophylaxis in abdominal wall hernioplasties. Acta Medica Grupo Angeles. Vol. 13, No. 4, October–December 2015.
Suarez MR, Ponce PL, Margain PM, Garza LH, Espinosa AA, Madrazo NM. Churg-Strauss Syndrome: Abdominal Manifestation. Cir Cir 2014;82(2).
Ponce PL, Ceron RM. Cholestasis in bile duct injury. Annals of Hepatology. 2013;12(4):658-659.
Ponce PL, Vera RF, Cardenas LE, Dominguez MG, Lopez DY. Giant abscessed urachal cyst in an adult: A case report. Cirugia y Cirujanos Case Report, Vol. 81, No. 3 (May–June), 2013.
Rosas GO, Pastrana MA, Ponce PL, Vera RF, Gonzalez VA, Margain PM, Jauregui BR, Garza LH. Gallbladder cancer vs. pyocholecyst: A diagnostic challenge. Cirugia Endoscopica. Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan–Mar 2013.
Suarez MR, Ponce PL, Vera RF, Gonzalez VA, Margain PM. Appendiceal Stump Appendicitis. Cirugia y Cirujanos Vol. 80, No. 4, July–August 2012.
Rodriguez SF, Ponce PL, Vera RF. Endoscopic management of gastric diverticulum. Endoscopia Vol. 22, No. 2, 2010.
