Speaking
Teaching what holds up in the operating room
Invited lectures and hands-on cadaver courses on minimally invasive orthognathic surgery, patient-specific implants and TMJ reconstruction, in English and Spanish.
Lecture topics
Areas
- Minimally invasive orthognathic surgery: why, when, how, and the impact on patient quality of life
- Patient-specific implants for splintless orthognathic surgery: planning, design and surgical sequence
- From conventional to minimally invasive: what changed in practice, and what went wrong on the way
- TMJ surgery together with orthognathic surgery: how and when
- Surgical pearls in alloplastic TMJ reconstruction: lessons learned
- Stock versus custom TMJ replacement: how to decide
- Management of transverse discrepancies
- Minimally invasive orthognathic surgery in obstructive sleep apnea
Hands-on teaching
Course instructor
PCRF / Arthrex TMJ Arthroscopy Cadaver Training Course
Phoenix 2025 · San Antonio 2024 · Course instructor
Nexus McCain Fellows TMJ Arthroscopy Course
Salt Lake City · 2023, 2024 (twice), 2026 · Course instructor
J&J Institute Advanced Concepts in Orthognathic Surgery, focus on minimally invasive techniques
San Antonio · 2025 · Co-chair
KLS Martin Individual Patient Solutions in Minimally Invasive Orthognathic Surgery
Dallas · 2025 · Course instructor
Where he has presented
Lectures by event
Invited lectures and abstract presentations since 2020, from his CV. Earlier presentations date back to 2009 in Venezuela and Colombia.
2026
- XLVII National Congress, Colombian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryBogotá · MIOS: why, when, how · PSI in MIOS · Transverse discrepancies
- Masterclass de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Universidad de AntioquiaMedellín, virtual · TMJ surgery with orthognathic surgery
- Meet the Expert, SORG AcademyGalveston · PSI in minimally invasive orthognathic surgery
- FaceCraft Orthognathic WorkshopIndia, virtual · Why minimally invasive orthognathic surgery?
2025
- XXIV International Meeting of ALACIBU, with AO CMF SymposiumPunta Cana · Customized plates and guides in MIOS · MIOS in OSA · TMJ with orthognathic surgery · TMJ arthroscopy
- Advanced Concepts in Orthognathic Surgery, J&J InstituteSan Antonio · Co-chair
- CMF IMPACT Webinar, AcumedOnline · MIOS and its impact on patient care
- ACOMS Anywhere WebinarOnline · PSI in minimally invasive orthognathic surgery
- X Jornadas del Interior, Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Buco MaxilofacialRosario · TMJ with orthognathic surgery · Pearls in alloplastic reconstruction
- Región Noreste, Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía Oral y MaxilofacialMonterrey · Custom orthognathic surgery, from conventional to MIOS
- 26th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ICOMS)Singapore · PSI in minimally invasive orthognathic surgery
- IV Meeting Internacional de Cirurgia Ortognática, Hospital Moinhos de VentoPorto Alegre · TMJ approach simultaneous to orthognathic surgery
- ASTMJS Annual MeetingSan Diego · Hearing loss and vertigo after TMJ arthroscopy
- Hot Topics in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Medical Educator ConsortiumOnline · PSI for splintless orthognathic surgery
- MIOS2025 Meeting, AEEDC Dubai World Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ConferenceDubai · Five lectures, including PSI planning and maxillary repositioning
- Les Essentiels, 10th edition, GlobalDParis · From conventional to MIOS using PSI · MIOS step by step for the maxilla
2024
- XXV Jornadas Nacionales, Sociedad de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial de ChileConcepción · Three lectures on TMJ reconstruction and tissue engineering
- AAOMS Annual MeetingOrlando · PSI in MIOS · Master lecture: pearls in alloplastic TMJ reconstruction
- XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-Maxilo-FacialBelém · Five lectures on PSI, MIOS and TMJ
- MIOS European EditionBarcelona · Custom orthognathic surgery, from conventional to MIOS · TMJ crossfire
- ASTMJS / ESTMJS Joint Annual MeetingPonte Vedra · Is autologous fat graft necessary for TMJR?
- TechFit Digital Surgery Live Stream; Interamerican University of Panama; San Antonio District Dental SocietyOnline · San Antonio · MIOS and surgical management of TMJ disorders
2020 to 2023
- AAOMS Annual MeetingsVirtual 2020 · Nashville 2021 · New Orleans 2022 · San Diego 2023 · Including the master lecture on alloplastic TMJ reconstruction
- XXII International Meeting of ALACIBUCartagena, 2022 · PSI in orthognathic surgery · Transverse deficiency · Airway changes
- XI Orthognathic Surgery and Orofacial Esthetics CourseMonterrey, 2023 · Patient-specific implants in orthognathic surgery
- Global Digital Surgery MeetingDaytona Beach, 2022 · Splintless orthognathic surgery
- IAOMS / ALACIBU NextGen Online ConferenceOnline, 2022 · Intraoperative navigation for dental implants
- SWSOMS MeetingSan Antonio, 2021 · Preprosthetic orthognathic surgery
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