Orthopaedic Surgeon / Fooot And Ankle / Lower Extremity Surgery

Roberto Muñoz MD

Orthopaedic & Lower Extremity Surgeon

Specialist Foot and Ankle / Knee Surgery / Sports Medicine Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Personal Information

DOB 09/10/1969, Santiago, Chile.

Chilean national, married.

Noor Townhouses #259, Townsquare, Dubai, UAE.

**.*******.*****@*****.***

+971-********* / +569-********

www.linkedin.com/in/DrRMunoz

Career Summary

Over fifteen years of experience orthopaedic surgeon; with an open-minded and enthusiastic personality, good leadership and communication skills, high teamwork and soft skills, great capacity for work, always willing to learn new knowledge and techniques, pursuing the highest and most concurrent quality of care for his patients. Former chief of orthopaedic service, trained in lower extremity surgery ( reconstructive surgery, high tibial osteotomies, foot and ankle surgery, supra malleolar osteotomies, arthroscopic knee - foot & ankle surgery, sports medicine and biomechanics). Passionate and particularly interested in correcting foot and ankle deformities: bunion, claw toes, flat foot, cavus foot, foot osteotomies, etc.). Also, experience in emergency trauma and supervising orthopaedics residents and medical students. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Dataflow verification was fully approved.

DHA Eligibility letter issued on April 05

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2023 ( Specialist Orthopaedic Surgery )

Work Experience

Trauma Consultant Jan 2010 – April 2023

Orthopaedic Surgery Service & Outpatient Clinic

Bupa Chile, Antofagasta

Emergency Room Orthopaedic Surgeon Jan 2010 - Nov 2022 Bupa Chile, Antofagasta

Trauma Consultant Jan 2009 - Nov 2015

Orthopaedic Surgery Service & Outpatient Clinic

Hospital Regional Antofagasta, Chile

Chief of the Orthopedic Service Jun 2012 - Mar 2014 Hospital Regional Antofagasta, Chile

Head of the Foot and Ankle Team Jan 2009 - Nov 2015 Hospital Regional Antofagasta, Chile

Emergency Room Orthopaedic Surgeon Jan 2009 - Nov 2015 Hospital Regional Antofagasta, Chile

Instructor of Medical Students Jan 2010 - Dec 2015 University of Antofagasta, School of Medicine, Chile Foot and Ankle Team and Emergency Room May 2005 - Jan 2009 Instituto Traumatologico Hospital, Santiago, Chile Instructor of Orthopaedics Residents Jun 2005 - Dec 2008 Instituto Traumatologico Hospital - University of Chile Education

Foot and Ankle Surgery, Observership Dec 2015

Duke University, Duke Orthopaedic Surgery,

Durham, USA

Knee Surgery & Sports Medicine Fellowship Sept - Nov 2015 Hospital Universitario Quirón Dexeus, Icatme

Barcelona, Spain

Foot and Ankle Surgery, Visiting Fellowship Jan - Febr 2015 Kantonsspital Baselland, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Liestal, Switzerland

Foot and Ankle Surgery, Training Stage June 2014

Clinica Tres Torres, Barcelona, Spain

Foot and Ankle Surgery, Training Stage Febr–March 2014 Hospital Universitario Quirón, Madrid, Spain

Sports and Exercise Medicine, Training Stage June 2011 Barts and The London Hospital, London, UK

Foot and Ankle Subspecialty May 2004–May 2005

Instituto Traumatologico Hospital, Santiago, Chile Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 2001 - 2004

Instituto Traumatologico Hospital

Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago, Chile Medical School 1989 - 1996

Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago, Chile Languages

-English with full professional proficiency

-Spanish (native)

Professional Affiliations

• AOFAS International Member

• AAOS International Member

• AANA International Member

• ESSKA International Member

• ISAKOS International Member

• EFAS International Member

• AO TRAUMA International Member

• SLARD International Member

• SEMCPT International Member

• Member of the Chilean Society of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Member of the Chilean Society of Foot and Ankle Surgery

• Member of the Chilean Knee and Sports Medicine Society Publications-book chapters-presentations

• Co-author of the book “Foot and Ankle Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach in Pediatric and Adult Populations”, Springer, July 2022

• Co-author of a chapter on “Percutaneous repair of Achilles tendon”, Video Textbook of Orthopaedics edited by Dr Mandeep Dhillon, London, 2012

• “Is percutaneous repair better than open repair in acute Achilles tendon rupture? “Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, March 2011 (co-author)

• “Sutura Elástica Post Fasciotomía en Sindrome Compartamental”, XLVII Chilean Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery, November 2011 (co-author)

• “Desforramiento severo de codo izquierdo con pérdida del cóndilo lateral. Reconstrucción y seguimiento a dos años“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Luxacion traumática de tobillo derecho, seguimiento a dos años“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2011“, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Tumor subtalar infrecuente en paciente joven: reporte de un caso“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2011“, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Una rara lesión del retropié en deportista escolar“,published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2011“, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Accidente laboral en alta mar“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Consolidación viciosa de pierna“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Metatarsalgia en adolescentes“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Pilon tibial secuelado, reconstruccion“,published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Tumor de tibia distal con aloinjerto y artrodesis fallida de tobillo“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “No todas las metatarsalgias son fascitis plantar“, published in the book “Libro de casos clínicos 2010”, Schot - Mutual de Seguridad C.CH.C.

• “Rotura del tendón de Aquiles, comparación entre técnica abierta y percutánea”, XVIII FLAMECIPP Congress, Cariló, 2009, (co-author)

• “Protocolo del manejo de fracturas del tercio distal de pierna con técnica mínimamente invasiva”, XVIII FLAMECIPP Congress, Cariló, 2009. (co-author)

• “Comparación prospectiva entre técnica percutánea y abierta en la rotura aguda del tendón de Aquiles”, XLIV Chilean Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008. (co-author)

• “Artroplastía total de tobillo en el Instituto Traumatológico de Santiago”,XLIV Chilean Congress of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008. (co-author)

• “Total ankle replacement at Instituto Traumatologico of Santiago”, Third Joint Meeting of International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, 2008,(co-author)

• “Improvement of functional ankle instability after a training program using Sebt”, Third Joint Meeting of International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, 2008, (co-author) Courses and meetings

• “MANEJO CLINICO DE LA OSTEOPOROSIS”, SCHOMM, University of Chile, October 2022

• Moderator in the free papers module of the “56 CONGRESO SCHOT”, Chile, November 2020

• “CURSO AVANZADO DE CIRUGIA DE RODILLA SLARD 2020”, Chile, March 2020

• “AOFAS ANUAL MEETING ”, Chicago, USA, September 2019

• “ISAKOS 2019”, Cancun, Mexico, May 2019

• “III CURSO INTERNACIONAL DE HOMBRO: LESIONES TRAUMATICAS”,Chile, April 2019.

• “AANA / AOSSM SPECIALTY DAY”, Las Vegas, USA, March 2019

• “AAOS ANNUAL MEETING”, Las Vegas, USA, March 2019

• “XI CURSO INTENSIVO ARTROSCOPICO RODILLA Y TOBILLO”, Argentina, October 2018

• “18th CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY, KNEE SURGERY AND ARTHROSCOPY (ESSKA) ”, UK, May 2018

• “AOFAS ANUAL MEETING AND PRE MEETING COURSE”, USA, November 2018

• “CURSO DE EXTREMIDAD INFERIOR”, Chile, August 2018

• SHOULDER, KNEE & HIP ADVANCED ARTHROSCOPY CADAVER LAB”, LARGO, FL, USA, April 2018.

• “ATENEO DE OSTEOTOMIAS”, Speaker, Schot, Chile, July 2018

• “11th CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE SURGERY AND ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE ( ISAKOS) ”, China, Shangai, June 2018

• “CIRUGIA DE RODILLA EN EL DEPORTISTA”, Clínica Las Condes, Chile, Santiago, July 2018

• “CURSO DE CERTIFICACION EN ONDAS DE CHOQUE”, Antofagasta, April 2018

• “Free papers revisor” on the 2016 ESSKA Congress, Barcelona, May 2016

• “AVANCES EN CIRUGIA DE PIE Y TOBILLO”, Clínica Dávila, Santiago, Chile, July 2015

• “RECONSTRUCCION POST TRAUMATICA EN TOBILLO Y PIE”, Mutual Seguridad, Chile, May 2015

• “AAOS ANNUAL MEETING”, Las Vegas, NV, USA, March 2015

• “FOOT AND ANKLE COURSE”, Kantosspital, Liestal, Switzerland, February 11th 2015

• “ORTHODAYS 2015”, Basel, Switzerland, February 2015

• “CURSO CADAVERICO ARTROSCOPIA DE RODILLA”, Santiago, Chile, August 2014

• “CURSO DE ACTUALIZACION EN TRAUMA Y CIRUGIA DE RODILLA”, Mutual Seguridad, Chile, July 2014

• “AMSTERDAM FOOT AND ANKLE COURSE”, Amsterdam, June 2014

• “36 CONGRESO SEMCPT”, Castelldefels, Spain, June 12 -14th 2014

• “MASTER TRAUMA COURSE”, Miami, USA, May 2014

• “CURSO AVANZADO DE CIRUGIA MENISCAL”,CLC, Santiago, Chile, May 2014

• “CURSO MECANICA CLINICA DE TOBILLO Y PIE”, Hospital Universitario Quirón, Madrid, February 2014

• “AOFAS SUMMER MEETING 2013”, Hollywood, Florida, July 2013

• “4th HULL DEFORMITY CORRECTION COURSE”, Hull, UK, June 2013

• Expanded meetings if required

Recommendations

Gonzalo Ferrer MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, Clínica Universidad Los Andes, Chile

• Former President Chilean Society of Knee Surgery and Sport Medicine

• Board of Directors Chilean Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology

• Board member Communication Committee ISAKOS

• **.*************@*****.*** / *******@*************.** / mobile +569-******** Hugo Henriquez MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Chief of Foot and Ankle Team Instituto Traumatologico Hospital, Santiago, Chile

• Sub-Director Department of Orthopaedics &Traumatology, Universidad de Chile/ Instituto Traumatologico

• *****************@*****.*** / *************@******.** / mobile +569-******** Cristian Ortiz MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon

• IFFAS President 2020-2023

• Chief of Foot and Ankle Team Clinica Universidad de Los Andes, Chile

• Former President Chilean Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology

• Board of Directors Chilean Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology

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