In 1964, he traveled to Boston to study in the Neck and Vascular Surgery programs at Harvard University. His teachers were Oliver Cope and Robert Linton, respectively. He studied there until 1967 when he returned to become Head of the Department of Surgery at San Juan de Dios Hospital.
En 1964 viaja a Boston para realizar estudios en la Universidad de Harvard en los programas de Cirugía de Cuello y Cirugía Vascular con los profesores Oliver Cope y Robert Linton, respectivamente, hasta 1967 que regresa a ser Jefe del Departamento de Cirugía del Hospital San Juan de Dios.