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Rubén Batista Quintero
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Rubén Batista Quintero

Neurological Surgery
Patient Demographics: Adult, Elderly

"Maintain a humane, dedicated, safe medical treatment, in conjunction with constant and updated professional improvement as dictated by the evolution of modern medicine and neurosurgery in order to offer neurosurgical medical care with a high level of quality and excellence."

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Procedures (20)

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Aneurysm clipping
Brain microsurgery
Carpal tunnel surgery
Cerebellopontine angle microsurgery
Cervical fusion
Cervical spine fracture surgery
Cranial endoscopy
Epidural hematoma craniectomy
Epidural infiltration
Hypophysis microsurgery
Lumbar puncture
Minimmaly invasive vertebral column surgery
Posterior fossa microsurgery
Posterior fossa surgery
Sellar region microsurgery
Skull base surgery
Subdural hematoma craniectomy
Surgery for dorsolumbar spine fracture with spinal cord injury
Ventricular endoscopy
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Medical conditions (34)

Aneurysm
Arteriovenous malformations
Bleeding and stroke
Brain tumor
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) removal
Cerebrospinal fluid circulation problem
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Craniocervical junction abnormalities
Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
Degenerative disease
Headache
Herniated discs
Herniated lumbar disc
Hydrocephealus (water on the brain)
Increased intracranial pressure
Intracranial abcess removal
Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrow channel)
Meningiomas
Nervous system infection
Pain vertebral crush
Peritoneal ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Pituitary gland (hypophysis) disease
Pituitary tumors
Pontocerebellar angle tumors
Schwannomas
Sciatic nerve pain
Spina bifida
Spinal column tumor
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Spinal stenosis
Thoracic disc herniation
Trauma and skull fracture
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General Info

Languages

English, Español, português

Education

Degrees
  • Medical Doctor. Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Panamá - Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá.
  • Specialty in Neurosurgery. Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid y la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Panamá - Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá.
Courses
  • Hands-On Workshop - Skull Base, Vascular and Endoscopy Approaches - Mayo Clinic Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida, United States

  • Hands-On Workshop - Skull Base Approaches - Central American Congress of Neurosurgery - Panama

  • Hands-On Workshop - Complex Aneurysms and Cerebral Revascularization - Institute of Neurological Sciences - Hospital Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Brazil

  • Hands-On Workshop - Skull and Vascular Base Approaches - Institute of Neurological Sciences - Hospital Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Brazil

  • Hands-On Workshop - Cranial Approaches and Cervical Spine - Westmidland Surgical Training Center - Warwickshire and Coventry University Hospital - England, United Kingdom

  • Hands-On Workshop - Skull Base, Vascular and Skull Base Endoscopy Approaches - PASE Learning Center - University of Saint Louis School of Medicine - Saint Louis, United States

  • Hands-On Workshop - Baby MARTYN Workshop - Pediatric Approaches - Westmidland Surgical Training Center - Warwickshire and Coventry University Hospital - England, United Kingdom

  • Hands-On Workshop - Complex Cranial Approaches, Cerebral Endoscopy and Cervical Spine - Westmidland Surgical Training Center - Warwickshire and Coventry University Hospital - England, United Kingdom

  • Hands-On Workshop - 7th Spine Workshop - Complex Spine Approaches and Minimally Invasive Surgery - John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United States

Trainings
  • Diploma Degree

Professional

Licenses
  • License to practice the profession of Doctor in Medicine cod. 8775Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Panama

Affiliations
  • Panamanian Society of Neurosurgery and Neurology
  • Latin American Society of Neurosurgery
Awards
  • International Award - Best Latin American Research Work of Neurosurgery Residents (2nd) - Latin American Contest of Neurosurgery Residents - Latin American Neurosurgery Congress - Latin American Neurosurgery Federation (FLANC)
  • International Award - Best Central American Research Work of Neurosurgery Residents (2nd) - Central American Contest of Neurosurgery Residents - Central American Neurosurgery Congress - Central American Neurosurgery Association (ASOCAN)
  • International Award - Best Central American Poster Type Presentation (2nd) - Central American Congress of Neurosurgery - Central American Association of Neurosurgery (ASOCAN)
  • National Award - Best Poster Type Presentation (2nd) - National Medical Conference - Social Security Fund of Panama
  • Best Internal Doctor Award (1st Place) 2012 - Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex - Social Security Fund
  • AEMP Medicine Student Award 2011 - Medical Students Association - Faculty of Medicine - University of Panama
  • Higher Prize Academic Index Internal Medicine Year 2011 - Department of Internal Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Panama
Positions
  • Head of Neurosurgery Residents - Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex - Social Security Fund
Publications
  • Articulo Cientifico - (Internacional) - Microsurgical Anatomy Review of Bifrontal Limited Transbasal Approach - Quantitative and Anatomy Study - World Neurosurgery (Journal Mundial de Neurocirugía) – Federación Mundial de Neurocirugía - World Neurosurgery. February 28, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.114.
  • Articulo Cientifico - (Internacional) - Comparison between transcortical and interhemispheric approaches to the atrium of lateral ventricle utilizing combined: White matter fiber dissections and MR tractography. . World Neurosurgery (Journal Mundial de Neurocirugía) – Federación Mundial de Neurocirugía - World Neurosurgery. March 6, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.161
  • Articulo Cientifico - (Internacional) - Microsurgical Anatomy of the Insular Region and Operculoinsular Association Fibers and its Neurosurgical Application. World Neurosurgery (Journal Mundial de Neurocirugía) – Federación Mundial de Neurocirugía - World Neurosurgery. Volume 129, September 2019, Pages 407-420
  • Articulo Cientifico - (Internacional) - Abordaje Far-Lateral – Capitulo de Suplemento - Suplemento de Base de Cráneo Latinoamericano - Revista Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugía - Federación Latinoamericana de Neurocirugía - Volumen 28, No. 2 – Página 243 – Octubre 2019
  • (Internacional) “Revisión Cuantitativa de Anatomía Microquirúrgica de Abordaje Far-Lateral y sus variantes transcondilares - XX Congreso Centroamericano de Neurocirugía 2019 - Asociación Centroamericana de Sociedades Neurocirugía
  • (Internacional) “Anatomía microquirúrgica y endoscópica de Triángulo Vagal-Accesorio a través de abordajes posterolaterales de base de cráneo - XX Congreso Centroamericano de Neurocirugía 2019 - Asociación Centroamericana de Sociedades Neurocirugía
  • (Internacional) “Endoscopía Quirúrgica Endonasal de Arteria Carótida Interna y su relación con base de craneo anterior, media y posterior - XX Congreso Centroamericano de Neurocirugía 2019 - Asociación Centroamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugía
  • (Internacional) “Melanoma intracranial primario mimetizando angioma cavernoso – Reporte de Caso y Revisión de Literatur“ - Trabajo de Investigación - XXXVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurocirugía - Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugía
  • (Internacional) - “Pseudoaneurisma Traumático de Arteria Temporal Superficial – Manejo combinado quirúrgico y endovascular – Reporte de Caso“ Representación: Panamá - Presentación Tipo Cartel - XXV Congresio Iberolatinoamericano de Sociedades de Neuroradiología
  • (Nacional) “Xantogranuloma Sintomático de Plexos Coroideos con Hidrocefalia Biventricular – Reporte de Caso y Revisión de Literatura“ - Presentación Tipo Cartel - Jornadas Médicas Nacionales de Caja de Seguro Social
  • (Nacional) - “Schwannoma Dumbell de unión de columna cervicodorsal con extensión extraforaminal a cavidad torácica – Reporte de Caso y Revisión de Literatura“ - Presentación Tipo Cartel - Jornadas Médicas Nacionales - Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá
  • (Nacional) - “Condrosarcoma mesenquimatoso tipo dumbell de región petroclival – Reporte de caso y revisión de literatura“ Cartel - Presentación Tipo Cartel - Congreso Nacional de Neurocirugía - Sociedad Panameña de Neurocirugía
  • (Nacional) - “Abordaje mínimamente invasivo endoscópico combinado para resección de estesioneuroblastoma etmoidal y tapizado de base de cráneo anterior – Reporte de Caso“ Cartel- Presentación Tipo Cartel - Jornadas Médicas Nacionales - Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá
  • (Nacional) "Abordaje de Línea Média para clipaje de aneurisma distal de arteria cerebelosa postero inferior y sus indicaciones. Reporte de Caso y Revisión de la Literatura". Jornadas Médicas Nacionales - Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá.
  • (Nacional) - "Osificación de Ligamento Longitudinal Posterior Cervical Multisegmentario. Reporte de Caso y Revisión de Literatura" Cartel - Jornadas Médicas Nacionales - Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá
  • (Nacional) - "Hipertensión Intracraneal Idiopática - Pseudotumor Cerebri - Revisión de abordaje y manejo médico-quirúrgico" Cartel - Jornadas Médicas Nacionales - Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá
  • (Internacional) Prolonged survival in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: case reports, literature review and current perspectives of molecular behavior - British Neuro-Oncology Society Annual Meeting - Cambridge, England, United Kingdom - 2024
  • (Internacional) Long-term survival of tanycytic ependymoma of lateral ventricle with adjacent frontal lobe invasion: case report and literature review - British Neuro-Oncology Society Annual Meeting - Cambridge, England, United Kingdom - 2024