Director of Robotic Surgery
The Panama Clinic, Panama
Dr. Leticia Ruiz, M. D. Urologist Head of the Robotic Surgery Department at The Panama Clinic
Areas of interest: robotic assisted surgery, endourology, renal transplant.
Positions Held
• Guest Editor and Reviewer for Urology Video Journal
• Reviewer for Urology
• Faculty at IRCAD Brazil (AMITS – American Minimally Invasive Training in Surgery)
• Urology Specialist at Hospital Punta Pacífica
• National Transplant Coordinator – Caja de Seguro Social (2011–2014)
• Urology Specialist – Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano Dr. A. A. M. (2003–2014)
Technical Training and Certifications
• Robotic Surgery with Da Vinci – Paris (2009) and Houston (2012)
• Hugo RAS Console – Punta Pacífica Hospital (2022)
• Advanced Oncologic Urology – UNICAMP, Brazil (2021)
• Certified Renal Transplant Surgeon – Ministry of Health of Panama
• Artemis Fusion Biopsy – Central Military Hospital, Mexico (2019)
• Transperineal Biopsy – Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
• Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – UCLA (2005)
• Laser Surgery for BPH and Stones – Greenlight, Holmium
• Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) Course – Barcelona, Spain (2011)
CO-01: Internal Iliac vs External Iliac Artery in Live Renal Tx – What Literature Says
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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