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    Rafael Sanchez-Salas

    Associate Professor of Urology and Attending Surgeon
    McGill University, Canada

    Dr. Rafael Sanchez-Salas is a surgeon and clinician scientist with main interest in minimally invasive treatments in urological oncology. he is an established leader in the field of focal therapy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. Dr. Sanchez-Salas earned his medical degree from the Universidad de los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela; he was Valedictorian of the Class of 1998. He completed his basic surgical and urological training at Universidad Central de Venezuela in 2005.



    Dr. Sanchez-Salas was awarded with scholarships from the Confederation Americana de Urologia (CAU) and the European Association of Urology (EAU) to pursue fellowship training in urological oncology and minimally invasive urological surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the USA, Clinica Santa Maria in Chile and L’Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in France, where he joined the faculty in 2008 after completing his training. Dr. Sanchez-Salas has coined a sound international career as a talented surgical proctor (laparoscopy and robotics) and cancer researcher. His current research priorities include focal therapy for prostate cancer and its impact on prostatic microenviroment and outcomes. He chaired the Société International d’Urologie (SIU)-International Consultation on Urological Disease on Image guided therapy for Prostate and Renal Carcinomas in 2015.



    In addition to his clinical, academic, and research commitments, he has been responsible for fellowship (Advanced Laparoscopy and Robotics) organization at the Department of Urology of L’Institut Mutualiste Montsouris over the last 8 years. Dr Sanchez-Salas serves on the Board of the SIU and the Robotic Urology Section of the EAU. He is a member of the Editorial Board for “European Urology Focus”, “The Journal of Endourology Part B, Videourology” and “Actas Españolas de Urologia”. He is a Reviewer for major Urological and Oncological journals. He has authored over 170 indexed scientific papers and is an internationally sought-after speaker.

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