Cuba Physician Profiles

Name: Dr. Ernesto Emilio Fleites Marrero.

Specialties: Orthopedic Sugeon

Professional Experience

- Medical Doctor, Institute of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara, Cuba, 1985

- Member of the Cuban Society of Orthopaedia and Traumathology since 1986

- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Specialist since 1989

- Experience in Spinal Surgery since 1993

- Mission as Orthopaedic and Traumatology Specialist in the Republic of Yemen, 1991-1992

- Expert Degree in Spinal Surgery, Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy, 1988

- Certificate of Patent as Author of Invention of Method and Device for the Spinal Instrumentation (# 22674) Cuban Office of the Industrial Property, 2000

- Graduated from the National Institute of Rehabilitation of Mexico and from the Independent University of Mexico (UNAM), 2006

- Head of the Service of Spine and the Group of Spinal Deformities, Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, Havana, Cuba, during 6 years

- Currently Head of Orthopaedic and Traumathology, Cira García  Clinic, Havana, Cuba.  

Attended Courses

- Training in Spine Surgery, Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy, 1998

- Problems of the Paediatric Hip, by the SICOT and the American Society of Fractures, Havana, Cuba, 2001

- I Latin American Course of TARGON (endomedular nails) by Aesculap Academia and B/Braun Medical SA, Bogota, Colombia, 2004 

- Update in Spinal Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba, 2005

- International Course of the Neuropathic Pain at the XXI Century Medical Center, Mexico, 2006 

- Advanced Training Courses in Dynamic Fixation of the Spine and Total Disc replacement, at the National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico DF, 2006

- Update in Spinal Surgery. Group Angels, Mexico DF, 2006

- Course of Spinal Surgery Assisted by Images. National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico DF, 2007 

Courses as Professor and Organizer

- Professor and Organizer of the Ist II, III, IV, V, VI and VII International Update Course and Workshop in Spinal Surgery, Central Clinic Cira García and Aesculap Academy, Havana, Cuba,  2000-2007

- Professor and Organizer of the National Quarterly Training Course in Spinal Surgery (Post Degree for Specialists in Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery). Cira García Clinicand Children Hospital William Soler. Havana, Cuba (March 2005 - )

Main Scientific Events

- Joint Scot-Sicot International Congress, Havana, Cuba, 1989
- First Scientific Medical Teaching Day (Lecturer). Republic of Yemen, 1991

- VIII Latin American Congress of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Havana, Cuba, 1996

- V, VII, VIII, IX Cuban Congress of Orthopaedic and Traumathology, Havana, Cuba, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1997

- International Meeting for Update in Prosthetic Surgery of the Hip. USL Modena, Italy, 1998

- I Meeting for Update in Orthopaedic and Traumathology, Cento, Italy, 1998

- I International Meeting of the A.R.T.O.F. (Association of Rational Treatment of Fractures, Bologna, Italy, June 1998

- XIII Integrated Latin American Congress of Oncology (Lecturer), Havana, Cuba, 1999

- XIII Latin American Congress of Non- Invasive Minimum Surgery, Havana, Cuba, 1999

- III Annual International Conference of the SICOT/SIROT (Lecturer), Havana, Cuba, 2004

- Post Course Congress in Scoliosis (Lecturer) III Annual International Conference of the SICOT/SIROT. Havana, Cuba, 2004

- International Hospitals Seminary: Control of Infections of Surgical Sites (Lecturer) Havana, Cuba, 2005

- International Congress of the Spine, Eduardo Luque in Memorian. (Invited Professor), Mexico, 2007

Publications

- Transpediculoforaminal Spinal Instrumentation. SILAC Bowl 3 Not 2. dic 1995. - Anesthesy for the surgical correction for severe scoliosis in a witness of Jehovah. Cuban magazine of Anestesiology and Reanimation 2003; 2 (3): 27-30 27.

- Surgical Treatment of the spinal injuries in patients with mieloma multiple disease. Cuban Rev Med 2003; 42 (4)