Jose Isaac Latorraca, M.D. – The Panama Clinic / Hospiten Paitilla / Hospital Punta Pacifica

Dr. Latorraca is a surgeon with extensive training in minimally invasive surgery and coloproctology, backed by international experience (Spain, Mexico, United Kingdom). He offers a full range of digestive procedures, both endoscopic and surgical, with mastery of advanced techniques (laparoscopy, VAAFT, TAMIS/TEO, EPSIT, OVESCO).

Academic training and experience:

– Medical Doctor (MD, PhD).
– Residency in General Surgery at Santo Tomás Hospital (2009-2014).
– Master’s Degree in Endoscopic Surgical Techniques, Autonomous University of Barcelona (2013).
– Subspecialty in Coloproctology, Fray Antonio Alcalde Civil Hospital, Guadalajara (2018-2020).
Additional training at St. Mark’s (UK) (2019).
– Assistant Surgeon in the Coloproctology Department at Santo Tomás Hospital and the Metropolitan Hospital Complex since 2014.

Specialties and conditions treated:

– General surgery, laparoscopy, coloproctology (colon, rectum, and anus).
– Endoscopic and surgical treatment of multiple conditions: appendicitis, colon cancer, diverticulitis, hernias, diverticular disease, gallstones, colitis, fistulas, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, gastrointestinal bleeding.