Meet the Expert 

Dr. Alberto R Ferreres

Dr. Alberto R Ferreres received his medical degree “summa cum laude” from the University of Buenos Aires in 1979 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the same institution in 1987.

Dr. Ferreres trained in general surgery and surgical oncology at the University of Buenos Aires from 1980 to 1987. He completed a Master of Public Health from Salvador University, Buenos Aires, in 1995, a Masters in Health Administration in 1996, from Austral University, Buenos Aires as well as a Fellowship in Patient Safety and Medical Error (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1997) and a Fellowship in Clinical Ethics at the University of Chicago McLean Center for Medical Ethics in 2010.

He is presently a Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Buenos Aires and Chair Department of General Surgery at the Dr. Carlos A Bocalandro Hospital. 

Dr. Ferreres focuses on Surgical Ethics, sitting at the ACS Committee on Ethics and serving as Editor in Chief for the College’s Textbook “Issues in Surgical Ethics.” He also holds an appointment as Professor of Surgery and Ethics at the University of Washington Department of Surgery (Seattle, WA), where he runs the Surgical Ethics Program.

Dr. Alberto R Ferreres

Professor of Surgery at the University of Buenos Aires and Chair Department of General Surgery at the Dr. Carlos A Bocalandro Hospital. 
MD, PhD, JD, MPH, FACS (Hon.), University of Buenos Aires