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Homero Rivas Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Honors and Awards Publications Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations Research Interests Clinical and Community Service
Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Innovation and the Future

Homero Rivas

homero.rivas@mbru.ac.ae +971 4 383 8746

Homero Rivas, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS is a Professor of Surgery, and Associate Dean of Innovation and the Future at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai, UAE. Formerly he was Associate Professor and the Director of Innovative Surgery at Stanford University. As a digestive and bariatric surgeon, he has 18 years of experience. After his training in general surgery at the University of North Dakota, he completed two one-year fellowships in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Louisville and also at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a pioneer and leader in numerous state-of-the art innovative techniques of minimal access surgery including: scarless surgery; natural orifice surgery; Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, robotic surgery, and more. He has been involved in minimal access surgery both nationally in the US and internationally in nearly all continents, as a surgeon-in-training, a practicing surgeon and also as teacher of other expert surgeons. Dr. Rivas Co-Chairs the International Committee for the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and he has been inducted as Honorary Fellow for both, the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery.

Dr. Rivas has been involved in Digital Health for many years and has founded and advised many Digital Health startups. As a thought leader in Digital Health, he often collaborates with entrepreneurs and innovators from the Silicon Valley and now in the Middle East. He is also a Co-Founder and Director of the 8-Lab (Emergent Innovations in Global Health Lab). He is strong proponent of novel technologies in healthcare such as wearables, augmented and virtual reality, telemedicine, 3D printing, drones, artificial intelligence engines, etc. He teaches does some research on those subjects and also on implementing design thinking in medical education. He is the author of multiple peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He is the Co-Editor of a book called “Digital Health, Scaling Healthcare to the World”. He holds an MBA from the Cox School of Business at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

Academic Appointments

June 2018-Present

Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Innovation and the Future

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dubai, UAE

January 1, 2018 – April 15, 2018

Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Innovative Surgery, Co-Director of Fellowship in Digestive and Bariatric Minimal Invasive Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, CA, USA

February 1, 2010 – December 31, 2017

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Innovative Surgery, Co-Director of Fellowship in Digestive and Bariatric Minimal Invasive Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, CA, USA

July 2005 – February 2010

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

August 2005 – February 2010

Director of New Technology Research – SCMIS

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

July 2006-December 2008

Director, General Surgery Grand Rounds

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

July 2008 – February 2010

Co-Director, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

2003 – 2005

Director, Laparoscopic Surgery Division

Hospital de la Paz, Durango, MEXICO

2002-2003

Lecturer, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN

2001-2002

Instructor of Surgery, Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies

University of Louisville, Department of Surgery. Louisville, Kentucky, USA

2000 - 2001

Instructor of Surgery

Juarez University of the State of Durango, Durango, Mexico

Professional Education

2006-2008

Master’s in Business Administration

Southern Methodist University, Edwin Cox School of Business, Dallas, TX, USA

2002-2003

Minimal Access Surgery Fellowship

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN

2001-2002

Minimal Access Surgery Fellowship

Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies, University of Louisville, Department of Surgery. Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

1995-2000

General Surgery Residency Program

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

1987-1994

Medical Doctor

University of Juarez of the State of Durango, MEXICO

Teaching

  • Innovation in Health Sciences, IHS1126
  • Digestion and Nutrition MEDC3551-201801
  • CORE Faculty Development Programs
  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine

Honors and Awards

October 2017

Visiting Professor of Surgery

Mohamed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

November 2016

Visiting Professor of Surgery

Mohamed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

2016-2018

Vice-President

California Chapter of American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (ASMBS), USA.

2015-present

Co-Chair

International Development Committee, American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (ASMBS), USA.

2015-2018

Senior Fellow with the Center for Innovation

Global Health (CIGH), Stanford University School of Medicine,

May 2014-Present

The International Society for Wearable Technology in Healthcare (Vice-President and Founding Member)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Febriary 2014

Get Inspired by mHealth Leaders.

Homero Rivas, one of top 25 mHealth leaders. Mobile Health Global, Barcelona, SPAIN

September 2014

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achlasia at Stanford University”, Awarded an Honorable Mention for General Surgery Scientific MIS Week / SLS Annual Congress,

Las Vegas, NV, USA.

October 2012

Honorary Fellow

Brazilian College of Surgeons, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

July 2011

Honorary Fellow

Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

April 2008

Cox Distinguished Business Leader Award

Southern Methodist University, Edwin Cox School of Business. DALLAS, TX, USA.

2005-2006

Junior Faculty of the Year Teaching Award, General Surgery Residency Program

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX, USA

2000 – 2001

Resident Achievement Award, General Surgery Program

University of North Dakota, USA

1994

Honor Graduate

Mexican Medical Licensing Examination, MEXICO

1993

Winner of the Benito Juarez Award, UJED student with the highest academic average

Durango, MEXICO

1989 – 1990

Vice-President

UJED Medical School Association, Durango, MEXICO

1988 – 1989

Medical School Representative

UJED Student Government

Publications

Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: perceptions and concerns of relevant stakeholders toward current practices.

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Bowel endometriosis: diagnosis and management.

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Buttressing of the EEA stapler during gastrojejunal anastomosis decreases rate of bleeding-related complications for laparoscopic gastric bypass.

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Adipose tissue macrophages impair preadipocyte differentiation in humans.

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Influence of Weight Loss Attempts on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes.

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Magnetic Surgery: Results from First Prospective Clinical Trial in 50 Patients.

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Characterizing Readmissions After Bariatric Surgery.

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A postoperative nutritional consult improves bariatric surgery outcomes.

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National prevalence, causes, and risk factors for bariatric surgery readmissions.

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The Influence of Resected Gastric Weight upon Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy.

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Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations

  • The Society of Physicians Entrepreneurs 2017
  • The International Society for Wearable Technology in Healthcare (Vice-President and Founding Member), 2014-present
  • The Mexican Association of Telehealth, (Governing Board and Founding member), 2013-present
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2013-present
  • Society of Robotic Surgery, 2013-present
  • The American Gastroenterological Association, 2012-present
  • The American Telemedicine Association, 2012-present
  • The Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons 2010-present
  • American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly known as the American College of Physicians Executives) 2009-present
  • Texas Medical Association 2007-2009 (inactive)
  • Minimally Invasive Robotic Association 2006-2009
  • The Society for Medical Innovation and Technology 2006-present
  • American College of Surgeons – Fellow 2006-present
  • American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Fellow 2002- present
  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, 2002-present
  • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2002-present
  • Southwestern Surgical Congress, 2001- present
  • Mexican Association of General Surgery, 2001- present
  • Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, 2001-present
  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, 2000-present
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2000- present
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, 1999-present
  • American Medical Association, 1997-present

Research Interests

  • Minimal Access Digestive / Bariatric Surgery / Robotic Surgery / Bariatric Endoscopy
  • Surgical Education
  • Digital Health
  • Telemedicine
  • Drones in medicine
  • Wearable Technologies
  • Activity trackers and Bariatric Surgery
  • The Role of Online Communities in Supporting Patient Care
  • Magnetic Surgery
  • Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia
  • Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare
  • Design Thinking in Medical Education
  • Cost awareness in healthcare

Clinical and Community Service

  • Consultant Surgeon, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE, July 2018-present
  • Faculty Surgeon/Consultant, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California, USA, March 2010 – April 2018
  • Visiting Staff Faculty Surgeon, Hospital de la Paz, Durango, MEXICO, July 2005- Present.
  • Faculty Surgeon/Consultant, Zale Lipshy University Hospital, UTSW, Dallas, Texas, USA, July 2005 – February 2010
  • Faculty Surgeon/Consultant, Parkland Memorial Hospital, UTSW,  Dallas, Texas, USA, July 2005 – February 2010
  • Faculty Surgeon/Consultant, St. Paul University Hospital, UTSW, Dallas, Texas, USA, July 2005 – February 2010
  • Faculty Surgeon/Consultant, Children’s University Hospital, UTSW, Dallas, Texas, USA, July 2009 – February 2010
  • Staff Surgeon/Consultant, Hospital de la Paz, Durango, MEXICO, November 2003- June 2005
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