The National Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery (CNCMA) is the National Reference Center for endoscopic therapeutics and minimally invasive surgery. In addition to being the Post-Graduate Education Center of the University of Medical Sciences dedicated to the education, training and certification of national and foreign specialists regarding the mastery of minimally invasive basic and advanced techniques, it is the Technological Science and Innovation Entity responsible for the creation and implementation of controlled research projects or studies for the evaluation of technologies and patents in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
CNCMA is an institution ACCREDITED by the Cuban Accreditation National Health Board (JUNAS) since 2017 and CERTIFIED according to the NC ISO 9001-2015 Norm by the Standardization National Office (ONN) and the CERTIFICATION Institute, S.L. (ICDQ) on medical assistance of minimally invasive surgery services for national and foreign clients and on training services for national and foreign clients.
In 1993, Dr. Julián Ruíz Torres founded a multidisciplinary group at the Calixto García Hospital which included gastroenterologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologists and nurses with the approach and purpose of offering to patients a center that could provide endoscopic surgery, endoscopic therapeutics and high-quality interventionist radiology in an comprehensive way and with the best technology. In 1994, this group had developed so much that resulted in the creation of the Center of National Reference for Minimally Invasive Surgery and endoscopic therapeutics.
Nowadays, the National Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery is made up of a group of health professionals that provides the patients with state-of-the-art technological services and a humane high-quality staff that carries out these procedures with the utmost care.
Our mission is to act as the National Reference Center that leads assistance, teaching and research activities regarding minimally invasive surgery by introducing state-of-the-art technologies, by offering courses, training, degrees and master’s degrees for the education and upgrading of professionals and technicians in this field, as well as by carrying out investigations according to the health problems that affect our country.
The administration and workers of the National Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery guarantee the patients the quality and safety of minimally invasive surgery, as well as the quality and relevance of post-graduate training and the scientific and technical services that are carried out, with the purpose of: Increasing satisfaction of our patients and their families, of our Center workers and its students and collaborators; complying with acting laws and regulations in the health field regarding welfare and educational services; maintaining the system of quality management by complying with the requirements of the NC-ISO 9001-2015; and continuously improving the organization work in order to achieve excellence.
Gastroenterology Service
Julián Francisco Ruiz Torres, MD. PhD.
Vivianne Anido Escobar, MD. PhD.
Felipe Neri Piñol Jiménez, MD. PhD.
Mildred Cecilia Armenteros, MD.
Urology Service
Maikel Quintana Rodríguez, MD.
Michel Hernández Campoalegre, MD.
