SURGEON

Dr. Alejandro Yanzon de la Torre

Staff Physician in Head and Neck Surgery Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Thyroid Surgery, Parathyroid and Salivary Glands.

Member Argentine Association of Head and Neck Surgery (AACCyC). Member of the Argentine Association of Surgery. Member of the Argentine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Faculty Regional AOFoundation AOCMF. Undergraduate and postgraduate teacher of the Universidad Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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BIOGRAPHY

Alejandro graduated as a medical surgeon from the National University of Córdoba in 2009. He completed the General Surgery Residency at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and later specialized in Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, obtaining the specialist title granted by the Argentine Association of Head and Neck Surgery (AACCyC).

He completed his professional development with fellowships and international stays at centers of excellence in Germany (Ludwig Maximilian Universität – AOCMF), the United States (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York) and Brazil (Instituto Vita / Hospital Sirio-Libanés, São Paulo).

He currently works as a Head and Neck Surgeon at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, one of the main national and regional reference centers for endocrine and complex oncological neck surgery. He is mainly dedicated to the surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid, salivary gland pathology and paragangliomas, with extensive experience in thyroidectomies, neck dissections and parathyroid and salivary gland surgeries.

At the same time, he actively participates in national and international academic activities, including conferences, presentations and scientific activities. He is an undergraduate and postgraduate university professor, collaborating in the training of specialists. He combines intense clinical activity with academic development and clinical research, reflected in numerous publications in indexed journals in the specialty and presentations at international congresses.

FIELDS OF MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION
  • Surgical treatment of benign and malignant processes of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism, papillary thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma, etc.) and pathology of the parathyroid glands (primary hyperparathyroidism, secondary, parathyroid cancer).
  • Multidisciplinary treatment of Thyroid cancer working jointly with Endocrinology, Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, Pathological Anatomy and Interventional Radiology to maximize results.
  • Surgical treatment and multidisciplinary management of salivary gland tumors (thyroid nodule, parotid tumor, thyroid cancer, submaxillary gland tumors) and parapharyngeal tumors working jointly with Clinical Oncology, Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Pathological Anatomy.
  • Combination of cancer care with strategies to improve cosmetic results and the patient's quality of life in the postoperative period.
  • Emphasis on patient education and shared decision making. He strives to give detailed explanations in an understandable way to allow patients to make an informed decision about treatment and surgery decisions.
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