Invited Faculty & Lectures: National and International Meetings, 2000–2025

Dr. Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz has been invited faculty at more than 80 medical meetings, courses and grand rounds since 2000, many of them with multiple lectures, live surgical cases or session leadership. His invitations include the annual meetings of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), ObesityWeek, three World Congresses of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), SAGES, and national surgical societies in 12 countries outside the United States.

The list below is taken from his curriculum vitae. Topics range from revisional bariatric surgery and reflux after sleeve gastrectomy to adolescent bariatric surgery, metabolic surgery for diabetes, and magnetic surgical technology.

International meetings (29)

• 13th Annual Scientific Conference, Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons, “The Use of Magnets in Small Bowel Anastomoses”, Christ Church, Barbados, November 14, 2025.
• 3rd Annual International Symposium on Magnetic Gastrointestinal & Colon Surgery, “Reversals and Elongations”, Montreal, Canada, May 30, 2025
• International Meeting, International Society for Sleep Surgeons, “No Thanks, I’m full.” September 26, 2024
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, World Congress. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: LIVER, KIDNEY, HEART, LUNG: NEW ASMBS/IFSO GUIDELINES: “Bariatric Surgery Considerations in Renal Transplantation” August 27, 2023
• IX International Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Multiple Presentations, Mendoza, Argentina. May 7-9, 2015
• Asociacion Colombiana de Obesidad y cirugia Bariatrica Multiple Presentations. Controversias en manga gastrica, “como lo Hago”,” Presencia de hernia hiatal/rge previo a manga. ¿Que hacer?”, “Reganancia de peso. Cuando re-manga,cuando bypass, cuando otras”. Bogota, Colombia, March 13, 2015
• IFSO 2014 XIX World Congress, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Montreal, Canada, Symposium Presentation, August 26-30,2014
• ObesityWeek 2013, ASMBS National Conference. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Atlanta, Ga. IFSO Symposium Presentation; “LAGB is not an option anymore”. Nov 14, 2013
• IFSO 2011 Congress, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Hamburg, Germany, Symposium Presentation, “American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-Designated Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence’s Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database (BOLD): Two-Year Adolescent Percent Weight Loss Varies Significantly by Surgery Type” September 1, 2011
• IFSO 2011 Congress, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Hamburg, Germany, Moderator, Video Session: Adjustable Gastric Banding and its Complications. September 2, 2011
• 39th Annual Scientific Conference, Medical Association of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas “From NOTES to Single Site Surgery to Today”, March 3, 2011
• Minimally Invasive Treatments, International Medical Congress, “Malabsorptive Procedures for Bariatric Surgery” Florida International University/ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, June 30, 2010
• XXXV Congreso Nacional, Avances en Cirugía, La Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Medellín, Colombia, Multiple Presentations. August 18- 21, 2009
• I Simposio Internacional, Hospital Herrera Llerandi/ Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. “Avances y el Futuro de Cirugia Bariatrica” Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 12, 2009
• Simposio International “Es la Cirugia Laparoscopica la Ultima Frontera?” Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia, Barranquilla, Colombia, Multiple Presentations on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, March 14-15, 2008
• XV Congreso Nacional de Cirugía, Asociación Panameña de Cirugía, Panama City, Panama, “Bariatric Surgery Complications and how to manage them” “Bariatric Surgery Outcomes”, “Metabolic Surgery” July 20, 2007
• Curso Internacional de Cirugia de la Obesidad, Hospital Britanico, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2 Live Cases and Presentations, June 8, 2007
• 35th Annual Scientific Conference, Medical Association of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas “Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity”, March 15, 2007
• I Jornadas Internacionales de Cirugía Bariatrica, Hospital Dr. Cosme Argerich G.C.A.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, Live Case and Multiple Presentations November 2006
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, “Profesor Visitante” 2 Live Cases and Multiple Presentations, November 2006
• XXXV Seminarios Cientificos, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama City, Panama, “Seguimiento postoperatorio de Pacientes Sometidos a Cirugia Bariatrica”, September 2006
• III Simposio Internacional en Cirugía y Medicina Bariatrica, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, Multiple Presentations, August 2006
• Curso Postgraduado Bariatrica Contemporánea, Asociación Latinoamericana de Cirujanos Endoscopistas, Miami, Florida, “Tecnica Quirúrgica del Gastric Bypass”, Jul 2006
• Quarto Curso de Cirugia para la Obesidad, Federacion Latinoamericana de Cirugia, Cartagena, Colombia, Multiple Presentations and Live Bariatric Surgical Case, August 2005
• VI Congresso Brasileiro de Cirurgia da Obesidade, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Bariátrica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Multiple Presentations November 2004
• V Jornadas Cientificos, Cirugia Laparoscopica, Centro Medico Paraiso, Maracaibo, Venezuela “Avances en Tratamientos de la Obesidad Morbida e Insuficiencia Venosa Crónica”, September 27, 2002
• Centro Médico de las Americas, Foro Medico Internacional del 2001, Merida, Mexico “Mapeo Linfatico para el Cancer del Seno y Melanoma”, October 12, 2001
• Universidad Metropolitana, Primer Simposio sobre Nuevos Conceptos en Medicina Interna y Cirugia, Barranquilla, Colombia, "Laparoscopia Avanzada en Cirugía General", June 29, 2001
• V Jornadas Regionales Del Sureste de Cirugia General, Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia General A.C., Cancun, Mexico, September 14, 2000

U.S. national and specialty meetings (29)

• 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, “Weight Regain and GERD after Sleeve Gastrectomy” Washington D.C. June 18, 2025
• Innovations in Surgery, “Throw away your Staplers, It’s time for Magnets!”, Cleveland Clinic, May 2, 2025
• 22nd Surgery of the Foregut Symposium /ASMBS Metabolic Surgery: Beyond Weight Loss, “Magnets in Bowel Anastomoses”, Hollywood, Florida, March 17, 2025
• 6th annual SAGES NBT Innovation Weekend, Multiple panel Discussions, Houston, Tx January 24-25, 2025
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, National Conference. “What is the best Bariatric Procedure for GERD and the Why behind it?” Las Vegas, Nevada. June 13, 2023
• Pri-Med’s Annual Conference South program, “Bariatric Surgery” Fort Lauderdale, FL February 7, 2015.
• ASMBS Spring Education Event. Miami, Florida. Video Tips from the Experts. “Gastric Bypass anastomoses” and “Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Gastric Bypass”. Video Presentations. June 21, 2014
• ASMBS Spring Education Event. Miami, Florida. Session Moderator, Video Tips from the Experts. June 21, 2014
• ASMBS Spring Educational Event 2014 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Miami, FL. Video Tips from the Experts, Course Co-Director. June 21, 2014
• Hospital Medicine 2014 The Society of Hospital Medicine’s Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. “The Skinny on Bariatric Surgery: From pre-op evaluation to long- term post-op complications” March 24-27, 2014
• ObesityWeek 2013, ASMBS National Conference. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Atlanta, Ga. Live Case Presentation during Plenary Session. “Gastric Bypass in Male with BMI 65” Invited Presenter. Nov 15, 2013
• ObesityWeek 2013, ASMBS National Conference. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Atlanta, Ga. Symposium Presentation. Optimal Techniques Video Session. “Sleeve Gastrectomy Technique”. Nov 13, 2013
• ObesityWeek 2013, ASMBS National Conference. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Atlanta, Ga. Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing Laboratory, Faculty. Nov 12, 2013
• American Psychological Association Annual Convention 2013. Honolulu, Hawaii. Bariatric Surgery Symposium, Speaker. July 31, 2013
• National Kidney Foundation, Florida Chapter Conference, Deerfield Beach, Fl “Bariatric Surgery and Renal Failure” February 8, 2013
• Keystone Symposium, Practical Ways to Achieve Targets in Diabetes Care, “Changes in Incretins after Bariatric Surgery” University of Colorado, Denver, July 12-15, 2012
• Keystone Symposium, Practical Ways to Achieve Targets in Diabetes Care, “Alternative Methods of Metabolic Control” University of Colorado, Denver, July 12-15, 2012
• 2nd National Black Women's Health and Beauty Conference, "Celebrating A Healthier You." Panelist, Speaker, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 8, 2011
• Allied Health Professionals Morbid Obesity: Understanding The Patient’s Needs, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Speaker, “Revision Bariatric Surgery”, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 29, 2011
• ASMBS 28th Annual Meeting, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Orlando, Florida, Co-Director, Improving Laparoscopic Skills Lab, June 13, 2011
• ASMBS 28th Annual Meeting, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Orlando, Florida, Faculty, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Lab, June 14, 2011
• NHMA 15th Annual Conference, National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington DC, “Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in Hispanics: Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in this high risk Population”, March 17-20, 2011
• 6th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit 2011, University of Miami/Cleveland Clinic and the Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement, Miami Beach, Florida, “ Co-Management of the bariatric Surgery patient from Preoperative management to Surgery and Postoperative Care”, March 5, 2011
• ASMBS First Annual Fall Event, Adjustable Gastric Banding Course, Multiple Presentations on Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Coral Gables, Florida, November 11, 2010
• Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Speaker, Endoscopic Revisional Surgery. Moderator, Session on Reoperative Bariatric Surgery, Coral Gables, Florida, February 14-16, 2010
• Pri-Med South Conference “Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care”, “Obesity Management-Bariatric Surgery”, Harvard Medical School/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. February 13, 2010
• XX International Cuban Medical Association Congress, “Indications, Contraindications and Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery”, Miami Beach, Florida, June 30, 2009
• Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Moderator, Session on Reoperative Bariatric Surgery, Coral Gables, Florida, February 17-20, 2009
• Tyco International Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course, Conrad Hotel, Miami, Fl, Multiple Presentations,October 2003

Grand rounds, courses and regional meetings (31)

• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Program Panel, Current State of Obesity: Facts & Myths; December 11, 2024
• University of Miami, Division of OB/GYN, Grand Rounds, “How a Plumber became an Endocrine Surgeon” February 22, 2024
• Boca Raton Regional Hospital GI conference, “What every nonsurgeon needs to know about Bariatric Surgery” October 13, 2023
• Updates in GI, GastroHealth, “Complications in Gastric Surgery” Hollywood, FL. October 7, 2023
• University of Miami, Division of Endocrinology, Grand Rounds, “Surgical Treatment of Diabetes” February 9, 2023
• Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Grand Rounds, “Our Miami Experience with Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents” October 23, 2020
• University of Miami, Division of Endocrinology, Grand Rounds, “Metabolic Surgery and Diabetes” September 24, 2020
• University of Miami Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Grand Rounds, "Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) : Evidence and Best Practices." May 18, 2020
• University of Miami Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds, "Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) : Evidence and Best Practices." May 12, 2020
• University of Miami Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Grand Rounds, “Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery: Evidence and Gynecologic and Obstetric implications” April 9, 2020
• University of Miami Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds, “Metabolic Surgery: The birth of a new discipline” December 13, 2018
• University of Miami Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. “What a plastic Surgeon needs to know about bariatric surgery” Dec 5, 2018
• Grand Rounds, Division of Endocrinology, “New Evidence in Bariatric Surgery” University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, September 27, 2012
• Rising Stars Program, University of Miami, “Bariatric Surgery” July 28, 2012
• Rising Stars Program, University of Miami, “Bariatric Surgery” July 28, 2011
• Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic Surgery, “Bariatric Surgery” University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, May 4, 2011
• 3rd Annual Gastric Band Summit, Florida Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, “What I Consider to be a Band Failure”, March 21, 2011
• Pediatric Clinical Research Forum, “Bariatric Surgery and Adolescents” University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, November 10, 2010
• Grand Rounds, Division of Endocrinology, “Bariatric Surgery and the Birth of Metabolic Surgery” University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, May 20, 2010
• Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, “Bariatric Surgery Complications” University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, May 20, 2010
• Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, “Bariatric Surgery and the Birth of Metabolic Surgery” University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, April 28, 2010
• Grand Rounds, Division of Hospital Medicine, “Bariatric Surgery and the Birth of Metabolic Surgery” University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, April 21, 2010
• Speaker, Grand Rounds, Division of Gastroenterology, “What Gastroenterologists need to know about Bariatric Surgery” University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, June 11, 2009
• Cuban Pharmaceutical Association (in Exile), Continuing Education Seminar, “Essentials of Bariatric Surgery” June 22, 2008
• Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, “Metabolic Surgery” Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, March 4, 2008
• Best Practices in Primary Care, Primary Care Network, Orlando, Florida, “Management of Obese Patients: When Medical Management may not be enough”, October 6, 2007
• Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, “What the General Surgeon needs to know about Bariatric Surgery” Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, February 28, 2007
• Speaker, Grand Rounds, “Bariatric Complications for the General Surgeon” Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, 2005
• University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course, Multiple Presentations, July 2004
• University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course, Multiple Presentations, January 2003
• Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida, Interdepartmental Grand Rounds “Morbid Obesity: Medical and Surgical Treatment Options”, June 20, 2002