Juan Diego Villegas - Echeverri
Dr. Villegas-Echeverri has dedicated 25 years of his career as a specialist to seeking to improve the quality of life of women through dedicated work and the creation and dissemination of knowledge. He is an internationally recognized professional in the field of chronic pelvic pain and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. He has led several scientific and professional organizations both in his country and abroad and passionately seeks for both health providers and society in general to recognize that #havingpainisnotnormal.
Education
• 2011 – Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery CES University Medellin, Colombia
• 2004 – Fellowship. Chronic pelvic pain and advanced gynecologic surgery C. Paul Perry ́s Pelvic pain center Birmingham, Alabama. USA
• 1998 – Gynecology and Obstetrics Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario Bogotá, Colombia
Most relevant recognitions and positions
• 1995/1998 – Graduation with honors Best gynecology and obstetrics resident of the class Lorencita Villegas de Santos University Hospital Universidad del Rosario Bogotá, Colombia
• Since 2009 - Scientific Director of the Advanced Gynecological Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain Unit ALGIA Pereira, Colombia
• 2012/2014 President of the Colombian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FECOLSOG www.fecolsog.org
• 2016 – President of the International Pelvic Pain Society IPPS www.pelvicpain.org
• 2016/2017 – Member of the AAGL board of directors www.aagl.org
• Since 2018 – Director of the Fellowship program in minimally invasive gynecological surgery FMIGS Pereira and Medellín, Colombia www.aagl.org/fmigs
• 2018/2021 – Chair Minimal Access Surgery Committee – MAS International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FIGO www.figo.org www.figo.org/what-we-do/figo-divisions- committees/committee-minimal-access-surgery
• 2019 – Grand Cross – Order of the Founders Recognition of the Mayor of Pereira to the illustrious citizens of Pereira, Colombia
• 2020/2024 – Director Division of Benign Surgery International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FIGO www.figo.org www.figo.org/what-we-do/figo-divisions- committees/division-benign-surgery