Fernando Rotellar Sastre

Dr. Fernando Rotellar Sastre is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra and Director of the Department of General and Digestive Surgery at the University of Navarra Clinic. He specializes in General Surgery with a focus on obesity surgery and hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery.

• Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Oviedo (1995)
• PhD in Surgery from the University of Navarra (2008)

His research focuses on minimally invasive techniques in liver and pancreas surgery, and living donor liver transplantation. He has contributed to over 150 publications and participates in 10 research projects. He has also delivered over 100 presentations at national and international conferences.

Notable scientific recognitions include:

• IFSO-Surgeon of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
• EAC-BS accreditation in bariatric surgery (2011, renewed 2015)
• Fellowship from the Spanish Society of Liver Transplantation (2012)
• Senior Fellowship from the College of Physicians of Navarra (2018)

He has trained internationally in advanced surgical techniques, including in Rochester (2001), New York (2012), and Charlotte (2018). At the University of Navarra, he teaches General Surgery subjects and leads clinical and research initiatives in digestive surgery.