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diggUA's Villar earns surgeon honnor
Dr. Hugo Villar was named the Distinguished Latin American Surgeon in the United States for 2007
Dr. Hugo Villar, interim chairman and professor of the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, was named the Distinguished Latin American Surgeon in the United States for 2007 by the Federation of Latin American Surgeons.
Villar was honored for his leadership in surgical education in Latin America, including helping to develop and implement the American Society of Clinical Oncology Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course, which is designed to train physicians in developing countries on a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care.
Every two years, the Federation selects an American surgeon with Latin American roots who has distinguished him or herself while working toward advances in surgical practices in Latin America.
