El Salvador performs its first lung cancer surgery following immunotherapy
At the Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, the founder of Uniportal VATS was reunited with
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A journey against cancer and pain
With this idea as a banner, the Galician surgeon Diego González Rivas, known as Doctor Diego, fights against lung cancer and pain in hospitals worldwide. His revolutionary technique allows him to operate on the thoracic cavity by making a small intercostal opening, sometimes even with local anesthesia, and facilitates patients to return home and to normal life within 48 hours.
"It's not a matter of being brave,
but having faith in experience"
Dr. Diego González Rivas
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In this section we share the most interesting stories and news about the Diego González Rivas Foundation, the surgeon who holds the record for performing surgeries in the greatest number of countries in medical history.
What four decades could not resolve, the Foundation made possible in six hours
The Diego González Rivas Foundation made possible the surgery of a 1.3 kg neck tumor,
Liberia, April 2026: seven lives that are already history
The Diego González Rivas Foundation completes its first mission in Liberia with seven minimally invasive
