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Faculty & Mentors
SEA is led by surgeons and academic professionals committed to mentorship, collaboration, and ethical education.
Surgeon-Led academic leadership
SEA’s faculty is composed of experienced surgeons actively involved in clinical practice, education, and research.
This ensures that all training is grounded in real-world surgical experience and academic rigor.
Faculty members collaborate closely with TROGSS and other academic organizations to support standardized, high-quality robotic surgical education.
Mentorship as the foundation of learning
At SEA, mentorship is central to education.
Faculty members guide trainees through shared experience, structured supervision, and open academic exchange.
This mentorship-driven model fosters professional growth, ethical decision-making, and long-term development within the global surgical community.
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Our CEO
Professor Rodolfo J. Oviedo, MD, FACS, FRCS, FICS, FASMBS, DABS-FPDMBS
Professor Rodolfo J. Oviedo is the CEO and Founder of Surgical Excellence Academy (SEA), a global academic institution dedicated to advancing surgical education through innovation, mentorship, and simulation-based training. SEA is an official academic partner of TROGSS – The Robotic Global Surgical Society, where Dr. Oviedo also serves as CEO.
Dr. Oviedo earned his medical degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio and completed his General Surgery Residency at Houston Methodist Hospital. He later pursued an Advanced Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery at Baptist Hospital of Miami, where he further developed his expertise as a robotic surgeon.
He is a board-certified, fellowship-trained general and metabolic/bariatric surgeon. His clinical and academic interests include robotic metabolic and bariatric surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, anti-reflux surgery, and interventional bariatric endoscopy.
Dr. Oviedo is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery with a Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
He actively serves on multiple committees for ASMBS, SAGES, ICS, and TROGSS, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Robotic Surgery and Associate Editor of Obesity Surgery, the official journal of IFSO.
Dr. Oviedo currently serves as Medical Director of Bariatric Surgical Services and the Robotics Program, as well as Vice Chief of Medical Staff at Nacogdoches Medical Center in Texas, USA. He is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
He is honored to serve as CEO and Founder of Surgical Excellence Academy (SEA), CEO of TROGSS, and Chair of the Global Surgery Specialty Group of the International College of Surgeons (US Section), continuing his commitment to advancing surgical education worldwide.