About the Speaker
Doctor Manuel Valencia Echeverria, General Surgery Resident
Surgery Resident
UNAM / ISSSTE
Born in 1994 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, I was educated entirely within the public education system.
During my high school years, I pursued technical degrees in music with a specialization in guitar at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Michoacán, as well as in clinical laboratory science and electronics. In 2012, I was awarded first place in the XI National Literary Expression Contest “La Juventud y la mar”. That same year, I began medical school at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, where I conducted the study “Incidence of scoliosis, associated factors, and its relationship with school age in E.S.T. 132, Zamora, Michoacán.” I also served as an instructor in parasitology during my undergraduate studies.
To support my education, I worked in various manual labor jobs. In 2019, I began practicing formally as a general physician, working in community clinics and pharmacy-affiliated practices in my hometown. In 2021, I established my own pharmacy (which was sold prior to the beginning of my specialty training) and later joined the State Health Department of Aguascalientes, coordinating primary care programs and delivering training sessions for patients, healthcare staff, and fellow professionals.
In 2022, I was selected through Mexico’s National Medical Residency Examination to pursue a residency in General Surgery at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), currently training at Hospital General Dr. Fernando Quiroz Gutiérrez. Since then, I have completed ATLS certification (American Heart Association) and presented several academic works, including:
During my high school years, I pursued technical degrees in music with a specialization in guitar at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Michoacán, as well as in clinical laboratory science and electronics. In 2012, I was awarded first place in the XI National Literary Expression Contest “La Juventud y la mar”. That same year, I began medical school at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, where I conducted the study “Incidence of scoliosis, associated factors, and its relationship with school age in E.S.T. 132, Zamora, Michoacán.” I also served as an instructor in parasitology during my undergraduate studies.
To support my education, I worked in various manual labor jobs. In 2019, I began practicing formally as a general physician, working in community clinics and pharmacy-affiliated practices in my hometown. In 2021, I established my own pharmacy (which was sold prior to the beginning of my specialty training) and later joined the State Health Department of Aguascalientes, coordinating primary care programs and delivering training sessions for patients, healthcare staff, and fellow professionals.
In 2022, I was selected through Mexico’s National Medical Residency Examination to pursue a residency in General Surgery at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), currently training at Hospital General Dr. Fernando Quiroz Gutiérrez. Since then, I have completed ATLS certification (American Heart Association) and presented several academic works, including:
- “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Detection of Premalignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions in Endoscopy” – II National Residents’ Congress, 2025
- “Parotid Tumors: Case Series” – International Congress of General Surgery, 2025
- 1st Place in Basic Research (Poster Presentation) – XIV State Congress of Pediatrics, Aguascalientes, 2025,
with the topic: “Gut Microbiota and Its Role in Pediatric Immunity: The Relationship Between Early-Life Microbiota Development and Its Impact on Susceptibility to Bacterial and Viral Infections. A Systematic Review.”
Currently in my third year of general surgery residency, I am passionate about medical education and deeply interested in oncologic surgery and innovation.
Speaker Sessions
- EST
- Auditorium
- In-Person
Oral Abstracts - Research Forum 1 - Non-CME
- HSIL Risk After Negative Screening - Kirsten Rozemeijer
- Deep Learning and HPV Pleomorphic Multiorgans Induced Lesions: Automated Detection and Differentiation of Cervical and Anal Squamous Cancers Precursors - Miguel Mascarenhas
- Feminizing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy, HPV, and Precancerous Anal Lesions in High-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review - Manuel Valencia Echeverria
- Psychosocial Factors Associated with HPV Infection in Transgender Women in Argentina - Luciana La Rosa
- Risk Factors for Anal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Anal HSIL Among Older Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM) - Alexandra Hernandez
- Improving Screening Strategies for Detecting High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions as a Predictor of Anal Cancer - Derek W. Ren
- The Addition of High-Risk HPV Testing as a Triage Tool in Anal Cancer Screening Optimizes the Referral Rate in a Canadian Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV - Troy Grennan
- Incidence of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) Is High in Attendees of an Anal Cancer Screening Clinic in Vancouver, Canada: 2003-2021 - Troy Grennan
