Dr. Moisés Chitrit is a General Surgeon renowned initially for being the first physician in the Republic of Panama to practice Trauma Surgery (Emergency) after advanced training in Colombia (University Hospital of el Valle, Cali) and in the United States (Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland y en el Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan) in his sub-specialty. Upon his arrival to Panama he embraced the treatment of seriously ill patients (life threatened) for a long time with outstanding results.

Morbid Obesity is a disease and should be treated as seriously as any other medical problem.