Crhystian Torres Rodriguez

From 2004 to 2007 after graduating in Veterinary Medicine, I worked as a clinician and surgeon in my own practice in Colombia. During that time I completed Postgraduate Diplomas in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging.

In 2007 I moved to Spain to join a Master of Science degree in Diagnostic Techniques at the University of Murcia and a 2 years master program in Small Animal Surgery; at the same time, I worked in several clinics and hospitals in Spain. In 2016 I defended my doctoral thesis (PhD.) in Animal Medicine & Surgery at the University of Murcia.

In 2016 I moved to the Costa del Sol in Spain and worked as a consultant in several clinics and hospitals as an orthopedic & soft tissues surgeon and performing rigid and flexible endoscopies; the same year I founded an education and training company for veterinarians and nurses.

In 2020 I moved to Sweden where I have worked in clinics and hospitals of Värmland and Örebro regions. In 2024 I obtained the title of Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery & Traumathology of Small Animals at the University Complutense of Madrid. Currently I work as a surgeon in the Small Animal University Hospital (UDS) and as a Universitetsadjunkt in Small Animal Surgery at KV (SLU). 

Universitetsadjunkt vid Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Smådjurskirurgi. 

• Spanish Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery & Traumathology of Small Animals. University Complutense of Madrid (Spain)

• Philosophie Doctor (PhD.) "Cum Laude" in Animal Medicine & Surgery. University of Murcia (Spain). Doctoral Thesis: “ANESTHETIC, PHARMAKOKINETIC AND PHARMACODYNAMIC STUDY OF ALFAXALONE IN RABBITS, ADMINISTERED ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEXMEDETOMIDINE”

• Master of Science (MSc.) in Diagnostic Techniques in Veterinary Medicine. University of Murcia (Spain). Master Thesis: "COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANESTHETIC PREMEDICATION BETWEEN ACEPROMACINE/MORPHINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE/MORPHINE, AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE INDUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND ANESTHETIC RECOVERY IN DOGS"

• Postgraduate Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissues, Orthopedics and Neurosurgery). Improve International/International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies.

• Postgraduate Diploma in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery. UNAM (Mexico)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging. University of Pamplona (Colombia)

• Certification in Animal Experimentation Category "C" (Spain). Licensed to direct and design research studies with experimental animals. University of Murcia (Spain)

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). University Cooperative of Colombia (Colombia). Thesis: "DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GASTROINTESTINAL PHARMACOLOGY SOFTWARE IN SMALL ANIMALS"

• Arthroscopy Course. Vetability Education for Vets. (Spain)

• Laparoscopy Course. Vetability Education for Vets. (Spain)

• Founder, Director and Lecturer in Pólux Formación Veterinaria. Education & Training for Veterinarians and Nurses (Spain)

• Online Teaching Certification. Vidroop/Maestros Online. (Spain)

• Strategic coaching. Academia de Coaching Estratégico (Spain)

• Member of the Spanish Society of Veterinary Surgery (SECIVE)

• Marín P, Belda E, Laredo FG, Torres CA, Hernandis V, Escudero E. Pharmacokinetics and sedative effects of alfaxalone with or without dexmedetomidine in rabbits. Res Vet Sci. 2020 Apr;129:6-12

• Marín, Pedro & Torres, C. & Laredo, Francisco & Belda, Eliseo & Hernandis Belenguer, Verónica & Escudero, Elisa. INTERACTION OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND ALFAXAN (R) IN RABBITS. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 2013; 113. 31-31.