Dr. Schlottmann received his medical degree with honors at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He then completed his general surgery residency at the Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires. After his surgical training, Dr. Schlottmann completed the Soudavar fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, focusing his research on esophageal cancer. He then did a 2-year gastrointestinal surgery fellowship at the University of North Carolina, focusing his clinical and research activities on foregut disorders. Dr. Schlottmann obtained his Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. His research in public health is reflected in numerous publications analyzing health care disparities in vulnerable populations.  He currently serves as an Affiliate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires with an active clinical and research interest in esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, esophageal cancer, and gastric cancer. Dr. Schlottmann is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and International Society of Surgery. Dr. Schlottmann is editor of two books (Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment [2018] and Foregut Surgery: Achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease and Obesity [2020]), and has published over 150 journal articles and written over 30 book chapters.