Instituto Espaillat Cabral - Accreditations, alliances and memberships

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Sociedad Dominicana de Oftalmología – SDO
Asociación Dominicana de Turismo de la Salud – ADTS
Medical Tourism Association – MTA
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social – MISPAS
Asociación Dominicana de Centros Oftalmológicos – ADOCOFT
Universidad Iberoamericana – UNIBE
Asociación Latinoamericana de Cirujanos de Catarata, Segmento Anterior y Refractiva – ALACCSA-R
Asociación Nacional de Hoteles y Restaurantes
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU)

The Medical Director of the IEC

Dr Arnaldo Espaillat

is affiliated with the following professional groups:

Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Since October 1999.
Member, Latin-American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (LASCRS). Since November 1999. Past president 2019 to 2023.
- Member, Dominican Academy of Medicine. Since October 2002.
- - - Corresponding Member, Colombian Society of Ophthalmology (SOCOFTAL). Since March 2014.
    - - Corresponding Member, Argentine Society of Ophthalmology (SAO). Since October 2022.
      - Fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences (WCRSVS). From February 2023.
        
        Member, Dominican Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ADOCAREF). Current President since October 2023.
        
        Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic. Full Member since November 2024.
        
        Elected member of the Advisory Council of Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), since November 2024.
        
        Elected member of the Dominican University Foundation Pedro Henríquez Ureña, since March 2025.