Dr. Josef Howard Kovacic Bolaños
Ophthalmology Residency. Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) / University of Costa Rica, 2018–2022.
Rotating Medical Internship. Escuela Autónoma de Ciencias Médicas de Centroamérica (UCIMED), 2015–2016.
Licentiate in Medicine. Escuela Autónoma de Ciencias Médicas de Centroamérica (UCIMED), 2012–2015.
Bachelor's in Medicine. Escuela Autónoma de Ciencias Médicas de Centroamérica (UCIMED), 2009–2012.
General Ophthalmologist, Hospital Carlos Luis Valverde Vega (CCSS), San Ramón. 2022–2025.
General Physician, Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Maximiliano Peralta, Cartago. 2017–2018.
Professor of Ocular Pathology and Eye Diseases, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. Optometry program, 2017.
ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Los Angeles, USA, 2025.
30th International Course on Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Centro Mexicano de Córnea y Cirugía Refractiva A.C., Cancún, Mexico, 2025.
Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology (PAAO). Bogotá, Colombia, 2025.
Refractive Surgery Course Zeiss, Ophthalmology Conferences. Clínica 20/20, Costa Rica, 2025.
Clinical Methodology in Refractive Cataract and Corneal Surgery. Miguel Hernández University, Prof. Jorge Alió, Alicante (online, 250 hours), 2025.
ASCRS educational programs (online). Beyond 20/20 (corneal and intraocular refractive surgery, depth of focus), Hitting the Refractive Target, Glaucoma Series (including MIGS), Astigmatism and Phaco Updates, 2023.
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia (online). Anterior Segment Surgery Update (2021), Chiefs' Rounds (2016 and 2017) and Retina Update: Global Advances in Surgical and Medical Retina (2016).
Spanish. Native.
English. Native.
