Surgeon from Javeriana University (Universidad Javeriana), Bogotá, Colombia, Postgraduate in Reconstructive, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery from this University.. Dr. Cortes Ochoa has worked as a professor in Plastic Surgery Postgraduate Programs for Javeriana University (Universidad Javeriana),

Rosario University, (Universidad del Rosario), Military University (Universidad Militar).
He is also a member of The Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery (Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica, SCCP).