“…Professor Henrique Valter Pinotti, with his futuristic perception of an educator, researcher, and excellent surgeon, was also the creator of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery ( CBCD ), founded in 1988. The CBCD , since then, with the mission of to congregate digestive surgeons, through its presidents and boards, has been dedicated to the scientific improvement of its members, in defense of professional practice and working conditions, in order to offer safety and quality to the professional in the performance of their function 8 .…”