2011 - Present | Co-Director General Surgery Division, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Medical Group | |
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2010 - Present | Founding Program Director Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Baptist Health South Florida | |
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Present | Assistant Professor of Surgery, FIU College of Medicine | |
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Present | Chief of Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Hospital | |
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Present | Medical Director Bariatric Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ South Miami Hospital | |
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1999 - 2011 | Partner, General Surgeon, Verdeja, Rabaza, Gonzalez, M.D., PA | |
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1994 - 1999 | Resident, General Surgery, University of Miami ‐ Jackson Memorial Hospital | |
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1990 | Surgical Assistant, Don S. Shalhub M.D. ‐ Medical/Minor | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2012 - Present | Board Member, Care and Counseling Services Advisory Council, Baptist Health | 2011 - Present | Physicians Research Coordinator, Baptist Health Cancer Care | 2011 - Present | Associate Director, Baptist Health Medical Group General Surgery | 2011 - Present | Member, Baptist Health Medical Group Steering Committee, Baptist Health | 2010 - Present | Chief of Surgery Department of Surgery, Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2010 - Present | Founding Program Director, MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Baptist Health | 2008 - Present | Surgical Champion, Baptist Health Cancer Committee | 2008 - Present | Chief Advanced Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2008 - Present | Member, Executive Committee Women and Infant Center South Miami Hospital | 2008 - Present | Surgeon Champion, Sepsis Task Force Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2008 - Present | Medical Director, Venous Access/PICC Services Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2007 - Present | Medical Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Baptist Health | 2007 - Present | Member, Health Life Style Subcommittee Center for Women & Infants South Miami Hospital | 2007 - Present | Chairman, Medical Surgical Collaborative Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2006 - Present | Member, DVT Collaborative Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2004 - Present | Member, Performance Improvement Steering Council Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2004 - Present | Member, Product Review Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2004 - 2010 | Member, Credentialing Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2004 - 2009 | Vice Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgery Baptist Hospital of Miami | 2004 - 2007 | Chairman, GI Collaborative Committee Baptist Hospital of Miami |
Honors and Awards
- 2014 Positive Impact Award Winner Hispanicize Event
- 2012 Second Place Poster at 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- 1993 – present Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
Courses
- August 2018-present, Barry University Physician Assistant Program Preceptor
- May 2014-present, FIU College of Medicine Assistant Professor of Surgery
- 2000-present, University of Miami School of Medicine - Voluntary Assistant Professor of Surgery
- 2009-present, Miami-Dade Community College Physician Assistant Program Clinical Instructor
- August 1993-December 1993, University of Miami School of Medicine Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology Gross Anatomy Teaching Assistant
- January 1989-May 1989, University of Miami Department of Biology, Cytology & Histology Teaching Assistant
- August 1988-May 1990, University of Miami School of Medicine E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology Research Assistant
June 1998 - June 1999 | Chief Residency in General Surgery, Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami | |
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June 1995 - June 1998 | Residency in General Surgery, Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami | |
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June 1994 - June 1995 | Internship in General Surgery, Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami | |
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1994 | Doctor of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine | |
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1990 | Bachelor of Science, University of Miami School of Medicine | |
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Contact Information
8950 North Kendall Drive, Suite 601W
Miami, FL 33176
6200 Southwest 72nd Street, Suite 502
South Miami, FL 33143