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About Anthony Gonzalez

Anthony Gonzalez interest began in medical school at the University of Miami where he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha (highest honors) with Research Distinction.  Today he is Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Baptist Health South Florida and in his fifth term as elected Chief of Surgery at Baptist Hospital of Miami.
 
Dr. Gonzalez is a general surgeon with a specialty in laparoscopic, robotic and… More bariatric surgery. He has presented at national and international medical conferences on bariatric surgery, abdominal surgery, colon surgery and robotic surgery. He is a pioneer in robotic surgery with development of techniques in hernia and bariatric surgery, which have changed the way surgeons care for patients.  Dr. Gonzalez is the Founding Program Director of Baptist Health MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship. Over the past 15 years surgeons spend a year’s time with him to learn advanced minimally invasive, robotic and bariatric surgery.

He has published in medical journals, including The Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Hernia and Journal of Obesity Surgery. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, Fellow of American College of Surgeons and Fellow of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic surgery.
 
Dr. Anthony M. Gonzalez believes in giving back to the community, not just in South Florida, but also to those less fortunate.  He serves as the medical director for The Living Hope Haiti Christian Mission.  With this mission he visits Haiti two to three times a year to perform up eighty pro bono surgeries in a four-day period.  Dr. Gonzalez has also done similar work in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Positions

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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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
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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

Education

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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

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