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About Juan Suarez

Juan C. Suarez, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon with Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute and member of Baptist Health Medical Group, an organization of more than 180 physicians in multiple specialties integrated within Baptist Health South Florida. He specializes in adult hip and knee joint replacement surgery, including revision joint replacement and minimally invasive surgical techniques. He is Board certified in orthopedic surgery and has more than 16 years of experience in his specialty.
​​​Dr. Suarez received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine in San Juan, P.R., and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Fla., and a fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C.
 
Dr. Suarez has made numerous symposium presentations on the efficacy of surgical methods utilized in hip and knee reconstructive surgery. He also is widely published in such scientific publications as the Journal of Arthroplasty and the American Journal of Orthopedics. He serves as an affiliate assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and on the editorial board of Arthroplasty Today. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Positions

October 2017 - Present Affiliate Assistant Professor, Florida International University ‐ Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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October 2017 - Present Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship Director Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
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July 2013 - September 2017 Director, Orthopedic Research Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Florida ‐ Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Center
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July 2013 - September 2017 Quality Officer, Cleveland Clinic Florida ‐ Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Center
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July 2010 - September 2017 Affiliate Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University ‐ Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
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July 2010 - September 2017 Staff Orthopedic Surgeon, Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Cleveland Clinic Florida ‐ Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Center
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September 2007 - June 2010 Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, University of Puerto Rico ‐ School of Medicine
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September 2007 - June 2010 Staff Orthopedic Surgeon, Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Veterans Administration Hospital
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
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Honors and Awards

  • Scholar of the Year, Cleveland Clinic Florida 2015
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (junior), UPR School of Medicine
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society, LSU
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, LSU
  • Medical Student Program, American College of Surgeons’ 86 Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 2000
  • Podium Presentation at the Annual Florida Orthopedic Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL. June 2012. First Place Prize at Podium Presentation

Education

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2017 - 2019 Fellowship Program - Health Policy, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
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August 2006 - July 2007 Fellowship Program - Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship, OrthoCarolina
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July 2001 - June 2006 Residency Program - Orthopedic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
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July 1997 - June 2001 Doctor of Medicine, M.D., University of Puerto Rico ‐ School of Medicine
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August 1993 - June 1997 Zoology, B.S., Louisiana State University
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1995 Study Abroad Program, University of New South Wales
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Links

Contact Information

8940 North Kendall Drive, Suite 601E
Miami, FL 33176
(305)275-9556
juansu@baptisthealth.net

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