EDUCATION:

BS Biology and Sociology
University of Miami School of Medicine
1990

Medical School
University of Miami School of Medicine
1994

Internship
Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami
1994-1995

General Surgery Residency
Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami
1995-1999

CERTIFICATIONS:

Board Certified in General Surgery, The American Board of Surgery
Drug Enforcement Administration
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Worker’s Compensation Certified

LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS:

FL State Medical License (1996-2026)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Florida Medical Association 
Society For the Advancement of Blood Management Membership
South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
American Obesity Association
Florida Medical Association 
Dade County Medical Association 
American Society of General Surgeons 
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2000-present
Jackson Laparoscopic Society 
Jackson Surgical Society 
American Medical Association 

AWARDS/HONORS

Positive Impact Award Winner Hispanicize Event 2014
The Use of IV Acetaminophen in Multimodal Pain 2012
Approach in Bariatric Surgery: Does it Affect Opiod Requirements?, Second Place Poster at 29 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society 1993- present
Selected to Attend Annual Meeting of The American Association 1993
For the Surgery of Trauma
University of Miami Graduate School, Summer 1991 1991
The Thomas Brown McCelland Trust (Rotary Club) 1991-1994
President’s and Provost Honor Roll 1989-1990