Dr. Whittwell, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified General and Critical Care Surgeon with more than 44 years of experience. His area of expertise includes – Bariatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastric Surgery, Colon Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Hernia Surgery, and Bariatric Revision Surgeries.

​Medical background:

He got his Medical Degree from the ​Universidad Peruana, Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. He completed his Surgical Residency and his Fellowship Training from the Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami.

​Membership:

●  American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

●  American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Medical Director and Self-Practice:

He is the Medical Director for South Miami Wound Care Center. He also does practice at his self-named center ‘Augusto E Whittwell MD’ in South Miami, FL.

Affiliated with other hospitals:

–  South Miami Hospital Inc, South Miami, Florida

–  Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, Florida

–  Baptist Hospital Of Miami Inc, Miami, Florida