Dr. Velazquez, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 9 years of diverse experience in general surgery. His area of expertise includes – Bariatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Hiatal Hernias, Reflux Disease, Inguinal Hernias, Abdominal-wall Reconstruction, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Medical background:
He did his Medical Degree from the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo. He completed his Surgical Residency training from the Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center in New York City. He got his Fellowship Training in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric, from New York Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center
Membership:
● American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (ASMBS)
● American College of Surgeons (ACS)
● Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
● Association for Academic Surgery
● Philadelphia Academy of Surgery
Practice:
At, Temple University, Philadelphia PA,
Affiliated with other hospitals:
– Jeanes Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
– Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC
