Juan-Carlos Verdeja Miami, Florida, USA M.D. Dr. Juan-Carlos Verdeja's expertise is in the field of laparoscopy, especially as it relates to gallbladder and colon surgery. Being a graduate of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital as well as a member of multiple national and international societies, including the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, has afforded him the expertise needed to be an accomplished bariatric surgeon. Dr. Verdeja's academic appointment at the University of miami in the Department of Surgery extends beyond the local area, as he continues to travel abroad to lecture on bariatric surgery. Especialidades Bypass Gástrico

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida,
August, 1980-June, 1984. M. D.
w Iron Arrow "The highest honor attained by men" at the University of
Miami
w Omicron Delta Kappa
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, August, 1978-June, 1980. B. S.
(Chemistry)
w Phi Kappa Phi
w Magna Cum Laude
Miami-Dade Community College Miami, Florida. August, 1976-May, 1978
Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School, Miami, Florida. August, 1974-May, 1978
w Summa Cum Laude

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, June,
1984-June, 1985. Internship
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, July,
1985-July, 1988. Residency, General Surgery
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, July,
1988--July, 1989. Chief Resident, Department of Surgery
w Upjohn Award for Outstanding Chief Resident of the Year

PRIVATE PRACTICE
July, 1989-Present General, Laparoscopic, Vascular and Bariatric Surgery
w Baptist Hospital of Miami
w South Miami Hospital
w Surgical Park Surgery Center

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES
State of Florida Medical License: ME 0047801, 01-13-86
D.E.A. License: BR 1893406 05-21-91
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 296950, 07-01-85
Diplomate,  The American Board of Surgery 35866
Original date: 12-10-90. Recertification date: 10-22-99-07-01-11

CERTIFICATIONS
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Department of Surgery
Baptist Hospital of Miami
April, 1990

Microsurgery Training Program
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
University of Miami School of Medicine
January, 1982

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
w Fellow, American College of Surgeons
w Fellow, International College of Surgeons
w Fellow, Southeastern Surgical Congress
w Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
w Florida Medical Association
w Dade County Medical Association
w Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons  (SAGES)
w American Society of General Surgeons
w South Florida Chapter of American College of Surgeons
w La Asociacion de Endoscopia Quirugica de Guatemala (Honorary)
w American Society for Bariatric Surgery
w Southeastern Surgical Congress
w American Obesity Association

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Director, Microsurgery Lab for Research
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
University of Miami School of Medicine,    Miami,  Florida
April, 1982-March, 1984

Clinical Instructor, Department in Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine,    Miami,  Florida
March, 1990-April, 1991

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine,    Miami,  Florida
May, 1991-Present

Voluntary Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine,    Miami, Florida
June , 2000-Present

Voluntary Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Barry University School of Graduate Medical Services
2004-2005

STAFF APPOINTMENTS
Board of Governors 1995-1997
HealthSouth Larkin Hospital,
South Miami,  Florida

Medical Executive Committee 1995-1997
Deering Hospital,
Miami,  Florida

Vice Chairman 1996
Department of Surgery
Deering Hospital
Miami,  Florida

Chairman 1997
Department of Surgery
Deering Hospital 
Miami,  Florida

Professional Advisory Board 1997-Present
United Home Care Services,
A United Way Agency

Chairman 1998-Present
Utilization Management Committee
Deering Hospital
Miami, Florida

Alumni Association Board 1998-Present
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Chairman 2000-2003
Surgical Case Review Committee
South Miami Hospital
South Miami, Florida

Assistant Chief 2002-2003
Department of Surgery
Baptist-South Miami Hospitals
Miami, Florida

Medical Director, Bariatric Services 2003-Present
Baptist Health Systems of Florida
Miami, Florida


PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS & SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
Carbon Dioxide Laser Repair of the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
American Academy of Neurology
Washington, D.C., 1982

Carbon Dioxide Laser Repair of the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
International Federation of Hand Societies. Second International Congress
Boston, Massachusetts, 1983.

Carbon Dioxide Laser Repair of the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
Peruvian Congress of Neurosurgery, Lima, Peru, 1983.

Carbon Dioxide Laser Repair of the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
Fifth International Congress of Laser Medicine and Surgery,
Detroit, Michigan, 1983.

Carbon Dioxide Laser Repair of the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
CLEO:  Conference on Laser and Electro Optics,
Baltimore, Maryland, 1983.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: 
III Curso Gastroenterología & Hepatología,
Sociedad de Gastroenterología de Estado de Puebla, Puebla,
Mexico, September 13-15, 1990

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. 
The Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS),
Palm Beach, Florida, March 13-14, 1992.

Laparoscopic Assisted Minimal Access Surgery of the Colon.
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI),
Jersey, United Kingdom, April 3, 1992.
Laparoscopic Colon Resection
2nd Annual International Minimal Access Surgery Symposium,
Kansas City, Missouri, November 21-23, 1992.

Progress in Colorectal Surgery;
Laparoscopic Assisted Minimal Access Surgery (LAMAS) of the Colon,
XVes Journees Nicoises Pathologie et Chirurgle Digestives, Video
Laparoscopie
Nice, France, February 5-6, 1993.

Advances in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery,
3rd GI Tract-Surgery International Meeting,
Liege, Belgium, September 9-10, 1993.

Laparoscopic Colon Resection - American Technique
Minimal Invasive Surgery Congress
Universitatsklinik fur Chirurgie,
Innsbruck, Austria
April 1-2, 1993

Surgical Options for Weight Reduction
Multispecialty Surgical Update: Morbid Obesity-What's New in Surgical
Treatment and Post Surgery Patient Care
Baptist Health Systems
Miami, FL
September 13, 2001

Morbid Obesity - What's New in Surgical Treatment
and Post-surgery Patient Care
Baptist Health Systems
Miami, FL
November 8, 2001

Emergency Medicine Conference: Advances in Bariatric Surgery
South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL
September 18, 2002

Second Annual Primary Focus Symposium:  "Bariatric Surgery"
Baptist Health South Florida
Hawk's Cay Resort, Duck Key, FL
June 20-22, 2003

Surgery Conference Series:  "Bariatric Surgery-A Global Perspective of the
Team  Approach" Baptist Health Systems
Miami, FL
September 16, 2003

Eleventh Annual Harry Kapp Symposium "Sleep Disorders in Obesity"
South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL
October 23, 2003

"The ABC of Vascular Access Device Conference"
Baptist Health Systems
Miami, FL
December 5, 2003

Fourth Annual Gastroenterology Update Symposium
"Bariatric Surgery"
Baptist Health Systems
Key Biscayne, FL
January 30-February 1, 2004

"Surgery in the Digital Age"
South Miami Hospital/Miami International Medical Center
Miami, FL
December 3, 2003

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS
Innovations and Advancements in Laparoscopic Surgery
Cuban Medical Association/Dade County Medical Association,
Miami, Florida
November 19, 1992

Innovations in Surgery:  Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomy
New Jersey
September 23, 1993

Innovations in Surgery:  Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomy
Valdosta, Georgia
October 14, 1993

Innovations in Surgery:  Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomy
St. Petersburg, Florida
October 27, 1993

Apendicectomìa Laparoscopia
Avances en Cirugía Laparoscopica
Clínica El Viiñedo Simposio
Colegio de Médicos de Carabobo,
Valencia, Venezuela
June 3-4, 1994

Colectomia Laparoscopica
Avances en Cirugía Laparoscopica
Clínica El Viiñedo Simposio
Colegio de Médicos de Carobobo,
Valencia, Venezuela
June 3-4, 1994

Fluoro-Free Venous Access Port Placement
National Sales Meeting, Sims-Deltec, Incorporated
Indian Wells, California
March 9, 1995

Colectomìa por Video Laparoscopio
Universidad Católica,
Santiago, Chile, S. A.
August 1, 1995

Reparación Laparoscopica de Hernia
Primer Simposium Multidisciplinario
Cancun, Mexico
February 6, 1999

Trauma
Primer Simposium Multidisciplinario
Cancun, Mexico
February 6, 1999

Laparoscopic Assisted Minimal Access Surgery of the Large Bowel.
1992 Postgraduate Course,
Society of American Gastroenterological Surgeons (SAGES),
Washington, D. C. April 10, 1992.

Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy. 
Satellite Teleconference, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons,
Palm Beach, Florida, March 13, 1992.

Options for Vascular Access
American Association of Physicians' Assistants,
Miami Beach, Florida, June 15, 1993.

Lasers in General Surgery, 12th International Congress "LASERS". 
The Horacio Ferrer Institute,
Miami, Florida, November 7-9, 1993.

Laparoscopic Surgery: State of the Art, 1994,
First Annual Society of Medicine and Surgery Symposium,
Nassau, Bahamas, September 30, 1994.

Laparoscopic Colectomy: Techniques & Indications
"Laparoscopic Surgery, the Next Step"
Laparoscopic Institute of South Florida, Hialeah Hospital,
Hialeah, Florida", October 21, 1995.

"CALMA"  "Cirugía de Colon Asistida por Laparoscopia de Mínimo Acceso"
XXII Congreso Guatemalteco de Cirugía  "Doctor Eduardo A. Lizarralde"
Asociación de Corrúganos de Guatemala, (Invited Professor)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
April 27-29, 1994

Estado Actual de Cirugía Laparoscopica de Colon
V Jornadas Regionales de Cirugía General del Sureste
Cancún, México
September 15, 2000

Evolución de Técnicas de la Cirugía Laparoscopica Bariatrica
V Jornadas Regionales de Cirugía General del Sureste
Cancun, Mexico
September 15, 2000

Bariatric Laparoscopy Surgery and Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery
Teleconference
XXIX Congreso Nacional de Cirugía
Guatemala City, Guatemala
April 18, 2002

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
Advanced Laparoscopy for the Surgeon and Nurse (Course Instructor)
South Miami Hospital
South Miami, Florida
March 8-9, 1991

Advanced Laparoscopic Course (Instructor)
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, Florida
April 26-27, 1991, May 24-15, 1991, June 14-15, 1991

Advanced Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course (Course Director)
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida
July 24, 1991

Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery Course (Course Director)
Mt. Sinai Medical Center,
Miami Beach, Florida
August 28, 1991, September 19, 1991

Multidisciplinary Advances in Laser Surgery (Faculty)
Detroit-Macomb Hospital,
Detroit, Michigan
September 14, 1991

Colectomy Symposium (Course Instructor)
Kendall Regional Medical Center,
Miami, Florida
November 15-16, 1991

Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery (Faculty)
Norwalk Hospital, Yale University,
Norwalk, Connecticut
December 6-8, 1991

Advanced Endoscopic Training Program for Intestinal Surgery and
Herniorrhaphy (Course Director)
Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
Miami Beach, Florida
January 17, 1992, January 31, 1992, February 28, 1992, March 20, 1992, June
10, 1992,
July 17, 1992, August 21, 1992, April 23, 1993, July 23, 1993, August 21,
1993

Advanced Laparoscopic Course for Surgery of the Colon (Faculty)
Chicago, Illinois
July 25-26, 1992

Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Training Course (Faculty)
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
March 17-18, 1994

Vascular Access Device Overview (Faculty)
Vascular Access Device Workshop
Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Florida
September 12, 1994, September 22, 1995, September 20, 1996,
October 3,1997, October 2, 1998, October 8, 1999

Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Course (Course Director)
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Miami, Florida
May 5, 1994

Colectomia Laparoscopica (Invited Professor)
Hospital Naval
Viña del Mar, Chile
July 27, 1995

Curso Actualizaciones en Cirugia de Video (Invited International Faculty)
Hospital Valparaiso,
Valparaiso, Chile
July 28-29, 1995

Understanding Obstacles:  Ports and Catheters (Speaker)
Living With HIV in South Florida,
Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, Florida
September 30, 1995

Understanding Varicose Veins (Speaker)
Baptist Hospital's Women's Health
Lecture Series Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida
January 8, 1996

Care of the International Patient (Speaker)
Symposium Bridging Cultural Issues in Patient Care South Miami Hospital
South Miami, Florida
October  2, 1998

The Pro's and Con's of the Surgical Approach to Obesity (Speaker)
Diabetes and the Obese Patient
Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida
October 21, 1999

Hernia, Varicose Veins, Appendicitis and other General Surgery Ills
(Speaker)
Understanding the Nature of Claimant's Illness or Injury
South Miami Hospital
South Miami, Florida
October 26, 1999

Surgery for the Morbidly Obese (Speaker)
Association of Operating Room Nurses South Miami Hospital
South Miami, Florida
October 10, 2000

PUBLICATIONS
Laparoscopic Choledocholithotomy
Jacobs, M., Verdeja, J-C.  & Goldstein, H. S.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1991.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis
Jacobs, M., Verdeja, J-C,  & Goldstein, H. S.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1991.

Minimally Invasive Resection of the Bowel (Laparoscopic Colectomy)
Jacobs, M., Verdeja, J-C.  & Goldstein., H. S.
Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy, Vol. 1, No. 2, pg. 144-150, 1991.

Laparoscopic-Assisted Minimal Access Surgery (LAMAS) of the Large Bowel
Verdeja, J-C.,SAGES - 1992 Postgraduate Course - Challenges in Laparoscopic
and Endoscopic Surgery, April 10, 1992.

Placement of Drains in Laparoscopic Procedures
Verdeja, J-C, Jacobs, M. & Goldstein. H. S.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1992.

Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery
Jacobs, M., Verdeja, J-C.  & G. Plasencia.
Chapter 10, SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY UPDATE, 1993.  K. A. Zucker, (Ed).

Progress in Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopic Assisted Minimal Access Surgery (LAMAS) of the Colon.
Verdeja, J-C.  ACTUALITIES DIGESTIVES MEDICO-MEDICO-CHIRURGICALES
Masson, (Ed) Paris, 1993.

Sequential Psychomotor Skills Development in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
Geis, P., Coletta A.V., Plasencia G., Verdeja J-C.  Ojogho O. & Jacobs M.
Arch of Surgery, 129, February 1994.

Laparoscopic Assisted Sigmoid Colectomy and Low Anterior Resection
Plasencia G, Jacobs M., Verdeja J-C.  & Viamonte M., III.
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum Vol. 3, pg. 829-833, 1994.

Port-A-Cath II Fluoro-Free Access System: Protocol for Procedure Room
Placement
Sims-Deltec, Inc.
Verdeja, J-C.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997

ECHOES 1977 Year Book
Belen Jesuit Preparatory
Verdeja, J-C.  (Ed)
Dallas, Texas, 1978

ECHOES 1978 Year Book
Belen Jesuit Preparatory
Verdeja, J-C.  (Ed)
Dallas, Texas, 1978

SYNAPSE 1984 Year Book
University of Miami School of Medicine
Verdeja, J-C.  (Ed)
Miami, Florida

Evaluation of pain and disability in plug repair
with  the aid of a personal digital assistant
H.S. Goldstein - J.R. Rabaza - A. M.  Gonzalez - J-C. Verdeja
Hernia 2003, 7: 25-28

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