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Dr. Nestor F. de la Cruz-Muñoz M.D. is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (General Surgery). He is a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery and The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. He currently holds positions in the Speakers Bureaus for the United States Surgical Corporation and for Ethicon Endosurgery. He has received numerous awards throughout his career and has given many presentations in the field of bariatric and general surgery. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr. de la Cruz-Munoz earned his medical doctorate at University of Miami School of Medicine in 1994 after graduating with a B.S. in Biology from Duke University. His post-graduate training included a residency in general surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, where he was chief resident in his final year.
Nestor F. de la Cruz-Munoz, MD is in private practice in general, bariatric, and advanced laparoscopic surgery at the Surgical Weight Loss Institute in Miami, Florida. He is the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Cedars Medical Center in Miami, Hialeah Hospital in Hialeah and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.
Dr. de la Cruz-Munoz holds the "Center of Excellence" from the Surgical Review Corporation at both Hialeah Hospital and Cedars Medical Center.
General Information
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
13 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
10 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
6 Years Experience |
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Planned
Start
Date |
Surgeries Performed To Date |
Avg. Currently Done
Per Week |
Years Experience
With This Type |
O.R. & Hospital Stay Times |
Total
Surgeries |
Lap-to-Open
Conversion |
Avg. O.R. Time (hours/minutes) |
Avg. Hospital Stay (days) |
| Roux-en-Y (RNY) |
| Lap |
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1600 |
2 |
12 | 6 |
0 hour(s) 48 minutes |
1 |
| LAP-BAND® |
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151 |
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0 hour(s) 40 minutes | 1 |
| Revisions |
| Lap |
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40 |
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1 hour(s) 30 minutes | 2 |
| Additional Experience: |
Beginning November 1, 2007, Dr. de la Cruz-Munoz will be offering the new REALIZE band from Ethicon.
I work in coordination with two Board Certified Plastic Surgeons to be able to offer my patients the reconstructive surgery if needed. |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
University Of Miami – Miami, FL (graduated 1994) |
| Residency: |
Jackson Memorial Hospital – Miami, FL (finished 1999) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | Essentials in Bariatric Surgery |
| Date: | 1/2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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| Name: | Laparoscopic Training for Residency |
| Date: | |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy |
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| Name: | Lap Band Course/Inamed |
| Date: | 7/18-20/2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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| Name: | ASBS Laparoscopic Preceptorship |
| Date: | 7/22-27/2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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| Name: | REALIZE BAND Proctor |
| Date: | 09/2007-Present |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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