Eric J. Velazquez, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Clinical Interests

• Bariatric surgery
• Robotic surgery
• Hiatal hernias
• Reflux disease
• Inguinal, umbilical hernias
• Abdominal wall reconstruction
• Minimally invasive surgery

Research Interests

• Bariatric surgery
• Abdominal wall reconstruction

Languages

• Spanish

Education

• MD, Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Training

• Fellowship, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, New York Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Valhalla, NY
• Residency, General Surgery, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
• Residency, General Surgery, New York Medical College at Saint Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY

Board Certification

• General Surgery

Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons

Awards and Honors

• Cum Laude, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, 2002
• Physician Spotlight Award, Southeastern Regional Medical Center, 2012, 2015
• Top Doctors, Surgery, Philadelphia magazine, 2018-2019