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
Highlights
Dr. Velazquez was featured in a 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" video segment. Watch him discuss GERD: Common causes, symptoms and treatments.
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, 2018-2020
