Guillermo Garcia, MD

Associate Chief, Division of General Surgery, Institute for Surgical Excellence

General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)

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Overview

Area of focus i

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

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About

Philosophy of care

I stress the importance of communication between my patients, their family members and me. Whether I am with a patient in the office or at the bedside, I spend as much time as is necessary to ensure all their questions are answered. It’s important that patients and families know what to expect before, during and after surgery.

Why I entered medicine

When I was growing up, I had the utmost respect for our family physician. When I was in high school, I joined a program that allowed students to rotate through different departments in a local hospital. It gave me the rare opportunity as a high school student to witness an open-heart procedure during the surgery rotation. That’s when surgery piqued my interest. I realized surgery was the area of medicine that allows people to see almost immediate symptom relief. That appealed to me.

Personal interests

I have three children. I enjoy spending my free time with them reading, playing and just watching them grow up.

Education

Undergraduate
 Baylor University, Bachelor of Chemistry, 1995

Medical School
 University of Texas Medical School, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1999

Training

Residency 2000
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Residency 2001
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Residency 2002
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Residency 2003
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Residency 2004
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Residency 2005
 Surgery (General Surgery), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Fellowship 2006
 Minimally Invasive Surgery, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX

Certifications

American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery)

Publications & Clinical Trials

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