Dr. Jorge Lopez-Canino earned his medical degree and completed his residency in General Surgery at Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas, Camagüey, Cuba. He was then appointed as an Attending Surgeon to his alma mater, later he relocated as a Consultant Surgeon at Edendale Hospital in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. After two years in South Africa he made his way to the United States, where he was granted political asylum and later became an American citizen.

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He finished his internship in General Surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, and completed his residency in General Surgery at University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.

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Afterwards joining ABC Surgical Associates in Belleville, NJ; a successful single specialty group of private surgeons, where he practiced for five years. In 2015 he relocated Home to Miami, FL; where he has been establishing his private practice in General Surgery.

 

He is board certified in General Surgery and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) since 2012. He is also a member of The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), and The Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS). He specializes in General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Robotic Surgery.