AlexanderRamirez ValderramaMD

General Surgery • Saint Petersburg, FL

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Bariatric and Robotic Surgeon

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Office
601 Seventh St S
Suite 510
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone+1 727-893-6550

Fax+1 727-893-6551

Summary

I am a fully trained Surgeon from Colombia, I came to the United States and performed extra training in General Surgery for five years in New York City; additionally, I also received a specialized Fellowship training in Bariatric Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

I am a Board-Certified Surgeon, with a focus in Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgery, dedicated to excel in the surgical field presenting my work in the most important surgical meetings around the world. I am a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons ( ACS), Member of Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy Surgeons (SAGES), Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS),The International Society for Fluorescence Guide Surgery ( ISFGS), Latin American Society of Endoscopy Surgery (ALACE) and the Colombian Association of Surgery.

I am passionate about Surgery, and my main goal is to deliver a personal touch of compassion and individual attention to my patients and to build mutual trust before and after any procedure to allow for a successful outcome.

Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy

This video is about Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy, just 3 small incisions, about 1 hour of surgery and one night in the hospital.

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic (Florida)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
Universidad de CartegenaClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Jameson L Chassin Golden Apple Award for Excellent in Teaching New York Hospital Queens Surgery Department, 2013
Outstanding Achievement in Research Theresa and Eugene M. Lang Center for Research and Education, 2013
SAGES International Traveling Fellowship Award Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, 2007
Kaplan Medical Honor Society Kaplan Medical Institute, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Femoral hernia sac laparoscopy: A case report
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, Dan Ruiz, Manmeet Malik, Howard Tiszenkel
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 2014-01-13

Journal Articles

Minimally Invasive Temporary Loop Ileostomy for Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis: A Case Report
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, Soni Chousleb, Joel A Ricci, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2013
Liver Abscess After ERCP And Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy A Case Report
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, Soni Chousleb, Litong Du, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2013
Endoscopic Management with An Over-the scope-Clip (OTSC) Bear Claw Clip of a Late Leak after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, Soni Chousleb, Stephen Merola, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2013
Laparoscopic Fenestration of Multiple Liver Cysts
Alexander Ramirez, Joel Ricci, Benjamin Samstein, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2012
Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients >70 years old
Alexander Ramirez, Mayank Roy, Jesus E. Hidalgo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J. Rosenthal, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/1/2012
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a first step for rapid weight loss in morbidly obese patients requiring a second non-bariatric procedure
Jesus Hidalgo, Alexander Ramirez, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Obes Surg, 1/1/2012
Diaphragmatic Injury during Robotic Nephrectomy
Alexander Ramirez, Gerald J Wang, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2012
Retrogastric Hernia: An Unusual Cause Of Intestinal Obstruction
Alexander Ramirez, Litong Du, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2012
Primary Colonic Type Adenocarcinoma of the Cecal Appendix: A Rare Cause Of Conversion In Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Alexander Ramirez, MD, Armando Castro, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2012
Femoral Hernia Sac Laparoscopy: A Case Report
Alexander Ramirez , Dan Ruiz, Alexander Kraev, Venkata R Kakarla, Howard Tiszenkel, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
Metastatic Signet Cell Gastric Cancer, An Unusual Presentation
Alexander Ramirez, Dan Ruiz, Venkata R Kakarla, Alexander Kraev,Stephen Merola, Litong Du, James Turner, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
Laparoscopic Resection of a Presacral Schwannoma
Alexander Ramirez, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal Cleveland Clinic Florida, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2010
Chyloperitoneum after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB)
Jesus E Hidalgo, Alexander Ramirez, Sheetal Patel, Emeka Acholonu, Jeremy Eckstein, Wasef Abu-Jaish, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal, Obesity Surgery, 1/1/2010
Surgical Management of Chronic Abdominal Pain After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Jeremy Eckstein, Sheetal Patel, Emeka Acholonu, Wasef Abu-Jaish, Alexander Ramirez, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal Cleveland Clinic Florida, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2010
Continuous positive airway pressure in immediate postoperative period after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: is it safe?
Ramirez Alexander.,Lalor P.F., Szomstein S., Rosenthal R.J., Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/1/2009
Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients over 70 years of age
Alexander Ramirez, Jesus E. Hidalgo, Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, Sheetal Patel, Emeka Acholonu, Wasef Abu-Jaish, Briseyra Fong, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2009
Small bowel complications after malabsorptive procedures: internal hernias, obstructions, and intussusceptions
Jesus Hidalgo, Alexander Ramirez, Raul Rosenthal, Samuel Szomstein, Bariatric Times, 1/1/2009
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a first step for a second non-bariatric procedure
Jesus E Hidalgo, Alexander Ramirez, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2009
Diagnosis and treatment of megaesophagus after adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity
Enrique Arias, Marin Radulescu, Rieke Stiegeler, J.P. Singh, Pedro Martinez, Alexander Ramirez, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J. Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2009
Reasons and outcomes of surgical revision of gastrojejunal anastomotic complication
Alexander Ramirez, Jesus Hidalgo, Jeremy Eckstein, Sheetal Patel, Emeka Acholonu, Wasef Abu-Jaish, Briseyra Fong, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2009
Prevalence and severity of smoking in a morbidly obese population in a bariatric clinic
Briseyra Fong, Cynthia Alexander, Raul Rosenthal, Alexander Ramirez, Al Garcia, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2009
Safety and early outcomes of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in morbidly obese adolescents
Jesus E Hidalgo, Alexander Ramirez, Sheetal Patel, Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, Emeka Acholonu, Wasef Abu-Jaish, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2009
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the immediate postoperative period after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Is it safe?
Alexander Ramirez, Peter F. Lalor, Samuel Szomstein , Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2008
Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with BMI less than 35 kg/m2
Patricio Fajnwaks, Alexander Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Enrique Arias, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2008
Management of megaesophagus after gastric banding for morbid obesity
Enrique Arias, Pedro Martinez, Alexander Ramirez, Marin Radulescu, Samuel Szomstein , Raul Rosenthal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1/1/2008
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