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Office
917 Ave Tito Castro Torre Medica san Lucas
Ste. 710
Ponce, PR 00716Phone+1 787-284-3333Fax+1 787-284-1722
Summary
- Dr. Gilberto Ruiz Deya is an urologist in Ponce, PR and is affiliated with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. He received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and surgical oncology and is experienced in urologic oncology, partial nephrectomy, minimally invasive urologic surgery, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, and laparoscopic nephrectomy.
Education & Training
- Tulane UniversityFellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2000 - 2001
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Urology, 1996 - 2000
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicineClass of 1994
- University of FloridaBachelor's, Microbiology and Cell Sciences, 1987 - 1989
- University of Puerto RicoNo Degree, Industrial Microbiology, 1985 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- PR State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ARCOM Medal Iraq War 2007 US Army, 2007
- • ARCOM Medal Enduring Iraqi Freedom 2005 US Army, 2005
- • Honorable Mention; Laparoscopic Boari Flab Video Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeon, 2002
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsLong-term durability of laparoscopic decortication of symptomatic renal cysts.Fatih Atug, Scott V. Burgess, Gilberto Ruiz-Deya, Freddy Mendes-Torres, Erik P. Castle
Urology. 2006-08-01 - 116 citationsOpen donor, laparoscopic donor and hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a comparison of outcomes.Gilberto Ruiz-Deya, Stephen Cheng, Erich Palmer, Raju Thomas, Douglas P. Slakey
The Journal of Urology. 2001-10-01 - 44 citationsOUTPATIENT RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: IMPACT OF STANDARD PERINEAL APPROACH ON PATIENT OUTCOMEGilberto Ruiz-Deya, Rodney Davis, Sudesh Srivastav, Alphaeus M. Wise, Raju Thomas
The Journal of Urology. 2001-08-01
Journal Articles
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Technique and ResultsRuiz-Deya G, Galenus, 1/1/2012
- Cancer de Prostata: Y Ahora Que?Ruiz-Deya G, Periodico La Perla, 1/1/2009
- Cancer de Prostata: Comun y DetectableRuiz-Deya G, Salud al Dia, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Urologic Laparoscopy in the Morbidly Obese Patient.Ruiz-Deya G, Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association, Aruba, 1/24/2004
- Direct Vision Retrogade Endopyelotomy for Pediatric Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: The Tulane Experience.Ruiz-Deya G, Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association, Naples, FL, 1/27/2002
- Direct Vision Retrogade Endopyelotomy for Pediatric Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: The Tulane Experience.Ruiz-Deya G, Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Orlando, FL, 1/25/2002
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Lectures
- Laparoscopy in the Era of Robotics Surgery.San Francisco, CA - 1/6/2017
- A Role for Laparoscopy in the age of Robotics.Nashville, TN - 1/24/2016
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Role for 3D telescope.San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1/4/2016
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Other
- Testicular Cancer & Screening.Ruiz-Deya G; James Norman, M.D. (ed), Your Doctor.Com
- Testicular Torsion.Ruiz-Deya G; James Norman, M.D. (ed), Your Doctor.Com
- Testicular Trauma.Ruiz-Deya G; James Norman, M.D. (ed), Your Doctor.Com
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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