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Office
2800 E Commercial Blvd
Ste 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308Phone+1 954-491-0900Fax+1 954-491-1306
Summary
- Dr. Ivan Puente is a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Broward Health Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Broward Health North, Broward Health Imperial Point, and Delray Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in endocrine surgery and trauma and surgical critical care.
Education & Training
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1993 - 1994
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1992 - 1993
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1989 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
- American Board of Surgery Added Qualifications Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Are geriatric transfer patients with traumatic brain injury at risk for worse outcomes compared to non-geriatric? Propensity-matched study.Joanna Wycech Knight, Alexander A Fokin, Nicholas Menzione, Sarah R Rabinowitz, Sari A Viitaniemi
Brain Injury. 2024-07-02 - Pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients: A comparative study.Alexander A Fokin, Joanna Wycech Knight, Madison E Tharp, Kyler C Brinton, Phoebe K Gallagher
World Journal of Orthopedics. 2024-05-18 - Stop exsanguination by inflation: management of aorta-esophageal fistula bleeding.Kristina M Pagano, Alexander A Fokin, Michael Parra, Ivan Puente
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
- Broward Health First U.S. Hospital System Using Innovative VirtaMed Laparoscopic SimulatorJuly 29th, 2021
- Dr. Marc Siegel: The Florida Shootings Remind Us of How Medical Advances Save LivesFebruary 16th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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