Nestor de laF. De La CruzCruz-MunozMD

General Surgery • Doral, FL

Bariatric Surgery

Professor of Clinical Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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Office
3650 Nw 82nd Ave
Suite 302
Doral, FL 33166
Phone+1 305-689-1910

Fax+1 305-689-1918

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1999
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1996 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Bariatric Specialty Excellence award HealthGrades, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

ESSENTIAL Trial™ Sham Cross-over Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 05
Completed
Not Applicable
ENDObesity® II Study: TransPyloric Shuttle® System for Weight Loss Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

44 citations
Effect of ethnicity on weight loss after bariatric surgery.
Zhamak Khorgami, Kristopher L. Arheart, Chi Zhang, Sarah E. Messiah, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz
Obesity Surgery. 2015-05-01
22 citations
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is an effective bridge to kidney transplantation: Results from a single center.
Ian A. Thomas, Jeffrey J. Gaynor, Tameka Joseph, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Junichiro Sageshima
Clinical Transplantation. 2018-04-10
51 citations
Use of Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database (BOLD) to Study Variability in Patient Success After Bariatric Surgery
Stephen C. Benoit, Tina D. Hunter, Diane M. Francis, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz
Obesity Surgery. 2014-02-26

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Other Languages

Spanish