Associate Medical Director, Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Jeremy Gallego Eckstein received his medical degree from the Lius Razzeti School of Medicine in Venezuela, before completing his general surgery residencies at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center in New York.

After completing his training in general surgery, he spent another year studying minimally invasive bariatric surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, where he learned the latest techniques in laparoscopic weight management surgery. Dr. Eckstein is board certified in general surgery, and his procedures include bariatric and hernia surgery.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Hebrew
• Spanish

• Bariatric Surgery
• Hernia Surgery
• Anti-Reflux (GERD)

Education

Universidad Central De Venezuela, 2001

Residency

Maimonides Medical Center, 2008, Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital Center, 2004, Surgery

Fellowships

Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2009, Bariatric Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery

Publications

Professional Organizations

• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Awards

• Surgeon of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022
• Master Surgeon in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022