Jorge Huaco Cateriano, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS
Chief of Bariatric & General Surgery
Specialties:
Surgery / Surgery - Bariatric / Surgery - General / Weight Loss & ManagementBook Appointment
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About Jorge Huaco Cateriano
Dr. Huaco is a board-certified surgeon and earned his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín in Arequipa, Peru.
Dr. Huaco completed his fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. He completed his residency in pediatric surgery at Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal – Instituto de Salud del Niño, Lima, Peru, followed by his fellowship in pediatric surgery at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital and residencies in general surgery at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital and at the Swedish Medical Center, First Hill, in Seattle. While working on research at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Dr. Huaco earned a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of Washington.
Dr. Huaco was named “Intern of the Year” for 2007-2008 while at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is fluent in Spanish.
Jorge speaks Spanish