Jorge L. Rincon, MD FACS

Dr. Jorge L. Rincon is Board Certified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and an active Member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). He has been involved in over 2000 weight loss surgery procedures since 1996 and has been the primary surgeon in over 500 weight loss surgeries. This includes Gastric Bypass and Lap Gastric Bands with excellent outcomes, which are: No deaths, No Leaks, post operative complications less than 3%.

Professional Experience

• Experience in open, laparoscopic gastric bypass, Lap Gastric Band and revision of prior weight loss procedures that have failed. Trained and certified by INAMED to place Lap Gastric Band Over 200 Lap Gastric Band placed. Over 400 primary open and laparoscopic gastric bypass 0 leak, 0 death, less that 3% complication, average LOS 3 days (revisions excluded)
  
  
• Lead Surgeon and Medical Director. San Antonio Weight Loss Center San Antonio, TX Aug 2006 to present
  
  
• Lead Surgeon, Medical Director, co-founder and developer of the Bariatric Surgery Program at Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas Nov 2003 to Jul 2006
  
  
• Private Practice. Bariatric and General Surgery. The WISH Center San Antonio, Texas Nov 2003 to Jul 2006
  
  
• Private Practice. Bariatric and General Surgery. The WISH Center Renton, WA Aug 2003 to Feb 2004
  
  
• Private Practice. Bariatric and General Surgery. The WISH Center Downers Grove, Illinois Mar 2003 to Aug 2003

Education and Training

• Lap Gastric Band practice workshop. Tijuana, Mexico Dr. Ariel Ortiz July 2005, Sep 2005 and Jan 2006
  
  
• Proctoring- Minifellowship in Bariatric Surgery. The WISH Center. Downers Grove, IL Mar to Aug 2003
  
  
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship. Montefiore Medical Center. "Albert Einstein College of Medicine". Bronx, NY Jul 2002-Feb 2003
  
  
• General Surgery Residency Training Program. Hospital of Saint Raphael, a major teaching affiliate of "Yale University School of Medicine". New Haven, CT Jun 1997-Jun 2002
  
  
• Transitional Year Program, Medicine (PGY-1), Jun 1996 - Jun 1997. Hospital of Saint Raphael, a major teaching affiliate of "Yale University School of Medicine". New Haven, CT USA
  
  
• General Surgery Residency Program. 1st Year Resident. Hospital "Antonio Maria Pineda". Universidad Centro-Occidental "Lisandro Alvarado" Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, Venezuela. Jan to June 1996
  
  
• Internship "Clínica Santa Sofía" (Private Clinic and Hospital). Dec. 1994 to Dec. 1995. Caracas, Venezuela
  
  
• Thoracic Surgery Assistant. "Clínica La Floresta" (Private Clinic and Hospital), Dec 1993 to Dec 1994. Caracas, Venezuela
  
  
• Rural Area Service. Director Ambulatory Care Center "Marapa". (One year required in rural area service to the Venezuelan Ministry of health). Nov. 30, 1992 to Dec. 14, 1993. Marapa, Catia La Mar, DF. Venezuela
  
  
• M.D. "Central University of Venezuela", "José M. Vargas". Medical School. Feb 1985-Aug.1992. Caracas, Venezuela
  
  
• B.S. "Liceo Los Arcos" Oct 1979-Jul 1984. Caracas, Venezuela

Honors/Awards Medical School

• "Joven" Award MAHPA (Mexican American Hispanic Physician Association) Feb 2007
• Honors in Biology class, March 1986
• Honors in Legal Medicine class, June 1991

Personal

• Active Member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS)
• Board Certified of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Citizenship: US Citizen
• Marital status: Married
• Date & Place of Birth: Feb. 24th, 1966. Philadelphia, PA USA
• Bi-lingual: English and Spanish (fluent written and spoken)

Publications

• "Intracranial Approach to Suprasellar Rathke's Cleft Cyst" Skull Base Surgery 1999:Vol 9:1:71-73
  
  
• "Boerthaave's Syndrome". Presentation of two cases. Revista Venezolana de Cirugía 1994:47:2:87-94

Presentations

• "The Geriatric Cervical Spine: Can Clinical Findings Reliably Identify Who Needs Imaging". CT Chapter-ABS, Waterbury, CT Nov. 2001
  
  
• "Intrasellar Pituitary Gangliocytoma presenting as Amenorrhea" Chicago, IL USA May. 1999
  
  
• "Carotid Endarterectomy: Predictors of Outcome And the Need for ICU observation". CT Chapter-ABS, Cromwell, CT USA Dec. 1998
  
  
• "Intracranial Approach to Suprasellar Rathke's Cleft Cyst" Cancún, Mexico. Jan. 1998 & Kamuela, Hawaii. USA Feb. 1998
  
  
• "A systematic Approach to the Management of Hepatic Artery Aneurysms" Hartford, CT USA Jan. 1998
  
  
• "Boerhaave's Syndrome". Presentation of two cases. Maracaibo, Venezuela. Mar. 1993
  
  
• "Pulmonary Metastasis of Osteosarcoma. Surgical Management". Valencia, Venezuela. Jun. 1992
  
  
• "Primary Sternal Tumors". Valencia, Venezuela. Jun. 1992
  
  
• "Negligence, Unskilfulness and Imprudence in Medical Practice". Caracas, Venezuela. Jun. 1991
  
  
• "Carcinoma of the Cervix". Caracas, Venezuela. Mar. 1986