Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, MD

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Locations

Memorial Division of General Surgery

4651 Sheridan Street
Suite 350
Hollywood, FL 33021

954-276-8559

954-966-9762

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Memorial Division of General Surgery

2301 N. University Drive
Suite 103
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

954-276-1400

954-322-8115

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About Me

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.

Languages

  • Hebrew
  • Spanish

Areas of Focus

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

Education

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

Awards, Achievements, and More

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

Awards and Recognitions

SRC Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery seal

Memorial Hospital Pembroke Center of Excellence | Hernia Surgery

SRC Surgeon of Excellence in Hernia Surgery seal

Surgeon of Excellence | Hernia Surgery | Drs. Brett Cohen, Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, and Joseph Melendez-Davidson

Travelle Reclaims Life After Weight-Loss Surgery

Travelle Reclaims Life After Weight-Loss Surgery

See how much weight Travelle lost and how his mobility and activity dramatically increased after weight-loss surgery.
Memorial Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Program

Memorial Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Program

Brett Cohen, MD, Chief of the Memorial Bariatric Weight-Loss Program, and surgeons with our program explain the basic information they need you to know about weight-loss surgery at Memorial. They discuss the benefits of our process and procedures, and several of our patients who are living happily after surgery share their experiences.