Ivan Puente MD, FACS

Dr. Ivan Puente has been the Medical Director for Trauma Services at two Level 1 Facilities, Delray Medical Center since 1994 and Broward Health Medical Center since 1995, in south Florida. Dr. Puente graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed his General and Vascular Surgery Residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1992. Following residency, he completed fellowships in Surgical Critical Care (1993) and Trauma Surgery (1994) also at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Puente holds dual faculty appointments as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Wertheim College of Medicine of Florida International University and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine of Florida Atlantic University. He serves as the Site Director for the Larkin General Surgery Residency program at Delray Medical Center and the Mount Sinai General Surgery Residency program at Broward Health Medical Center.

He has been actively involved in surgical research throughout his career and has authored or co-authored a large number of publications. He has completed multiple funded projects in the field of trauma care. Recognized as a regional and national leader in Trauma Quality Improvement, Dr. Puente serves in multiple process improvement committees including as Chair of the Broward County Trauma Quality Improvement Committee. In addition to Trauma and Critical Care, Dr. Puente’s other areas of interest include Endocrine, Hernia, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.