Dr. Alejandro Betancourt, MD, FACS
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
100 Woods Rd Taylor Pavilion, Dep Valhalla NY, 10595About
Dr. Alejandro Betancourt is a general surgeon practicing in Valhalla, NY. Dr. Betancourt specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Betancourt provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) Facultad de Medicina 2002
Board Certification
surgical critical care
American Board of Surgery
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pain
- Gallstones
- Pain
Fellowships
- Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College surgical critical care
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Get to know Dr. Alejandro Betancourt, a trauma surgeon who has been serving patients in Bay Shore, New York.
Dr. Betancourt is a trauma and general surgeon serving patients in bay Shore, New York, and the surrounding communities.
Dr. Betancourt practices at Northwell’s South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York. South Shore University Hospital is a 317-bed academic hospital, that has become the regional tertiary destination for high-quality care on Suffolk County’s south shore.
Dr. Betancourt received his Doctor of Medicine from Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medicina in Merida, Venezuela in 2002. He went on to complete a General Surgery residency at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, affiliated to Yale University in New Haven, CT in 2012. In 2014 he completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY.
Dr. Betancourt is board certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) in both general surgery and surgical critical care. The ABS is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery. Surgeons certified by the ABS, known as diplomats, have completed at least 5 years of residency training following medical school, met all ABS training requirements, and successfully completed the ABS examination process.
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