Dan Ruiz, MD

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Get to know Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Daniel Ruiz, who serves patients in Homestead, Florida.

As a board-certified colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ruiz specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions affecting the lower digestive tract including the colon, rectum, and anus. He performs elective surgery, surgical critical care, and trauma treatment. 

Highly proficient in a wide range of general surgery, upper digestive tract, and advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures, including laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery, he can be found on staff at Homestead Hospital in Florida, which is a part of the Baptist Health South Florida network. 

Alongside his clinical role, he serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, which is the medical school of Florida International University in Miami.

On the subject of his educational background, Dr. Ruiz earned his medical degree from Santa Casa De Misericordia de Sao Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. He completed a residency in general surgery at New York Hospital Queens, Weill Cornell Medical School in Flushing, New York. His postdoctoral training includes clinical and research fellowships in colorectal surgery at Sirio Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil; St Mark’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York; and Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida. 

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), he is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. 

With an unwavering commitment to his specialty, the doctor is board-certified through the American Board of Surgery, an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Furthermore, he is board-certified through the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties that issues certificates for practitioners of colorectal surgery.

Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but this term is now used infrequently within medicine and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular. Colorectal surgeons specialize in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of patients with colorectal disorders. They have comprehensive knowledge about general surgery and in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. 

Among his various achievements, Dr. Ruiz has authored numerous peer-reviewed research publications on surgical techniques and has published more than 40 abstracts in medical journals and several book chapters. He also has given nearly 60 oral and poster presentations at national and international surgical conferences.

In addition to English, he speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

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