My bio
Ruchir Puri, M.D., M.S., FACS, is a University of Florida Associate Professor of surgery and a board-certified surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville. He also serves as Program Director for the General Surgery Residency. Dr. Puri specializes in minimally invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) disease, hiatal hernias and other foregut disorders. He received his medical degree from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College in Kanpur, India. He completed his surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, as well as a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida.
Board certifications
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General Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Education
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Minimally Invasive and GI Surgery Fellowship
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, 2014
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Surgery Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center, 2013
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Master of Surgery (MS)
Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, 2005
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, 2000
My areas of focus
Specialties
Additional languages
- Urdu
- Hindi
Gender
Male
Positions
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Associate Professor
University of Florida, 2022 - Current
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Associate Program Director
General Surgery Residency, 2019 - 2023
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Program Director
General Surgery Residency, 2023 - Current
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Associate Program Director Complex GI Surgery fellowship
University of Florida, 2017 - 2023
Accomplishments
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Exemplary Teacher
University of Florida, 2022-2023
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Exemplary Teacher
University of Florida, 2021-2022