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Luis Suarez Rodriguez, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)

Appointments

General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Primary

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Assistant Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)

Biography

Luis Suarez Rodriguez, MD, is a general surgeon with training in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. He earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2012, completed his general surgery residency at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus in 2017, and then pursued fellowship training in surgical critical care at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN, completed in 2019. He currently is part of the Yale School of Medicine at Bridgeport Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of surgery and focuses on improving surgical outcomes and advancing trauma care. Among his clinical interests are general surgery related illnesses such as hernias, gallbladder disease, appendix, soft tissue mass, bowel obstruction, urgent surgical emergencies and traumatic injuries, and his academic has focused on surgical outcomes for elderly patients and trauma patients.

Last Updated on April 19, 2026.

Appointments

  • General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

    Assistant Professor
    Primary

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Education & Training

Fellowship
Vanderbilt University (2019)
Residency
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (2017)
MD
University of Puerto Rico (2012)

Research

Publications

2025

2024

2023

Clinical Care

Overview

Luis Suarez Rodriguez, MD, is a surgeon who specializes in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. He focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions that require surgical intervention, including traumatic injuries and urgent surgical emergencies.

As an assistant professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Suarez Rodriguez’s research emphasizes improving surgical outcomes and advancing trauma care practices.

Dr. Suarez Rodriguez received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico.

Clinical Specialties

Surgery

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Board Certifications

  • Surgery General

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2018

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