Antonio Pavia Cabanillas, MD

Associate Professor

DR ANTONIO PAVIA CABANILLAS

Contact Info

  • antonio.pavia@upr.edu
  • Department of Surgery
    School of Medicine
    Medical Sciences Campus
    Office A-923
  • 787-763-2440

Education

  • BS: Pre-medical, West Virginia University, 1976
  • MD: Universidad Central del Caribe, 1980
  • Internship: Straight Surgery, Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing, NY, 1981
  • Residency: General Surgery, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 1985
  • Fellowship: Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, 1986

Personal Statement

I strive to provide my patients the best surgical care, with empathy and compassion. I have a special interest in the open repair of inguinal and abdominal wall hernias, particularly complex ones.

Positions and Honors

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

University of Puerto Rico General Surgery Residency, Admissions Committee Chairman

Hospital Metropolitano, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Medical Director, 2014- 2019

Puerto Rico Hospital Association, Medical Affairs Committee, 2013-2019, Chairman 2019

Cayetano Coll & Toste Hospital, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Medical Director, 2013-2014

American College of Surgeons, Board of Governors, Governor-at-Large, 2010-2016

Colegio de Medicos-Cirujanos de Puerto Rico, General Surgery Chapter, Secretary and Representative to the General Board of Secretaries, 2008-2009

Hospital Pavia Hato Rey Medical Faculty, President-elect 2005, President 2006-2007

Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, Department of Surgery, Chairman 2002—2017

Hospital Pavía Santurce, Department of Surgery, Secretary, 1995-2001, Chairman, 2002 -2004

American College of Surgeons, Puerto Rico Chapter, Program Committee Chairman 1991-1992, Treasurer 1993-1995, President-elect 1995, President 1996, Councilor 1997-2002, 2011-2016

Department of Surgery, San Juan Municipal Hospital, Vice-Chairman 1990-1994, Chairman 1995 – 2003