HIALEAH, FL  -- Hialeah Hospital, a 360-bed acute care hospital within Tenet’s Miami/Dade hospital network, has recently welcomed Dr. Roger Pons, MD, FACS, FASCRS, to its Medical Staff.   

Dr. Pons will be performing Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) or minimally invasive procedures for the removal of rectal tumors and early stages of rectal cancers at Hialeah Hospital. 

The TEM procedures offer patients a minimally invasive option with no abdominal incisions, less pain and shorter hospital stays. 

Most recently, Dr. Pons was an attending surgeon at the United Hospital Center in West Virginia, where he was one of only two board certified colon and rectal surgeons in the state.  Prior to his work in West Virginia, Dr. Pons was a general surgery resident at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Ponce Regional Hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico and at the Good Samaritan Hospital, also in Cincinnati, before accepting the position of attending surgeon at Broward Surgical Associates in Plantation, Florida.

Additionally, Dr Pons is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).  He is a fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. 

Dr. Pons received his M.D. from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. 

“We’re pleased to have Dr. Pons joining our surgical team at Hialeah Hospital,” said Ralph Aleman, CEO.  “We strive to continue to attract outstanding talent such as Dr. Pons to Hialeah Hospital and our community.”

About Hialeah Hospital

Hialeah Hospital, part of Tenet’s Florida region, is a 378-bed acute care hospital located at 651 East 25th Street in Hialeah. 

The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of central to north Miami-Dade County since 1951.  Hialeah Hospital offers a broad range of health care services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, laboratory, a surgical weight loss program that has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, a sleep disorders program, and a complement of imaging services. 

Hialeah Hospital has earned a five-star rating and is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care by HealthGrades, a health care quality ratings company. 

Hialeah Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.