Bio
Dr. Victor Ortiz earned his medical degree at the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He perfected his skills in minimally invasive hip preservation procedures, including the direct anterior approach and hip arthroscopy, during his orthopaedic surgery hip preservation fellowship at the American Hip Institute in Westmont, IL. He also completed a fellowship in orthopaedic surgery sports medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago, IL. Dr. Ortiz is specially trained to perform Mako robotic-assisted hip surgery. He is the author of numerous publications in the medical literature in the field of hip preservation surgery. He has given numerous lectures and presentations to fellow orthopaedic surgeons throughout the world.
Education
American Hip Institute - Fellowship
Westmont, IL
2016 - 2017
Orthopaedic Surgery Hip Preservation Fellowship
University of Illinois at Chicago, Center for Athletic Medicine - Fellowship
Chicago, IL
2015 - 2016
Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - Residency
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010 - 2015
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - Residency
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009 - 2010
General Surgery Residency, Preliminary Year
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine - Medical Education
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
2009
MD
University of Puerto Rico - Pre-Professional Education
Rio Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico
2005
Bachelor in General Sciences