Biographical Sketch
Juan J. Nogueras, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is Chief Medical Officer at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, and has been Chairman of the Division of Surgery since 2000. He has been on Staff as a Colorectal Surgeon since 1991. Dr. Nogueras' treatment interests include colon and rectal cancer, inherited colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, fecal incontinence, benign anorectal diseases and colonoscopy. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Nogueras was appointed Chief Medical Officer in 2008.
Dr. Nogueras received his undergraduate education at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Professional Highlights
President, South Florida Chapter of American College of Surgeons
Specialty Interests
benign anorectal disease, colon and rectal cancer, Crohn's Disease, laparoscopic colon resection, Ulcerative Colitis
Innovations & Patents
Principal investigator for the artificial bowel sphincter in Cleveland Clinic Florida. This device has helped many patients with severe fecal incontinence.
Industry Relationships
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the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop
medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent
trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses
payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and
consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity,
royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. The Cleveland Clinic requires its doctors
to approve the public disclosures of their scientific
collaborations with industry. As of 2/22/2010 the review
process regarding Dr. Nogueras’s disclosure had not been
completed. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor
about any of the relationships and how the relationships are
overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry
and innovation management, go to our
Integrity in Innovation page.
