GENERAL SURGERY / LAPAROSCOPIC / VASCULA
Dr. Jorge Antonio Enríquez Díaz, was born on July 5, 1958 in Mexico City, Federal District. He attended his elementary, middle and high school in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mx.
1977 Starts his medical career at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana, Mx.
1982 Completes his medical career and concluded his internship at the Hospital Clinic 20 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security and his Social Service in the Rosarito health house through the secretary of health and assistance.
1982-1883 Begins his rotating residence at the General Hospital of Tijuana.
1984-1985 Is assigned to the Juarez Hospital in Mexico City through the Ministry of Health and Assistance (S.S.A.). In this program he is assigned to Gynecology and Obstetrics.
After the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, he was transferred to the city of Tijuana to begin his General Surgery residency at the General Hospital of Tijuana, Mx.
1985-1988 Completes his surgical residency at the General Hospital of Hermosillo, Sonora.
All these programs were sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Assistance.
During his residency at the General Hospital of Hermosillo, several rigorous examinations for medical specialties in the United States are prepared and approved.
1989 He is invited by Mount Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, in a surgery program of the famed John Hopkins Hospital. Here begins the second surgical residence in the United States.
1990 He transfers to the prestigious and coveted surgery program of the University of Illinois in Chicago “Cook County Hospital” and worked with world-renowned surgeons, such as Dr. Lloyd Nihus who was a valuable mentor.
1991 He is forced to leave Chicago because of the illness of one of his parents and agrees to be transferred to the University of California in San Diego.
1991 -1994 Finalizes his second residence of General Surgery as chief resident at Kern County Hospital associated with the University of California.
It is worth mentioning that during all the years of his residence within the States, he was under VISA J-1, and must returned to the city of Tijuana, Baja California as established by the status of his visa.
Due to his father’s illness, he is motivated to develop the first assisted living home for the care of disabled elderly patients (Casa Bugambilias), which lasted 16 years.
1995 He is invited by El Centro Regional Medical Center Hospital, in the city of Centro California, to be an assigned surgeon, where he also establishes his private practice, continuing his work with the local community until 1999. This invitation is sponsored by VISA H-1.
1999 He is invited to join one of the largest private surgeon groups in Kern County, Bakersfield, CA. (Loos, Tang, Rodríguez and Iraní). Here he solidifies his private practice where he acquires privileges in hospitals: Mercy Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Adventist Hospital, Heart Hospital, Delano Regional Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Enríquez is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, certified by the US Surgeon Bar with a surgeon’s license in California. He is also a member of the Laparoscopic Surgeons Society and member of the American society of doctors.
2007-2009 Head of the department of surgery at the Adventist Hospital.
2010-2013 Head of the surgery department at Good Samaritan Hospital.
2014-2016 Head of the surgery department at Heart Hospital.
2011 Created the program of “Surgery Without Medical Insurance” having identified the problems that the patient suffers without medical insurance in the complex bureaucratic system of health in the United States.
Dr. Enríquez finds that the only way to help the uninsured is to advocate directly for them, in all their health, economic and social needs; establishing a strategic alliance with the first hospital (San Joaquín Community Hospital), which opens its doors to this pilot program called “Surgery Without Medical Insurance”
Once the program and operating system of Surgery Without Medical Insurance has been established, a network of surgeons, specialists, laboratories, x-rays, etc. is formed, to be able to fulfill all the surgical needs of the patient without medical insurance, thus managing to reduce the costs considerably of the surgery, giving the opportunity to individuals without health insurance to access a health system without impacting the family economy and at the same time keeping the patient healthy, active and productive in their community.
Over time other hospitals took the example of helping their community and have joined the network of Surgery Without Medical Insurance; Mercy & Memorial Hospitals, Delano Regional Medical Center, Heart Hospital, PPSC and Bakersfield Specialist Surgery Center. All with the interest to promote health in their community.
To date, more than 5,500 patients have been treated, not only from California, but also from all parts of the United States. It should be noted that 84% of these patients without health insurance are of Mexican nationality.
Surgery Without Medical Insurance program is currently growing and continues to be in effect.
2015-2018 Member of the board of directors of CSF Medical Non-Profit Foundation 501 (c)(3) as medical director.
In recent years he has been a key component in Bakersfield, Ca to form groups of surgeons committed to covering the needs of guards of several local hospitals.
Recognitions:
2005 – 2006 Top Docs; Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
2012 Certificate of Appreciation; Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.
2013 Guardian Angel Award; Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation.
2014 Compassion Project; Community service award.
2015 Certificate of Recognition; The Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard for support in XV Anniversary of the National Health week conference.
2016 Certificate of Recognition; The Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard for support in XVI Anniversary of the National Health week conference.
2018 Humanitarian Individual; Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.
2019 Distinguished Mexican Recognition; Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior
