BayCare Medical Group Welcomes Cynthia Reyes, M.D. FACS, FAAP

Tampa, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2019) – Cynthia Reyes, M.D., FACS, FAAP, has joined BayCare Medical Group at 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL.  She is board certified in general and pediatric surgery.  

Dr. Reyes received her Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She continued her medical education by completing a surgery residency at Columbia University in New York, NY, and then completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.  She is the first Hispanic woman formally trained in pediatric surgery in the U.S.

With more than 28 years of pediatric surgical experience, Dr. Reyes also has published research on neonatal and pediatric surgery, quality and patient safety, and clinical documentation improvement.  In addition, she has served as a professor of surgery at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Dr. Reyes’ primary life pursuit is to help people in need. As an experienced pediatric surgeon, she contributes to the development of cutting-edge, pediatric surgical programs that provide high-quality, high-value surgical practices for her patients. Additionally, she is certified in advanced trauma life support, pediatric advanced life support and basic life support. 

Dr. Reyes is past president of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons and a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and Florida Association of Pediatric Surgeons.  She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well.  Dr. Reyes is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital.

She is fluent in Spanish and is accepting new patients newborn to age 18.  To make an appointment, call (813) 554-8384.  Learn more at BayCareMedicalGroup.org.

About BayCare Medical Group
BayCare Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty physician group in the greater Tampa Bay area, with more than 600 providers and 46 specialties in over 190 outpatient locations throughout the west gulf coast of Tampa Bay and Central Florida. BayCare Medical Group was formed in 2014 with the merging of four BayCare affiliated medical groups in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. In 2016, the medical group expanded into Polk County adding additional primary care and specialty physician practices. For more information, visit BayCareMedicalGroup.org. 

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 15 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit www.BayCare.org.