Dr. Abel Bello, MD

Expert Publications

• Immunologic tolerability profile of celecoxib.
• Cyclooxygenase-2--specific inhibitors and cardiorenal function: a randomized, controlled trial of celecoxib and rofecoxib in older hypertensive osteoarthritis patients.
• COX-2 specific inhibitors in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study.
• Comparison of synovial fluid cartilage marker concentrations and chondral damage assessed arthroscopically in acute knee injury.

Media Releases

Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Abel E. Bello, who serves patients in Plantation, Florida.

Dr. Bello is a board certified general surgeon who specializes in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery techniques. He is currently affiliated with MIB Surgery in Plantation, Florida. “AT MIB Surgery, we are a practice committed to providing you with the best and most compassionate care for your health care needs. We will treat you the same way we would want our loved ones to be treated. Our compromise is to improve your quality of life, alleviate suffering and expedite your return to normal activities safely. We offer a wide variety of services, including bariatric and weight loss surgery, acid reflux treatment, and minimally invasive surgery. Our talented team of doctors are here to help you make the best decisions for your health and get you on the track to happiness!” as stated on the practice’s website. 

Dr. Bello earned his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He then went on to complete his internship and to serve as a Primary Care Physician and the Director of the Primary Care Unit for the D.R.’s Department of Public Health and Social Assistance. He completed his residency in general surgery at St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and Northside Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio.  Motivated by the latest surgical advances in surgery, he enrolled in a surgical fellowship in advanced minimally-invasive surgery / bariatric surgery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, before taking on a position with Broward Surgical Specialists in Tamarac, Florida as a general surgeon.

Dr. Bello has spent many years working as a medical instructor and consultant. He has also published articles and spoken at conferences regarding his extensive research in the areas of minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery procedures. Dr. Bello serves on national committees at prestigious professional surgery organizations in the United States. He is also actively involved in academic surgery and research where he is constantly evolving along with the surgery field in order to offer patients the best available treatments.

Dr. Bello is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Dr. Bello is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Hernia Society, and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. 

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

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