Dr. Rupa Seetharamaiah is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon specializing in weight-loss surgery and minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic procedures.
Seetharamaiah is actively involved in undergraduate and graduate medical education through her roles at FIU Medicine, FIU/Baptist Health Residency Programs, and Baptist Health South Florida.
Her research focuses on general and bariatric surgery, and she has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented her work at national and international conferences.
Research Interests
- Quality Improvement
- Bariatric Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Robotic Surgery
- Wellness
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Honors & Awards
- Excellence in Clinical Teaching in Surgery Award, FIU Medicine, 2025
- Family Medicine Residency - Patient Advocacy Award, Baptist Health West Kendall Baptist Hospital, 2025
Committees & Professional Organization
- Cureus Journal peer reviewer
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- ACS Surgeon Well-Being Advocacy Subgroup
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Association of Program Directors in Surgery
- American Medical Association
- Florida State Medical Association
- The James D. Hardy Society
Education
- Fellowship, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL 2011
- Fellowship, Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Science Center, Memphis, TN
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 2009
- Internship, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
- MBBS, Medicine, Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India 1998
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery