Dr. Jacob Tangir is a board-certified gynecological oncologist. He earned his medical degree at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. He completed a research fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, as well as a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Tangir also trained in minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancer at l’Université Laval, L’Hotel-Dieu in Quebec.

Dr. Tangir is a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Nova Southeastern University, where he teaches residents and medical students. As a specialist in gynecologic cancer, he has written several articles and book chapters and has presented at national and international meetings.

Dr. Tangir is one of the first surgeons in South Florida to use robotic gynecologic surgery to treat benign and malignant gynecologic cancers.

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Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Hebrew
• Spanish

Education

Universidad Central De Venezuela, 1992, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency

Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2001, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellowships

Brigham And Women's Hospital, 1996, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hospital Of St Raphael, 1997, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2004, Gynecologic Oncology

Certifications

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Gynecologic Oncology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Obstetrics and Gynecology

Awards

Awards and honors
Jose Asis Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Presidential Award, Society of Gynecologic Investigation, 2003
Wyeth Award for Best Chief Resident, 2001
Irving Friedman Award for Clinical Excellence, 2001
Clinical Poster Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2000
Outstanding PGY-1 Resident, 1996-1997
Rafael Rangel Award, 1991

Professional organizations
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maimonides Society

Presentations
“Robotic Debulking of Malignant Pelvic Lymph Nodes in Cervical Cancer,” Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2010
“New Techniques in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery for Patients with Gynecologic Cancer,” Memorial Healthcare System, 2008
“Robotic Surgery in Gynecology,” Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics 24th Annual Congress, 2008
“Laparoscopy in the Management of Cervical Cancer,” Venezuelan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics 24th Annual Congress, 2008
“Laparoscopy in the Management of Cervical Cancer,” SOLCA Institute of Cancer, 2008
Live Demonstration of Laparoscopic Surgery, SOLCA Institute of Cancer, 2008