Jorge Echenique

Medical societies

Dr. Echenique is a member of several medical societies including the American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Surgeons (ACS), Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Florida Urology Society, American Fertility Society, Dade County Medical Association (DCMA), Florida Medical Association (FMA), the American Urological Association (AUA), and the Cuban Medical Association. He is a past Secretary-Treasurer (1992-1993) and past President (1994-1995) of the Greater Miami Urological Society. Jorge Echenique, MD also proudly served on the Board of Directors of the Cuban Medical Association from 1992-1995.

Dr. Jorge Echenique has served on the Member Governing Board for the Bayside Ambulatory Surgical Center, Mercy Hospital since 2001 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of Bayside Ambulatory Surgical Center. Dr. Echenique’s prior positions and appointments include Treasurer, Medical Staff for the Mercy Hospital (1994-1995), Member at Large for the Mercy Hospital Executive Medical Committee (1995- 1997), President-elect, Medical Staff for Mercy Hospital (1998-1999), President of the Medical Staff for Mercy Hospital (1999-2000), Member of the Board of Trustees for Mercy Hospital (1999-2000), Chief of Urology for Mercy Hospital (1998-2000), Treasurer for Urosouth, (Lithotripsy group) (1998-2004), Member of the Bayside Ambulatory Surgical Center (2004-2006) and Member of the Governing Board of the Urology Specialty Group (2004-2011).

Volunteer work

Active in his community, Dr. Jorge Echenique has served as a volunteer for the League Against Cancer since 1988, and for St John Bosco Clinic for Indigent care as well as Camillus House through Reach Out Miami since 1992. In addition, Dr. Echenique has served as a volunteer Urologist for the Institute for Latin American Concern in the Dominican Republic since 1988. He has also been a member of the Knights of MALTA, International Service Organization since 2002 and has served as a member of the Peacock Foundation Board since 2007. Currently, he also serves as Director of the Cuban Order of knights of MALTA Medical Order in ILIAC, Santiago, Dominican Republic. Dr. Echenique is also an active member of Epiphany Catholic Church where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister since 1995 and as a member of the Epiphany Church Nativity Committee since 2005. His other past community activities include serving as Secretary of the Mercy Hospital Foundation (1998-1999), member of the Board of the Mercy Hospital Foundation (1998-2007), Chairman of the Mercy Hospital Foundation Chairty Ball, 2002), and member of the Epiphany Church Building Committee (1999-2001).

Medical Missions

Dr. Jorge Echenique has been a member of and volunteer for the Cuban Chapter of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta since 2002. This chapter has been organizing biannual missions to the Dominican Republic for nearly 15 years. Each year this group sends medical personnel including physicians, dentists, nurses and pharmacists to Santiago, Dominican Republic. In addition to medical care and consultation, the group brings medications, medical supplies, toys, and clothing for the people of Santiago. Within Santiago, they work with the ILAC – Institute for Latin American Concern which is a program that began in 1973. The leaders of the program in the Dominican Republic are known as Cooperadores de Salud and assist with screening and working with all of the 160 campos or villages that the group works with. ILAC Center endorses training of leaders in the villages in order to ensure that they are meeting basic healthcare needs. These leaders then work as a liaison between the village the ILAC.

The ILAC Center near Santiago has facilities including a chapel, dormitories, a dining hall and offices as well as patient waiting rooms, consultation offices, surgical suites and pre and post operation areas. The Center also includes a pharmacy, storage, and dental suites. The Cooperadores de Salud also assist with helping to organize travel from the camps to the ILAC Center where they can receive care. This allows for the mission volunteers to see more patients during their time in the Dominican Republic, allowing them to see over 1000 patients each time they go. Jorge Echenique has been attending these missions for many years and has co-lead several of the missions and is appreciative of the opportunity to provide care to the villagers throughout the Dominican Republic.

Awards

Jorge Echenique, MD has received numerous awards including the Phi Kappa Theta Scholastic Achievement Award (1977, 1978), Emory University Section of Urology Campbell’s Club Award for Excellence in Clinical and Scholastic achievement, (1984-1985, 1986-1987, 1987-1988), Joseph Pignatelli, S.J. Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences (1987), and the Reach Out Miami, Award of Dedication and Commitment in Caring for Miami’s Poor (1996). In 1998, Dr. Echenique was listed as one of Miami’s Best Physicians (Urologists) in Metro Miami Magazine. In 2001, he received the Physician Recognition Award from the Mercy Nursing Administration, 2001 and in 2003 he received the Appreciation Award Medical Clinic Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso in Quito, Ecuador. Dr. Echenique was honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the Miami Dade County Health Department in June 2006 and received the Knights of MALTA Service Award in 2010.

Publications

In addition, Jorge Echenique, MD has several publications in peer reviewed journals:

Hospital privileges

Jorge Echenique has hospital privileges at Mercy Hospital, Bayside Ambulatory Center, and Doctors Hospital.