Dr. Carlos Miguel Herrera Santos

Dr. Carlos Miguel Herrera Santos is an orthopedic surgeon with 17 years of experience practicing at Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), one of the Dominican Republic's leading private hospitals. He is recognised across the country for his expertise in joint replacement surgery, arthroscopic procedures, and sports medicine. Dr. Herrera Santos has performed hundreds of knee and hip arthroplasties and is experienced in minimally invasive arthroscopic approaches for meniscal, ligamentous, and rotator cuff pathologies. He is a member of Sociedad Dominicana de Ortopedia y Traumatología and is bilingual in Spanish and English, enabling communication with the Dominican Republic's significant international patient community.

Dr. Herrera Santos completed his MD in the Dominican Republic and specialist training in orthopedic surgery, including additional training in joint replacement techniques and sports medicine. He has attended the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting and completed postgraduate surgical courses in arthroscopic surgery and total joint arthroplasty through North American and Latin American surgical education programmes. He maintains membership in SDOT and participates in regional orthopedic conferences.

Dr. Herrera Santos performs total knee and hip replacements, including revision arthroplasty for failed primary replacements. His sports medicine expertise includes arthroscopic knee surgery (ACL reconstruction, meniscal repair, cartilage restoration), shoulder arthroscopy, and rotator cuff repair. He is experienced in spine surgery including lumbar discectomy and spinal fusion for disc herniation and degenerative spine disease. He also manages complex fracture fixation with internal fixation devices. His practice uses modern implant systems and evidence-based surgical protocols.

HOMS Santiago is well equipped for international patients and has experience with medical tourists from the United States, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean nations who travel to the Dominican Republic for cost-effective orthopedic surgery. Dr. Herrera Santos consults in Spanish and English and offers pre-operative video consultation for international patients planning joint replacement or sports medicine surgery. The hospital provides comprehensive support including bilingual care navigation and post-operative physiotherapy coordination.

Dr. Herrera Santos has been recognised by the Sociedad Dominicana de Ortopedia y Traumatología for his contributions to orthopedic surgery standards in the Dominican Republic. HOMS has commended him for his high surgical volume in joint replacement and his commitment to quality outcomes. He is regarded as one of the leading joint replacement surgeons in the Dominican Republic and serves as a mentor for orthopedic surgery residents at affiliated training programmes.