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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 1994

Jeffrey Milton East, MB BS FACS

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Mixed Academic/Private

General Surgery

The Montego Bay Hospital

Mount Salem Main Road

Montego Bay

Jamaica

Contact Information

Biography

Consultant in General Surgery since 1987. Retired from Cornwall Regional Hospital as Consultant in General Surgery and Chief of Surgery in 2016. Currently in private practice as Consultant General Surgeon at Montego Bay Hospital and Hospiten Jamaica in Montego Bay. Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disease/Cancer

  • axillary dissection
  • benign breast disease
  • breast biopsy
  • breast cancer
  • breast cryoablation
  • core needle biopsy
  • duct excision/microdochotomy
  • lumpectomy
  • lymph node biopsy
  • mastectomy
  • radical mastectomy
  • sentinel node

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • abdominal pain
  • adhesion removal
  • anti-reflux procedures
  • appendectomy
  • fundoplication
  • gastric cancer
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • peptic ulcer disease
  • peritonitis
  • splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder cancer
  • gallstone disease
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

  • abdominal hernia
  • epigastric hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • inguinal hernia
  • umbilical hernia
  • ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

  • epidermal cyst
  • skin and soft tissue infections
  • skin gland tumors
  • wound infections

Aneurysms

  • abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • aneurysm repair
  • peripheral vascular aneurysm

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal tears
  • anal warts
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • rectal bleeding
  • rectal prolapse
  • sphincter repair

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal abscess
  • anal cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • colectomy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • Crohn's disease
  • diverticular disease
  • esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • gastrointestinal bleeding
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • ileostomy
  • intussusception
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Bowel Control

  • constipation

Lower Extremity Ischemia

  • diabetic problems

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • anal cancer/tumors
  • biopsy of tumors
  • breast cancer
  • breast masses
  • breast tumors in pregnancy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon cancer/polyps
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • pancreatic cancer/tumors
  • skin cancer
  • stomach cancer/tumors

Thoracic

  • achalasia
  • empyema
  • hemothorax
  • myotomy
  • pleural effusion
  • pneumothorax

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • abdominal injuries
  • amputation
  • blunt trauma
  • intestine injuries
  • liver injury
  • stomach injuries
  • vascular injuries
  • wound debridement

Urology (kidney, bladder, male reprod)

  • circumcision

Hospital Appointments

The Montego Bay Hospital

Montego Bay, AA

General Surgeon

Hospiten Jamaica

Montego Bay, AA

General Surgeon

GWEST Medical Center

Montego Bay, AA

General Surgeon

Academic Appointments

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

Lecturer