Best Surgeons Medical Schools in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 4.32M citations received by 314K academic papers made by 330 universities in Latin America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#1 in Brazil

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#2 in Brazil

#200 in the World

Founded: 1933

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Surgery

#3 in Brazil

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#4 in Brazil

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Surgery

#5 in Brazil

#358 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Surgery

#6 in Brazil

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Surgery

#7 in Brazil

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

8. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Surgery

#1 in Chile

#438 in the World

Founded: 1842

9. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Surgery

#2 in Chile

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

10. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Surgery

#1 in Argentina

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

11. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Surgery

#2 in Argentina

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

12. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#1 in Mexico

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

13. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Surgery

#8 in Brazil

#595 in the World

Founded: 1950

14. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Surgery

#9 in Brazil

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

15. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Surgery

#10 in Brazil

#666 in the World

Founded: 1946

16. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Surgery

#11 in Brazil

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

17. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Surgery

#12 in Brazil

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Surgery

#13 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Surgery

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

20. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Surgery

#14 in Brazil

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

21. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Surgery

#15 in Brazil

#751 in the World

Founded: 1946

22. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Surgery

#16 in Brazil

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

23. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Surgery

#17 in Brazil

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

24. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Surgery

#18 in Brazil

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

25. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Surgery

#2 in Mexico

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

26. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Surgery

#19 in Brazil

#831 in the World

Founded: 1969

27. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Surgery

#20 in Brazil

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

28. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Surgery

#1 in Grenada

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

29. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Surgery

#21 in Brazil

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

30. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Surgery

#22 in Brazil

#906 in the World

Founded: 1960

31. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Surgery

#1 in Peru

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

32. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Surgery

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

33. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Surgery

#23 in Brazil

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

34. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Surgery

#24 in Brazil

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

35. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Surgery

#25 in Brazil

#956 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Surgery

#26 in Brazil

#958 in the World

Founded: 1970

37. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#27 in Brazil

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

38. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Surgery

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

39. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Surgery

#28 in Brazil

#994 in the World

Founded: 1970

40. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Surgery

#29 in Brazil

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

41. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Surgery

#3 in Mexico

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

42. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Surgery

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1945

43. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Surgery

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

44. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Surgery

#1 in Venezuela

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

45. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Surgery

#4 in Mexico

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

46. University of La Frontera

For Surgery

#3 in Chile

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1981

47. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Surgery

#30 in Brazil

#1047 in the World

Founded: 1953

48. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Surgery

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

49. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Surgery

#31 in Brazil

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

50. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Surgery

#32 in Brazil

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

51. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Surgery

#3 in Argentina

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

52. University for Development

Chile | Santiago

For Surgery

#4 in Chile

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,544
Founded: 1990

53. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#33 in Brazil

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

54. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Surgery

#34 in Brazil

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

55. Lutheran University of Brazil

Brazil | Canoas

For Surgery

#35 in Brazil

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1972

56. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#5 in Mexico

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

57. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Surgery

#4 in Argentina

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

58. Federal University of Para

For Surgery

#36 in Brazil

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1957

59. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Surgery

#5 in Argentina

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1968

60. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#37 in Brazil

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

61. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Surgery

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

62. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Surgery

#38 in Brazil

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

63. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#6 in Mexico

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

64. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Surgery

#39 in Brazil

#1359 in the World

Founded: 1973

65. El Bosque University

Colombia | Bogota

For Surgery

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

66. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Surgery

#1 in Costa Rica

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

67. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Surgery

#40 in Brazil

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

68. Estacio de Sa University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Surgery

#41 in Brazil

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

69. National University of Asuncion

Paraguay | Asuncion

For Surgery

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 55,362
Founded: 1889

70. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Surgery

#42 in Brazil

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

71. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Surgery

#43 in Brazil

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

72. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Surgery

#5 in Chile

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1954

73. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Surgery

#44 in Brazil

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1958

74. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Surgery

#45 in Brazil

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

75. University of the Andes, Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Surgery

#6 in Chile

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1989

76. National Major San Marcos University

For Surgery

#2 in Peru

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

77. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Surgery

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

78. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Surgery

#46 in Brazil

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1961

79. University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Surgery

#7 in Chile

#1504 in the World

Founded: 1911

80. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Surgery

#8 in Chile

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1920

81. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Surgery

#47 in Brazil

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1941

82. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Surgery

#48 in Brazil

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

83. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Surgery

#49 in Brazil

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

84. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Surgery

#50 in Brazil

#1567 in the World

Founded: 1969

85. Pontificia Bolivariana University

Colombia | Medellin

For Surgery

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1937

86. University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Criciuma

For Surgery

#51 in Brazil

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1968

87. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Surgery

#52 in Brazil

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1967

88. University of Zulia

Venezuela | Maracaibo

For Surgery

#2 in Venezuela

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1891

89. Favaloro University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Surgery

#6 in Argentina

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

90. Industrial University of Santander

Colombia | Bucaramanga

For Surgery

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1948

91. University of Cartagena

Colombia | Cartagena

For Surgery

#10 in Colombia

#1621 in the World

Founded: 1827

92. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Surgery

#53 in Brazil

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

93. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Surgery

#54 in Brazil

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1922

94. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Surgery

#7 in Mexico

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

95. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Surgery

#55 in Brazil

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1994

96. State University of Ponta Grossa

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

For Surgery

#56 in Brazil

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1970

97. University of La Sabana

Colombia | Chia

For Surgery

#11 in Colombia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1980

98. University of Paraiba Valley

Brazil | Sao Jose dos Campos

For Surgery

#57 in Brazil

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1954

99. University of Passo Fundo

Brazil | Passo Fundo

For Surgery

#58 in Brazil

#1709 in the World

Founded: 1968

100. Catholic University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Surgery

#59 in Brazil

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1974

Medicine subfields in Latin America

Anatomy and Physiology296

Anesthesiology199

Bioethics/Medical Ethics70

Biomedical Engineering69

Clinical Psychology204

Critical Care Nursing140

Epidemiology108

Family medicine195

Forensic Science44

Gastroenterology and Hepatology168

Health Science234

Healthcare Management (MHA)157

Medical Physics33

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)242

Occupational Therapy49

Oncology and Cancer research217

Ophthalmology70

Orthodontics141

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine131

Pharmacology235

Physical Therapy243

Plastic Surgery68

Public Health359

Radiation Therapy71

Radiology and Nuclear medicine285

Respiratory Therapy55

Sonography and Ultrasound34

Sports / Exercise science93

Sports Medicine157