Dr. Denise Portugal, MD

Dr. Denise Portugal is a surgeon who specializes in general surgery with 25 years of experience in the field. She earned her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and completed her residency at Kern Medical Center. Dr. Portugal is fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing her to serve a diverse patient population in the Bakersfield community.

Dr. Portugal practices at multiple locations throughout Bakersfield, including Bakersfield Family Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Downtown Bakersfield, and Adventist Health Bakersfield, with her primary hospital affiliation at Mercy Hospital Southwest Bakersfield. She focuses on treating conditions such as ventral hernias and gallbladder problems including gallstones and acute gallbladder inflammation. Her surgical expertise includes minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, gallbladder removal surgery, and soft tissue tumor removal. Patients have given Dr. Portugal an average rating of 4.2 …out of 5 on Vitals.