Born in Venezuela, Dr. Jaime Perez moved to the United States when he was seventeen years old to attend college at Kean University in New Jersey. After receiving his B.S. in Biology, Dr. Perez attended New Jersey Medical School where he received his Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Perez then completed five years of general surgery training before completing his fellowship training in plastic surgery at UMDNJ. There he trained with some of the most well respected plastic surgeons in New York and New Jersey. Dr. Perez came to Florida in 1999 to do an extra year of specialized training in hand and microvascular surgery at the University of South Florida.