Dr. Jessica Santillano, M.D., earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed her surgical internship and residency at Temple University Hospital. She specializes in minimally invasive surgery, including advanced laparoscopy and DaVinci robotic surgery, and is an expert in diseases of the breast, performing surgery for both benign and cancerous lesions.
Dr. Jessica Santillano, M.D., earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed her surgical internship and residency at Temple University Hospital. She specializes in minimally invasive surgery, including advanced laparoscopy and DaVinci robotic surgery, and is an expert in diseases of the breast, performing surgery for both benign and cancerous lesions.
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Personable and informative
(3 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
It was a pleasure to meet Dr Santillano. She made me feel so comfortable. She was really good at communicating everything about my surgery. I feel so at ease around her. And glad to have someone like her on my medical team.
(1 month ago)
Nov-2025
Best Dr I have ever met. She is kind well educated takes time to answer all your questions how's it good sense of humor and is always in a great mood.
(1 month ago)
Oct-2025
Great conversation. Good listener and responded to all the questions I asked.
She listened and I felt heard.
(3 months ago)
Sep-2025
Personable
(5 months ago)
Jul-2025
Santillano performed my gallbladder removal surgery & did an excellent job! I can't say enough good things about her, she is the nicest person I've met & highly recommend her!
(5 months ago)
Jul-2025
Awesome MD very knowledgeable and down to earth….
(6 months ago)
Jun-2025
Surgical Associates of Monterey Bay: Santa Cruz Office
1668 Dominican Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Dr. Jessica Santillano, M.D., completed her undergraduate training at Penn State University and pre-medical studies at Harvard University. She entered Temple University School of Medicine after serving in the US Peace Corps, where she volunteered as a Health Educator in Ecuador, South America. She completed her surgical internship and residency at Temple University Hospital in her hometown of Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Santillano has broad surgical experience and specializes in minimally invasive surgery, including advanced laparoscopy and DaVinci robotic surgery. She is an expert in diseases of the breast, performing surgery for both benign and cancerous lesions.
Dr. Santillano is fluent in Spanish, se habla español. She joined the Surgical Associates of Monterey Bay in 2014.
Personable and informative
It was a pleasure to meet Dr Santillano. She made me feel so comfortable. She was really good at communicating everything about my surgery. I feel so at ease around her. And glad to have someone like her on my medical team.
Best Dr I have ever met. She is kind well educated takes time to answer all your questions how's it good sense of humor and is always in a great mood.
Great conversation. Good listener and responded to all the questions I asked. She listened and I felt heard.
Personable
Santillano performed my gallbladder removal surgery & did an excellent job! I can't say enough good things about her, she is the nicest person I've met & highly recommend her!
Awesome MD very knowledgeable and down to earth….