Who are the Top Bariatric Surgeons in Mexico?

Who are the Top Bariatric Surgeons in Mexico?

For patients whose weight limits their mobility and everyday activity, bariatric, or weight loss surgery can change lives. Bariatric surgery is often the appropriate weight loss option for those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 35.

Surgical weight loss options in Mexico typically result in quick and dramatic weight loss among patients, and significantly reduces obesity-related health issues, such as diabetes.

The top weight loss center in Mexico is the Mexico Bariatric Team clinic in Mexicali.

Dr. Juan Arellano is a highly-skilled Bariatric Surgeon at the Mexico Bariatric Team and a leader in the field of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. As an experienced weight loss surgeon, Dr. Arellano has successfully performed thousands of bariatric procedures and has participated in countless bariatric weight loss surgeries throughout his 15-year career.

Dr. Arellano specializes in the most cutting-edge types of bariatric surgery including Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass, Lap Band, Gastric Imbrication, Gastric Balloon, Duodenal Switch, Ileal Transposition, and Revision Surgery.

He graduated as a specialist in General Surgery and an Obstetrician at the Autonomous University of Baja California in Mexicali, Mexico. He got a postgraduate degree in Bariatric Surgery in Santiago, Chile. He also obtained a Specialty in Surgery and Laparoscopy at Centro Medico Nacional del Occidente in Guadalajara, Mexico.

One of the most successful bariatric clinics in Mexico, Diabesity Surgery,  is run by Dr. Jorge Maytorena in Mexicali, Baja California.

Dr. Jorge Maytorena is a Graduate of the UABC Faculty Medicine at Mexicali, Baja California Mexico. He is also a Member of the College of General Surgeons at Mexicali, B.C.

He is a General, Gastrointestinal, Bariatric, and Trauma Surgeon, who specializes in bariatric procedures like Gastric Band, Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass, Mini-Gastric Bypass, Gastric Plication, Revision Surgeries to Conversion.

His medical education is very extensive. He did various training like Advanced Laparoscopic Training in the Mexican Society of Endoscopic Surgery at Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and  Sleeve Gastrectomy Training at the College of Metabolic and Obesity Surgery. He also did a Fellowship in Gastric Banding by Inamed Lap-Band. He did a Gastric Bypass and Metabolic Surgery Fellowship in the San Camilo Hospital at Sao Paulo, Brazil with Dr. Victor Cohen’s team.

Another excellent bariatric facility in Mexico  is  the Obesity Free Clinic in Nuevo Leon, Piedras Negras

Dr. Gabriel Rosales and his team at Obesity Free Clinic are highly skilled surgeons, board-certified, and in continuous training.

Dr. Rosales is in constant pursuit of learning the latest innovations in minimally invasive surgery in order to offer his patients the best care possible. He is also a member of various recognized associations.

He specializes in general laparoscopic surgery only, even though his training was an all-around training in general surgery, he has dedicated himself to performing the specific laparoscopic procedures he offers, in order to achieve the best results.

He graduated from the School of Medicine Universidad De Monterrey (UDEM) in Monterrey, Mexico which is accredited by the University Commission: SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) in the U.S.

One of the best weight loss surgeons in Mexico is Dr. Gustavo Yanez.

Dr. Gustavo Yañez is a highly-respected certified surgeon that takes pride in offering exceptional service to his obesity and cosmetic surgery patients. Dr. Yañez is committed to giving patients total satisfaction. He graduated from the University of Baja California and he holds a specialty in general surgery and plastic surgery.

In his 18 years of surgical experience, Dr. Yañez has performed surgeries and rotated in the best hospitals in the United States and Mexico. 

Last but not the least, Dr. Oscar Ivan Ortiz of The Good Samaritan Medical Center in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. 

Dr. Oscar Ivan Ortiz is a successful Digestive and Endocrine Surgeon. He has been specializing in Bariatric Surgery for eleven years. Currently, he is a Medical Staff at The Good Samaritan Medical Center in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

 

 

How to choose the best bariatric surgeon in Mexico?

• What type of bariatric surgeries did he perform?
• Is he board-certified by the American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery?
• Is he a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery?
• Will the surgery be performed in an ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence?
• How many bariatric operations have been performed in this hospital?
• How many bariatric surgeries has he performed?
• What is my personal risk and benefit profile for this surgery?
• Will another doctor be assisting during the surgery?
• Does the hospital have staff trained specifically to care for weight loss surgery patients?