The people behind your care

Our Surgical Team

Every surgeon on our team is board-certified by the Mexican Council of General Surgery with subspecialty fellowship training in bariatric and metabolic surgery. We list their credentials, training, and volume — not testimonials.

We believe you should know exactly who will perform your procedure, where they trained, and how many surgeries they've performed. These profiles are illustrative for the demo — actual surgeon profiles are provided upon consultation.

What credentials actually mean

Board Certification

The Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General requires written and oral examinations, case volume documentation, and peer review. It's the Mexican equivalent of American Board of Surgery certification — and is recognized internationally.

Bariatric Fellowship

An additional 1–2 year program after general surgery residency, focused exclusively on minimally invasive and bariatric procedures. Not all general surgeons who perform bariatric surgery have one — ours do.

Procedure Volume

Outcomes in bariatric surgery correlate strongly with surgeon and hospital volume. A surgeon who performs 50+ bariatric procedures per year has meaningfully better outcomes than one who does 10. We will always give you this number.

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Dr. Carlos Mendoza Reyes

Lead Bariatric Surgeon

🎓MD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
🏥General Surgery Residency, Hospital ABC Mexico City
✈️Bariatric Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA)
📋Board Certified — Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General
2,100+
Procedures
14 yrs
Experience
Sleeve, Bypass, SADI-S

"Every patient who walks into my OR has made a life-changing decision. My job is to make sure that decision changes their life for the better — not just on the table, but 10 years from now."

Sleeve Bypass SADI-S Revisions
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Dr. Patricia Ávila Torres

Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeon

🎓MD, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)
🏥Surgery Residency, Hospital de Especialidades CMN Siglo XXI
✈️Bariatric Fellowship, Centro Médico ABC, IFSO certified
📋IFSO Member — International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
1,400+
Procedures
9 yrs
Experience
Sleeve, Bypass

"The most important part of my job starts after surgery. I'm with my patients through every step of their first year — because that's where transformation really happens."

Sleeve Bypass Metabolic Surgery
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Dr. Roberto Fuentes Castillo

Minimally Invasive Surgeon

🎓MD, Universidad Anáhuac Norte
🏥Surgery Residency, Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal
✈️Advanced Laparoscopy Fellowship, Clínica Universidad de Navarra (España)
📋Board Certified — Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General
1,300+
Procedures
11 yrs
Experience
Sleeve, SADI-S

"I specialize in complex cases — patients who've been told they're not good candidates elsewhere. The technical challenge is exactly what I trained for."

Sleeve SADI-S Complex Cases Revisions

The people you'll talk to most

Surgery takes 90 minutes. The journey takes a year. These are the people who walk it with you.

Patient Coordinators

Bilingual (English/Spanish). Your first point of contact, and your main communication channel throughout. They handle logistics, answer questions, and make sure you never feel stranded — before, during, or after your stay.

Registered Dietitians

Specialized in post-bariatric nutrition. They design your pre-op diet, run your post-op protocol, and are available via video for your 12-month follow-up visits. The nutritional phase is where most patients struggle — and where we invest most.

Anesthesiology Team

Board-certified anesthesiologists specialized in bariatric patients. Obese patients have specific anesthesia considerations — airway management, dosing by lean body weight, positioning. This is not a general OR team.

Hospital Case Managers

In-hospital staff who manage your discharge documentation, coordinate with your US physician, and prepare the full discharge summary you'll share with your primary care team at home.

Meet your team before you decide

A video consultation with our coordinator — and optionally the surgeon — is available before you commit to anything. We want you to feel confident in the team before you book.

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