Dr. Ariel Ortiz, M.D.

Bariatric Surgeon

Leona Vicario #1510-2º piso, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22320 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico

Description

Dr. Ariel Ortiz is a General Surgeon with a specialty in bariatric surgery. He has almost two decades of experience in the field of advanced weight loss surgeries. He is double board-certified in general surgery and board-certified in bariatric surgery. He holds two professional licenses: a general medical license, as well as a general surgery license (#2526822). Dr. Ariel Ortiz gained a reputation for excellence early in his career as a bariatric surgeon back in 1997, when only a handful of surgeons achieved a specialty in this field. He is also among the very few surgeons that hold the certificate of Master Surgeon of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.

Dr. Ariel Ortiz served as a consultant training the first surgeons to perform bariatric surgery and traveled and lectured extensively in the United States and Canada. As a consultant for Inamed Medical, he performed bariatric surgeries in over 100 hospitals in the United States, including Cleveland Clinics, University of Chicago Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, UCLA Medical Center, NYU Hospital, Mount Sinai, Lenox Hill, to name just a few

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Dr. Ariel Ortiz, M.D.

Bariatric Surgeon

Academic appointments:

Professor of Surgical Pathology, Tenth Semester at the Faculty of Medicine, UABC
Professor of Surgical Education, Sixth Semester at the Faculty of Medicine, UABC
Head Professor of Bariatric Surgery. Minimal Invasion Institution of Baja California, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Institution, OCC
Head Professor of Advanced Metabolic Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Institution, OCC
2000-present: Professor of General Surgery University of Baja California, Tijuana
2000-present: Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Baja California, Tijuana
2000-present: Professor of Surgical Nursing Ibero American University
1998-2000: Professor of Laparoscopic Surgery North-Western Laparoscopic Training Center Mexican Social Security Institute Tijuana, B.C., México
2000-2007: Professor Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Course North-Western Laparoscopic Training Center Mexican Social Security Institute Tijuana, B.C., México
2002-present: Professor of Bariatric Surgery International Institute of Metabolic Medicine Tijuana, Mexico.

Fellowships :

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons: 2003-present
International Fellow of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 1997- present

Board certifications:

Board of General Surgery: Board Certified 5 years recertification: 2017-2022
Board of Bariatric Surgery: Board Certified 5 years Certification: 2017-2022

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