Licensures and Certifications
Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MSMBS) – Designation by Surgical Review Corporation since 2016
Surgeon of Excellence in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SOEBMS)
Board-certified Bariatric Surgeon (CMCOEM)
Mexican Medical License: Available Upon Request
Specialist License: Available Upon Request
Honors
Honors Academic and Service Award of Excellence and 1st Place Academic Rank Internship Year, Hospital General de Tijuana. Consejal Universitario 1990, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California.
Publications
A New Bariatric Procedure: The Stomach Sparing Gastric Sleeve
Abstracts In Adverted Lesions of the Diaphragm, J.P. Amezcua, A. Martinez, J. Resendiz. Revista Médica del IMSS, 2000; 38(4), 267-273.
Fills – Getting the Band Adjusted. p.103-120, Chapter published in the Lap-Band for Life Book, Author: Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, MD. IBSN 1-879136-66-X.
Lerning Curve, Laparoscopic Inguinal Repair. JA Lopez, A Martinez, F Guzman. Revista De La Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia General, 2003, Julio.
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Cirujano General, Consula Rapida De Tecnicas Quirurgicas, Editor Independiente, Mexicali BC 2002.
Nesidioblastosis Pancreatica, A Martinez, J Arenas .Revista Médica del IMSS, 1998.
Preoperative Management of the LapBand Patient, LapBand For Life, Book. Author A Ortiz 2004.
Surgical Technology International XXVII, Nov 2015 – ISSN:1090-3941.
Department and Hospital Appointments and Committees
2002-present – Attending Surgeon at Obesity Control Center, Tijuana México.
2003-2006 – Bariatric Surgeon, Sanoviv Medical Institution, Rosarito Baja California.
2001-2002 – Associate Surgeon Grupo Laparoscopico de Baja California, Tijuana, México.
2001-2005 – Attending Surgeon, Instituto Méxicano Del Seguro Social (IMSS), Hospital General de Zona No 20 and Hospital Regional No. 1, Baja California, México.
1999 Hospital Voceadores de Mexico, Mexico DF.
1999 Attending Surgeon , Hospital General de Zona 24, IMSS, México DF.
Presentations and Invited Talks
Lap Band Over Failed Bypass Surgery. Congreso de la Asociación Médica de Baja California. Abril 2007.
The Ideal Method of Lap Band Adjustment. And the importance of fluoroscopy for adjustable gastric band follow-up care. Seattle Bandster Group Meeting, 2007.
Follow-up care and fluoroscopy for LapBand Patients, Seattle Bandster Group meeting 2006.
Perioperative Management of the obese patient. V International Congress, Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugía Para la Obesidad, Junio de 2003, Cancún, México.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment, July 2003, Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social, IMSS, Hospital regional No 1.
Prosthetic Mesh Material for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, XI International Congress of General Surgery, Colegio de Cirujanos de Tijuana AC.
Abdominal Pain Management, Jornadas del Colegio Médico de Tijuana AC.
Traumatic lesions of the Diaphragm, Late Presentation, XXIII National Surgery Congress, Veracruz México, 1999. Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General AC.
Nesidioblastosis pancreatica, surgical Management, XXIII National Surgery Congress, Veracruz, México, 1999.
Preoperative Evaluation. Hospital De Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional “la Raza”. XIX Jornadas de Residentes Medicos, 1998.
Acute Pancreatitis, Hospital General de Zona 57, Mexico DF.
ASBS National Meeting 2007, June 2007, San Diego California, USA.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2007 Annual Meeting. Utah, February 2007.
Presentations and Invited Talks (cont.)
International Bariatric Surgery Meeting of the Colegio Nacional de Cirugia de la Obesidad, June 2006.
XV International General Surgery Congress, Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana AC, Marzo 2007.
XIV International General Surgery Congress, Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana AC, Marzo 2006.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2005 Annual Meeting. Whistler, Canada.
XIII International General Surgery Congress, Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana AC, Marzo 2005.
8th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and 5th International Symposium of Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery (ISLOS). Salamanca, Spain. September 2003.
V International Bariatric Metting of the Colegio Nacional De Cirugia de la Obesidad, Cancun, México. June 2003.
XII International General Surgery Congress, Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana AC, Marzo 2003 Gastro esophageal Disease Surgical Management Curse , Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General de Zona 1, Baja California México, July 2003.
XI International General Surgery Congress, Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuena AC, March 2002.
Advance Laparoscopic Curse. Asociación Méxicana de Cirugía Laparoscopica. Hospital General de Zona 20, México. February-April 2002.
Diabetes and Complications Management Curse, Colegio De Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana AC. October 2002.
Advance Laparoscopic Training, Asociación Mexicana de Cirugia Laparoscópica Hospital General de Zona 20, Tijuana, Baja California, México. July-August 2001.
Morbid Obesity Surgery Curse, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, March 2001.
Presentations and Invited Talks (cont.)
New Technologies in Colon Surgery, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, February 2001.
XIII International Congress of Surgery, Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugía General AC. Veracruz, México. November 1999.
International Reunion of Experts in Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery. Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Laparoscopica. Tijuana, México. June 1999.
Fellowship Curse in Basic Laparoscopic Training . Instituto Méxicano Del Seguro Social. Hospital General de Zona 24, Distrito Federal, México.
XXII International Congress of Surgery, Asociación Méxicana de Cirugía General AC. Guanajuato, México, November 1998.
Post Graduate Curse in Pancreas, Liver, and Biliary Tract Surgery. Guanajuato, Mexico. November 1998.
Pacreatitis, Centro Medico La Raza, Distrito Federal México. April 1997.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, American College of Surgeons. Capitulo Mexicano, Distrito Federal, México. Agosto 1996.
Life Support Course, American Heart Association of North America, UCSD, San Diego, California, USA. May 2004.
XXII Congreso Medico Estatal de Baja California. October 1992.
III Jornadas Medicas del Hospital General de Tijuana , Tijuana México. June 2003. II Jornadas Medicas del Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, México. June 2003.
XVIII Estate Medical Congress, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, México. October 1989.
XVII Estate Medical Congress, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico. September 1988.