Meet the Surgical Team
Each person on the highly-trained, multidisciplinary weight
loss surgery team -- the anesthesiologist, cardiologist,
psychologist, physician nutritionists, gastroenterologist
surgeons, nurses, even the hospital director -- has unparalleled
expertise in their specific discipline, in addition to a wealth
of experience serving weight loss surgery medical travel
patients, making Hospital Angeles Tijuana the premier choice for
weight loss surgery in North America.
Dr. Juan Lopez Corvala,
is one of the top ten weight loss surgeons in the world. Widely
regarded by the North American medical community as a top expert
in laparoscopic surgery technique, he has performed more than
5,000 laparoscopic procedures, including more thousands of
weight loss surgeries.
As a surgical proctor for laparoscopic surgery, specializing
in bariatric procedures such as laparoscopic adjustable gastric
banding, vertical sleeve gastrectomy , RNY bypass, and hernia
repair, Dr. Lopez Corvala has trained hundreds of U.S., European
and Latin American doctors in weight loss surgical procedures.
Dr. Lopez Corvala is an International Professor of Bariatric Surgery. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters towards medical texts on weight loss surgery and laparoscopic technique.
For all his training and experience, Dr. Lopez
Corvala maintains a patient-centered approach to his
work, summarizing his philosophy: "My job is the
surgery, but my calling is the patient." For Dr. Lopez
Corvala, surgery itself is not the goal, but a tool to
reach the goal: "Our goal is to work with the patient as
a person, to understand them, and help them have real
success."
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Dr. Carmen Calleja.
As the Physician Nutritionist on the Hospital
Angeles Tijuana obesity surgery team, "Dr. Carmen"" (as she is
known to her patients) has worked with thousands of American
weight loss surgery patients.
She exemplifies the commitment that Angeles Health weight loss
surgery program offers each patient. With patience and
understanding, Dr. Calleja is dedicated to serving the unique
needs of weight loss surgery patients, and works with the rest
of the weight loss surgery staff to help support the lifestyle
changes patients require for success long after they have left
the hospital.
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