Arturo Martinez Bariatric Surgeon

Dr. Martinez received his surgical training and served his residency at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico and the Mexican Institute of Social Service. He has been Board Certified by the Mexican Council of General Surgery since 1999. Furthermore Dr. Martinez is an esteemed member of several professional medical societies and is an attending surgeon and assistant professor for the Minimally Invasive Surgical Unit at the Regional Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico. He has been designated as an SRC International Centers of Excellence surgeon, one of the industry’s most distinguished achievements. Dr. Martinez furthered his education through postgraduate studies in advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery both in Mexico and at a leading medical center in Madrid, Spain. He eventually joined the faculty at the Universidad Autonoma De Baja California as a surgeon and teacher. An Associate Surgeon of the Laparoscopic Group of Baja California since 2000, he currently practices at the Obesity Control Center®. Dr. Martinez is a speaker at both regional and national medical conferences and throughout the years has helped trained many surgeons in Lap-Band surgery.  

• Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Ortega — Tijuana, Baja California