🇲🇽 Mexico
CorroboratedDr. Ariel Ortiz
Medical Director / Bariatric Surgeon · Bariatric and metabolic surgery
Medical Director and chief bariatric surgeon at the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana; an internationally recognized pioneer in metabolic and bariatric surgery and a surgery professor at the Autonomous University of Baja California.
Dr. Ariel Ortiz is a bariatric and metabolic surgery based in Mexico. Public records list Mexican Medical License, General Surgery License, Board of Bariatric Surgery (certified 2024-2029) and 7 more. Dr. Ariel Ortiz practises at Obesity Control Center (OCC).
- Trained at
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Facultad de Medicina
- Board / society
- Mexican Medical License
Training & board certification
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Education & training
- ◆Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Facultad de Medicina
- ◆Hospital IMSS Clinica No.20, Tijuana (General Surgery Residency)
- ◆Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, IMSS
- ◆General Surgery with specialty in bariatric surgery
- ◆Professor of Surgery, Autonomous University of Baja California School of Medicine
- ✓Mexican Medical License#3181627
- ✓General Surgery License#2526822
- ✓Board of Bariatric Surgery (certified 2024-2029)
- ✓Mexican Council of General Surgery
- ✓Mexican College of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
- ✓Master Surgeon of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (Surgical Review Corporation)
- ✓Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- ✓Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Memberships & credentials
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- ✓Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- ✓Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
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Is Dr. Ariel Ortiz board-certified?
Public records list the following for Dr. Ariel Ortiz: Mexican Medical License; General Surgery License; Board of Bariatric Surgery (certified 2024-2029); Mexican Council of General Surgery; Mexican College of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. A listed credential is a transparency signal, not a measure of individual skill — verify current board status directly with the issuing body.
What does Dr. Ariel Ortiz specialise in?
Dr. Ariel Ortiz specialises in Bariatric and metabolic surgery, with a focus on Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy), Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y).
Where does Dr. Ariel Ortiz practise?
Dr. Ariel Ortiz practises at Obesity Control Center (OCC) in Mexico. Each clinic's ranked profile, prices and accreditation are linked on this page.
Where did Dr. Ariel Ortiz train?
Public sources list: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Facultad de Medicina; Hospital IMSS Clinica No.20, Tijuana (General Surgery Residency); Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, IMSS; General Surgery with specialty in bariatric surgery.