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Dr. Juan Antonio López Corvalá

General Surgery
Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
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Hospital:
Hospital Angeles Tijuana
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  • Bachelor of Medicine (General Practice). School of Medicine, Universidad , Mexico City, 1973
  • Degree in General Surgery, UNAM, 1984
  • Accredited by the Mexican Council of General Surgery, Recertification No. 2454
  • Bariatric Surgeon Certified by the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
  • Bariatric Surgery Specialist Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery, 2018
Royal blue bullet point on a white background Professional Activities
  • Chief Surgeon, IMSS Tijuana , 1984–2010
  • Head of the Emergency Department at IMSS General Hospital No. 20, Tijuana, 1989–1998
  • Regional Coordinator of Laparoscopic Surgery, Northwest Region, IMSS, 1994–2010
  • President of the Baja California Association of Surgeons, 1997–1998
  • Professor of Bariatric Surgery (Lap-Band - Inamed) in the United States
  • President of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, 2006–2007
  • President, Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases 2011–2013
  • President of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) LAC 2015–2017
  • Director of the Training Center for Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at the Baja California Laparoscopic Group.
  • Chief of the Surgery Division at Hospital Angeles Tijuana 2010
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  • Medical Excellence at theTijuana Forum 2012
  • 2013 Asclepio Award for Endoscopic Surgery, "Aesculap Academic Foundation"
  • 2019 Teaching Award from the "Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases"
  • Lifetime Achievement Award from the "Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery and the Baja California Obesity Society" 2021
Royal blue bullet point on a white background Organizations to which he belongs
  • Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
  • Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
  • Mexican Association of General Surgery
  • Tijuana Medical Association
  • Baja California College of General Surgeons
  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons


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