Hospital Angeles Tijuana

Overview

Hospital Angeles Tijuana is a hospital in Zona Río, Tijuana, Baja California, and part of Angeles Health Network. Its listed bariatric services include sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass, gastric balloon, gastric banding, gastric plication, revision surgery, and metabolic or diabetes surgery. A Wellmap listing identifies Dr. Juan Lopez Corvala as a bariatric surgeon and gastroenterologist at the hospital. The supplied profile also names Dr. Salvador Medina, Dr. Jorge Zavala Ruiz, Dr. Jose Fernando Izquierdo Moncayo, Dr. Enrique Santiago Gomez, Dr. Dario Garin, Dr. Mario Vergara, and Dr. Arturo Blancas among its surgeons. Bookimed describes the hospital as JCI-accredited and notes recognition by the Consejo de Salubridad General. The profile lists English and Spanish services. Bookimed also describes medical-tourism coordination that includes travel support. Confirm current clinicians and services directly with the hospital.

Procedures and prices

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Services and amenities

Services

• Online Doctor Consultation
• Rehabilitation
• Translation Services
• Health Insurance Coordination
• Flight Booking
• Hotel Booking
• Hip Replacement
• Spinal Fusion Surgery
• Facelift
• LASIK Eye Surgery
• Colonoscopy
• Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Amenities

• Airport Transfer
• Hotel Stay
• Free Wi-Fi
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Wheelchair-Accessible Toilet
• Disabled Parking
• Parking
• On-Site Pharmacy
• Public Transport Access
• International Newspapers

As listed by the provider. Confirm what your package includes before booking.

Surgeons and doctors

• Dr. Salvador Medina Sánchez

  Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon · 20+ years in practice
  • RealSelf ★★★★★★★★★★4.7(14)

  Dr. Salvador Medina Sánchez is a plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon based in Tijuana, Mexico. He practices at Hospital Angeles Tijuana. His professional profile describes work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on post-bariatric surgery and body contouring. This work concerns procedures to address excess skin and change body contours after substantial weight loss; it is distinct from bariatric operations intended to produce weight loss. Described procedures include liposuction, abdominoplasty, body lifts, breast surgery and facial procedures. His practice website states that he trained as a plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon at Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, under the tutelage of Fernando Ortiz Monasterio and Fernando Molina. Angeles Health also reports training at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His LinkedIn profile lists work at Hospital Angeles de Tijuana and Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González. Angeles Health reports that he taught at the latter hospital and led its Body Contour and Post-Bariatric Surgery clinic from 2013 to 2017. Sources give differing experience figures, ranging from over 20 years to more than 25 years, so an exact number of years is not stated here. MediHealth Mexico reports SEP professional accreditation, including a general medical license and a specialty license in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.

  Education: Trained in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery at Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González; Angeles Health reports that he trained at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

  Certifications: MediHealth Mexico reports Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) professional accreditation, including general medical and plastic surgery specialty licenses; CureMeAbroad describes him as board certified

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• Dr. Jorge Zavala Ruiz

  General Surgeon · 25+ years in practice

  Dr. Jorge Zavala Ruiz is a general surgeon listed in the physician directory for Hospital Angeles Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. Third-party profiles describe his areas of focus as general surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and surgical oncology, and one profile also describes him as a weight-loss surgeon. These profiles report that he has more than 25 years of experience. They state that he earned his medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, completed residency training at Hospital Gabriel Mancera IMSS and Hospital Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, and completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at Hospital Oncología Centro Médico Nacional. The same third-party profiles list membership in the Mexican Surgical Association and the Mexican Board of Surgeons. The hospital directory independently lists him under general surgery at Hospital Angeles Tijuana. The available sources do not provide details about specific bariatric procedures, surgical outcomes, or language abilities.

  Education: Medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico (reported by third-party profiles); Residency training at Hospital Gabriel Mancera IMSS and Hospital Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI (reported by third-party profiles); Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Hospital Oncología Centro Médico Nacional (reported by third-party profiles)

  Memberships: Mexican Surgical Association (reported by third-party profiles); Mexican Board of Surgeons (reported by third-party profiles)

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• Dr. Jose Fernando Izquierdo Moncayo

  Orthopedic Surgeon and Spine Surgery Specialist

  Dr. Jose Fernando Izquierdo Moncayo practices at Hospital Angeles Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. Hospital Angeles lists his specialty as orthopedics and traumatology. A profile for Dr. Jose Fernando Izquierdo identifies him as an orthopedic surgeon and spine surgery specialist, and reports that he graduated from the University of Guadalajara, completed residency training in orthopedics and traumatology at Guadalajara Civil Hospital, and undertook a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Kansas. The available sources do not identify him as a bariatric surgeon or provide evidence that he performs bariatric procedures.

  Education: Medical degree, University of Guadalajara; Residency in orthopedics and traumatology, Guadalajara Civil Hospital; Fellowship in spine surgery, University of Kansas

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• Dr. Enrique Santiago Gomez

  Physician

  Dr. Enrique Santiago Gomez is listed on the medical team at Hospital Angeles Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. The available profile reports that he graduated from the University of Guadalajara in 1984 and describes him as an associate at the annual congresses of American and European urologists. He is also listed on a Hospital Angeles Tijuana gastric-band procedure page. The sources do not specify his medical specialty, bariatric training, or whether he performs bariatric procedures, so those details cannot be established from the available information.

  Education: Graduated from the University of Guadalajara in 1984

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• Dr. Dario Garin

  Bariatric Surgeon

  Dr. Dario Garin is identified in the supplied profile as a physician associated with Angeles Health International in Tijuana, Mexico. His listed practices are Baja Med Group and Hospital Angeles Tijuana. The profile describes bariatric procedures offered by the Baja Med Group team, including gastric band surgery, gastric sleeve surgery, and gastric bypass. Garin personally performs or provide details about his training, certifications, years of experience, or individual patient outcomes. The available information is therefore limited and does not support additional claims about his qualifications or practice history.

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• Dr. Mario Vergara

  Physician

  Dr. Mario Vergara is listed on the medical team for medical check-up procedures at Hospital Angeles Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. The available listing reports that he graduated with honours from the Autonomous University of Baja California. The provided information does not establish his specialty, bariatric surgery experience, certifications, or professional memberships, so those details cannot be confirmed from these sources.

  Education: Autonomous University of Baja California (graduated with honours, as reported in the listing)

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• Dr. Arturo Blancas Ruiz

  Otolaryngologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon

  Dr. Arturo Blancas Ruiz is an otolaryngologist whose listed areas of practice include head and neck oncologic surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He practices at Hospital Angeles Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. His medical degree is from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Source information also describes residency training in general surgery and otolaryngology at the Hospital of High Specialty of Petróleos Mexicanos, followed by training in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery at the National Cancer Institute. His facial plastic surgery training is described as recognized by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Hospital Angeles lists him in otolaryngology and head and neck oncologic surgery, and identifies his practice as private practice at its Tijuana hospital. The available sources do not establish that he is a bariatric surgeon.

  Education: Medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Residency training in general surgery and otolaryngology at the Hospital of High Specialty of Petróleos Mexicanos; Training in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery at the National Cancer Institute; Facial plastic surgery training recognized by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  Memberships: Mexican Council of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

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• Dr. Juan Antonio López Corvalá

  Bariatric Surgeon

  Dr. Juan Antonio López Corvalá is a general, laparoscopic, and bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico. He practices at Hospital Angeles Tijuana, where the hospital lists his specialties as general surgery and laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. The hospital profile states that he is certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery and notes recertification number 2454. It also lists his bariatric-surgery certification through the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases and certification as a bariatric surgery specialist by the Mexican Board of General Surgery in 2018. A profile describing his background reports that he studied medicine at La Salle and completed general-surgery training through UNAM. Another profile identifies him as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 2007.

  Education: Medical studies at La Salle; general-surgery training through UNAM

  Certifications: Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery; recertification No. 2454; Certified bariatric surgeon by the Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases; Bariatric surgery specialist certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery in 2018

  Memberships: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 2007

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