Dr. Marco Vargas Tames

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Overview

Dr. Marco Vargas Tames is a surgeon practice focused on bariatric surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopy in Tijuana, Baja California. The office is listed at New City Medical Plaza, P.º del Centenario 9580, on the 15th floor. Dr. Vargas Tames is the practice’s lead surgeon. Procedures listed include gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric balloon, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), and revision surgery. The practice’s website describes him as certified in general surgery, bariatric surgery, and gastrointestinal endoscopy; a medical tourism profile also reports certifications from Mexican surgical and bariatric boards. The directory record lists CONACEM certification and English and Spanish as languages spoken. No hospital affiliation is specified in the available information. The practice website describes its care as personalized and focused on bariatric surgery and advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy.

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Services and amenities

Services

• Virtual Consultation
• Personalized Evaluation and Follow-Up
• Upper Endoscopy (Gastroscopy)
• Colonoscopy
• ERCP
• Therapeutic Endoscopy
• Laparoscopic General Surgery

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Surgeons and doctors

• Dr. Marco Vargas Tames

  Bariatric Surgeon
  • Doctoralia ★★★★★★★★★★5.0(1)

  Dr. Marco Vargas Tames is a surgeon based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, whose practice, Dr. Marco Vargas Tames, focuses on bariatric surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The practice’s website describes him as certified in General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. A profile on PlacidWay reports triple certification through CONACEM and the respective specialty boards. These are reported credentials; the available sources do not provide certification dates or further details about the credentials. His reported training includes the Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente of IMSS, Gea González Hospital, and the Central North Hospital of PEMEX. The practice lists sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, adjustable and non-adjustable intragastric balloons, and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty among its procedures. Its listed endoscopy services include upper endoscopy, diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, and ERCP. It also lists argon plasma application for bariatric patients and transoral outlet reduction (TORe). The practice describes its care as minimally invasive and offers in-person consultations in Tijuana or consultations by video. The available sources do not state his years in practice, language skills, or the number of surgeries performed.

  Education: Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente (IMSS); Gea González Hospital; Central North Hospital of PEMEX; Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG); National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

  Certifications: Reported triple certification through CONACEM and the respective boards in General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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