Dr. Luis Fernando Pasten Rojo
Board certified
See credentialsSpecialty · Mexico
Bariatric surgeons in Mexico
Weight loss surgery: gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and revision procedures, performed laparoscopically.
The board that certifies this specialty
Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General, A.C.
Bariatric surgery is practised by certified general surgeons. The board to ask about is the Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General.
Certification is national, so this same board certifies the specialty in every city below. What CONACEM certification means.
By destination
The credential is the same everywhere. What changes is how you get there and back.
Certified specialists
Procedures
Gastric sleeve
Bariatric surgery that removes a large part of the stomach, leaving a narrow sleeve, to reduce food capacity and change appetite signalling.
Gastric bypass
Bariatric surgery that reroutes the digestive tract to a smaller stomach pouch, reducing both intake and absorption.
Questions patients actually ask
How do I check a specialist is really board certified in Mexico?
Bariatric surgery is practised by certified general surgeons. The board to ask about is the Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General. Certification is a legal requirement under the General Health Law, articles 81 and 272 Bis, it runs five years, and the directory is public. Ask for the certificate number and the expiry date, then look both up.
Does it matter which city I go to?
For the credential, no: certification is national, so the same board certifies the same specialty everywhere in Mexico. For the trip, yes. A border city means a follow-up is a drive; a fly-in city means another flight. That difference usually matters more than the price.
How long should I plan to stay?
Bariatric surgery is not a day trip. Expect several nights in the area before it is safe to fly or make a long drive, and ask your surgeon for the exact interval rather than booking around a guess.