Description:
Dr. Elias Ortiz is a leading bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico, with extensive expertise in all bariatric surgeries. For many years, he was the principal physician at A Lighter Me, until ALighterMe.com went out of business. Dr. Ortiz founded his firm, Elias Ortiz, and firm (EOC), in 2019.
Education and Training
Dr. Elias Ortiz was active in several activities outside of school throughout his undergraduate time, including social service and gaining additional expertise in the bariatric profession.
- Degree in Medicine: Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine, 1999-2004.
- Undergraduate Internship: Regional General Hospital No. 1, IMSS, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, 2004-2005.
- Social Service: Mobile Unit No. 19, SSA, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, 2005-2006.
- National Aspiring Medical Residency XXXI.
- General Surgery Specialty: From 2008 to 2012, West National Medical Centre, Mexican Social Security Institute, Medical Unit of High Specialty.
Certifications and Memberships
Elias Ortiz Gomez, MD has an impressive career; he has spoken at several major events, worked in numerous hospitals, and authored numerous bariatric surgery articles.
The “2nd Regional and International Congress on Obesity” was organised by the Association for the Study of Obesity and its Complications AC.
- Zapopan General Hospital, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, November 5, 2008.
- Regional General Hospital No. 45, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, February 12, 2009.
- Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 2004. “Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery.
- First Course: Surgical GERD News and Controversies.
- Regional General Hospital No. 45, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, May 15, 2008.
Cost:
Dr. Elias Ortiz has over 8 years of expertise in the field of bariatric surgery. He has performed over 10,000 successful procedures and has altered the lives of numerous individuals.
- Gastric Sleeve: Starting at $4495
- Gastric Bypass: Starting at $5700
- Mini-gastric Bypass: Starting at $5700
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: Starting at $6995
- Sadi-s: Starting at $7100