Dr. Gerardo Garcia Alvarez

Description:

Dr. Gerado Garcia Alvarez is an exceptional laparoscopic surgeon with over 6 years of expertise in gastric band surgery and over 720 operations. He received an honourable distinction for graduating top in his class in General Surgery in 1996. Since then, Dr. Garcia’s outstanding success has been credited mostly to his professionalism and charm in assisting patients from all over the world in achieving their weight reduction objectives. Gastric Bypass Surgery, Sleeve and Gastric Band operations, Gastric Balloon and Bariatric Surgery are among its therapies. He presently conducts these weight-loss treatments in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Medical Studies:

• University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) Monterrey, Mexico 1990.
• Surgery in Residence 1992-1996, Christus Hospital Monterrey, Mexico 1995: Chief of Residents.
• 2001 Lap Band Certification, extensive training in Bioenterics INAMED Laparoscopic Gastric Banding”.
• Clinical Community in Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Banding in 2002. Mexico, Monterrey.
• The 2002 Bariatric Surgery Symposium was held in conjunction with the 11th International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
• Johnson & Johnson’s Gastric Banding Course in 2003. Mexico City Monterrey.
• 9th World Congress on Endoscopic Surgery, Colon and Morbid Obesity Surgery Course in 2004

Membership:

• Mexican Association of General Surgery
• Mexican Association of Bariatric Surgery
• Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery

Cost:

Dr. Gerado Garcia Alvarez has 20 years of experience as general surgery and advanced laparoscopy experience (hiatal hernia surgery, inguinal hernia, colon resection, appendectomy, cholecystectomy and bile ducts, diagnostic laparoscopy). Dr. Gerado has more than ten years of expertise in bariatric surgery in laparoscopic gastric sleeve.

Treatment prices:

• Gastric Sleeve: $4,499
• Gastric Band: $4,499
• Gastric Bypass: $6,899
• Mini Gastric Bypass: $6,499