Dr. Andrés Apodaca Ponce
Board certified
Certificate C17069519 · valid to 2029-05-11
Nogales, Sonora
Bariatric surgeons in Nogales
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.
Certified specialists in Nogales
Dr. Arturo Benjamín Ortiz Bayliss
Board certified
Certificate A1500198 · valid to 2028-05-16
Dr. Carlos Alberto Zúñiga Arzola
Board certified
Certificate C17042017 · valid to 2027-04-23
Dr. Everardo Jara Pérez
Board certified
Certificate C18013518 · valid to 2028-07-11
Dr. Jesus Rolando Encinas Vilches
Board certified
Certificate CB180008 · valid to 2029-10-26
Dr. Mario Benitez Morales
Board certified
Certificate C13008913 · valid to 2030-05-06
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 bariatric surgeon in Nogales is certified?
Bariatric surgery is practised by certified general surgeons. The board to ask about is the Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General. Certification runs five years and then must be renewed, so ask for the certificate number and the expiry date, then look both up in the CONACEM public directory.
Is "certified" on a clinic website enough?
No. Clinics and medical plazas across Mexico advertise "certified specialists" without naming a board, a number or a date. Certification is a public record with an expiry, so the word alone is an adjective rather than something you can act on.
How long should I stay in Nogales?
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. Nogales is a land crossing, so a follow-up visit is a drive rather than another flight, which makes staged treatment far more practical here.