Procedure · Tijuana

Gastric bypass in Tijuana

Bariatric surgery that reroutes the digestive tract to a smaller stomach pouch, reducing both intake and absorption.

What the procedure involves

Laparoscopic, under general anaesthetic, with a similar hospital stay to a sleeve but a more complex anatomy afterwards.

Before

Full work-up plus a pre-operative diet.

After

Lifelong nutritional monitoring. This is the procedure where follow-up arrangements matter most, so settle them before you book.

Trips across the border

This normally fits into a single trip. Sequencing matters more than the headline price: two extra round trips can eat a large part of what you save. How the crossing works.

What it costs

ProcedureTypical US priceTypical Tijuana priceDifference
Gastric bypass (per procedure)$15,000 to $35,000$5,300 to $8,80065% to 75% less

Range collected 2026-08-29. Source: Published clinic prices, surveyed 2026-08-29 Estimates for budgeting, not a quote.

Full cost breakdown

Doctors who list this procedure

These specialists publish gastric bypass among the procedures they perform, and each one carries a credential confirmed against a public registry.

Dr. Luis Fernando Pasten Rojo

Bariatric and general surgery · Hospital Bellas Artes · Tijuana

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C14028714 · valid to 2030-02-22

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

See credentials

Board-certified in the specialty that covers this

Certified by the Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General, A.C., the board that certifies the specialty gastric bypass belongs to. Every certificate number, its expiry and the date it was looked up are on the doctor's own page. None of them has told this directory they perform gastric bypass specifically, so ask before you book.

Dr. Aarón Alvarez Mancilla

General surgery · Mexicali

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C23030323 · valid to 2028-03-12

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Abelardo Navarro Martinez

General surgery · Hospital MAC Guanajuato, Office 35 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C18009018 · valid to 2029-04-27

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Adrián Aguilar Izaguirre

General surgery · Hospital Centro Médico Internacional (CMI) · Matamoros

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C23010623 · valid to 2028-03-12

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Adrián Navarro Hernández

General surgery · Hospital Angeles León, Office 820 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C18052218 · valid to 2028-10-21

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Alberto Félix Chapa Lobo

General surgery · Hospital Angeles Valle Oriente, Office 2101 · Monterrey

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C5196 · valid to 2031-04-19

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Alberto Morales Tamayo

General surgery · Hospital Aranda de la Parra, Office 4° Torre Nueva B #401 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C99544 · valid to 2028-08-28

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Alberto Vargas Gismondi

General surgery · Matamoros

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C006152 · valid to 2028-11-21

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Alejandro Martín Mattar

General surgery · Hospital Hispano Americano · Mexicali

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C20003920 · valid to 2030-08-13

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Andrés Apodaca Ponce

General surgery · Nogales

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C17069519 · valid to 2029-05-11

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Antonio Barajas Negrete

General surgery · Hospital MAC León, Office 302 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C23029923 · valid to 2028-03-12

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Antonio Cueva Chong

Bariatric surgery · Tijuana

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate CB220018 · valid to 2027-06-04

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Antonio Morales Cardona

General surgery · Hospital Angeles Valle Oriente, Office 2102 · Monterrey

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C24012024 · valid to 2029-03-09

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Antonio Orozco Jiménez

General surgery · Hospital MAC León, Office 401 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C23040123 · valid to 2028-03-12

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Armando Díaz Lerma

General surgery · Hospital Hispano Americano · Mexicali

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C001072 · valid to 2029-04-27

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Armando Guzmán García

General surgery · Hospital Angeles Ciudad Juárez, Office 375 · Ciudad Juárez

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C24008124 · valid to 2029-03-09

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Arturo Figueroa Calderon

Bariatric surgery · Tijuana

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate CB230022 · valid to 2028-05-27

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Arturo José Valenzuela Zorrilla

General surgery · Hospital Angeles Ciudad Juárez, Office 610 · Ciudad Juárez

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate 8395 · valid to 2031-05-07

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Ary Zarate Soria

General surgery · Mexicali

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-30

Certificate C12023012 · valid to 2028-07-31

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Dr. Benjamín Gallo Arriaga

General surgery · Hospital Angeles León, Office 860 · Guanajuato

Board certifiedchecked 2026-08-29

Certificate C003029 · valid to 2028-12-01

English: not assessed yet

Compiled from public records, unclaimed

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Questions patients actually ask

How many trips to Tijuana does gastric bypass take?

Usually one trip, though that depends on what the imaging shows once you're in the chair. Ask for the plan in writing before you travel.

What should I get in writing before I travel?

A written quote that lists each stage, the materials being used, what the price includes and excludes, and what happens if something needs redoing. If a clinic won't put the plan in writing before you cross the border, that tells you something.

How do I know the doctor doing this is actually qualified?

Every doctor listed here has a specialty board certificate that was looked up in the CONACEM public registry, and the profile publishes its number, both validity dates and the date of the check, with a link so you can repeat it in about a minute. The federal licence to practise, the cédula profesional, is a separate layer: that registry sits behind a captcha, so it is checked by hand at sign-up and each profile says plainly whether it has been confirmed.