Dr. Arturo Cazarez is a Tijuana Bariatric Surgeon who has performed hundreds of weight-loss surgeries. He is on the surgical team with Dr. Louisiana Valenzuela. Chief surgeon Dr. Cazarez is capable of performing gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric banding, and revision surgeries.
He currently works for Elias Ortiz & Company only working with patients that are super obese and are complicated. Elias Ortiz & Company assigned him this role because many obese patients were coming in with extremely complicated issues while being obese.
Education and Training
Dr. Arturo Cazarez graduated at the top of his class while having multiple internships on the side. Throughout his career, he participated in many research studies and completed social services as well.
- Faculty of Medicine University of San Nicolas Michoacana Hidalgo (Postech) 1987-1992
- Undergraduate internship zone general hospital No. 4 Monterrey Nuevo Leon 1002- 1993
- Social Service of Morales Michoacan Huaniqueo 1993-1994
- Specialty Hospital Medical Center Mexico City National Century 1996-2000
- Family Medicine Unit and Hospital No. 5 Sahuayo Michoacan 1995-1996
- Regional General Hospital No. 20 (IMSS) Tijuana BC Mexico
- Regional General Hospital No.1 (IMMS) Tijuana BC Mexico
- Private Medicine 2000-2013
- Mexican Red Cross Hospital Tijuana BC Mexico 2009-2011
- ISSTECALI hospital chief of surgical specialties 2011-2013
- Board Certified General Surgeon
Surgeries Performed and Pricing
Dr. Arturo Cazarez is a bariatric surgeon with over 6+ years of experience and has completed over 600+ bariatric surgeries. He also charges an extra $500 for patients who have a BMI of over 50.
- Gastric Sleeve Surgery – Starting at about $4,800
- Gastric Sleeve Plication Surgery – Starting at about $4,800
- Gastric Bypass Surgery – Starting at about $5,800
- Mini Gastric Bypass – Starting at about $5,800
- Gastric Banding Surgery
- Duodenal Switch Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve Revision Surgery – Starting at about $5,300
- Lap-Band Revision To Sleeve Surgery – Starting at about $5,800
- Sleeve To Bypass Revision Surgery – Starting at about $5,800
- Gastric Bypass Revision Surgery – Starting at about $5,800
- Hiatal Hernia Repair – Starting at about $500
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