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Ariel Ortiz Lagardere MD, FACS
Dr. Ariel Ortiz, Board Certified Mexican medical doctor under license #2526822, is a world renowned expert on Lap-Band surgery.
Dr. Ortiz trained almost a decade ago under the designer of the Lap-Band, Dr Mitiku Belechew, and has now trained hundreds of
surgeons around the world to perform this procedure safely and effectively. In numerous occasions he has been designated as
the professor of Lap-Band workshops hosted by Allergen (Inamed) in the United States, Canada and also the first workshop
ever in the Philippines.
Dr. Ariel Ortiz is the past president of the Mexican Association of Bariatric Surgery and is an invited guest speaker to
numerous lectures around the world. He is Director of the Obesity Control Center which is one of the busiest Lap-Band surgery
centers in North America, and is credited for innovations and the opening of new fields such as rescuing a failed gastric
bypass by placing a Lap-Band over it. Dr. Ortiz is also a pioneer on Lap-Banding for obese teenagers and other new exciting
fields.
Dr. Ortiz was a pioneer in the development of a USA based nationwide network of professionally trained aftercare providers,
Fill Centers USA. In the company of other distinguished US surgeons, Dr Ortiz currently serves on the board of Medical
Advisors for this one-of-a-kind organization.
Credentials
Affiliations
Photos ( to enlarge)
| First Inamed workshop in the Philippines - Feb 2004 |
Dr. Ortiz proctoring Dr. Simpson in Phoenix, AZ |
Dr. Ortiz with Dr. Vincent Frering, expert from France |
| Proctoring at University Of Illinois, Chicago |
Dr. Ortiz proctoring Dr. Simpson in Phoenix, AZ |
Dr. Ortiz proctoring in Sioux City, Iowa |
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| Panel of World Experts Dr. Christine Ren, Dr. Fielding, Dr. Obrien, Dr. Grossbard and Dr. Ortiz at ASBS (Ameican Society Of Bariatric Surgeons) Annual Meeting, June 2004 San Diego, CA |
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