Dr. Alberto Michel

Certified Bariatric Surgeon

Current course master in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery by the Autonomous University of Baja California and IFSO Latin America.

Vocational Training

  • General Medicine 2000-2006 UABC Tijuana.
  • Especialidad en Cirugía General 2007-2011. HGZ16-UMAE 71 Torreón, Coahuila, UAC.

Training

  • Mini Fellowship in Adjustable Gastric Banding, November 2010, Angeles Hospital.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Theoretical-Practical Bariatric Surgery, February- September, HGZ16 IMSS Torreon Mexico 2011, Autonomous University of Coahuila.
  • Advanced Course in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery IRCAD. Barretos, Brazil, July 2011.
  • Training in metabolic surgery. Oswaldo Cruz Hospital, Dr. Garrido-Almino Cardoso. Oct-Nov 2011, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Basic and Advanced Skills Course in Laparoscopic Surgery. November 2014. Queretaro, Mexico.
  • Advanced Course in Bariatric, Metabolic and Endoscopic Surgery. IRCAD, December 2015. Strasbourg, France.
  • Master's Degree in Upper and Lower Digestive Endoscopy. University of Strasbourg, France. December 2016-December 2017.
  • Training in Upper and Lower Digestive Endoscopy HGZ35 IMSS Ciudad Juarez, Nov 2015 - April 2016.
  • Master's Degree in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Duke University, Florida. June 2017.

Courses

  • Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity. Mexican Congress of General Surgery, Guadalajara 2010.
  • Endoscopy and Surgery. International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. May 2014, Veracruz, Mexico.
  • Bariatric Endoscopy. National Congress of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases. León Gto. 2014.
  • Advanced Bariatric Endoscopy, theoretical-practical course. BCS July 2015. Latin American Congress of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
  • Artificial nutritional support in complicated bariatric surgery patient, July 2015. Los Cabos, BCS (IFSO).

Conferences

  • International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Mexico 2011 to 2023.
  • International Congress of General Surgery 2010 to 2015.
  • National Congress on Obesity and Metabolic Diseases. CMCOEM Mexico 2014 to 2023.
  • Regional Forum on Metabolic Surgery, Hermosillo Sonora 2014.
  • Meeting of the Obesity Society and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Nov 2-6 2015. Los Angeles California USA.
  • Meeting of the Obesity Society and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. June 2017. San Diego, California USA.
  • IFSO LONDON-SEPT 2016.
  • IFSO MIAMI AUGUST 2022.

Presented Works

  • 10 research papers presented at national and international conferences. 2011-2023.
  • Experience with more than 15,000 surgeries in 12 years as a bariatric surgeon.