American board certified. Important?

[sadymichele 9]

Are any of the bariatric doctors in Mexico American board certified. How important was this in your decision to go to Mexico?

[Kindle 8,667]

Dr. Ariel Ortiz is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as a full member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Both he and Dr. Arturo Martinez are designated as SRC Bariatric Surgeons of Excellence and their facility, Obesity Control Center, is an International Center of Excellence.

And yes, this played a big part in choosing them as my surgical team, along with their combined 40 years surgical experience, 12,000+ bariatric surgeries, low complication rate and a staff that includes a cardiologist, advanced life support doctors, 2 anesthesiologists, a designated followup doctor and several RN's with bariatric experience.

[sadymichele 9]

Thank you for the information! I know that it is quite a bit more expensive to go with him, but I also know if you are going to cut costs, your health is not where to cut them.

[kevinsvsgjourney 4]

This is why I chose Dr Ramos Kelly

[DivaSue 23]

Board certification is very important. It means the physician/surgeon have to keep their skills current, complete continuing education, etc. if they aren't board certified, depending on the state, they may have no requirements for quality improvement or continuing education.

[sadymichele 9]

I understand. But what about American board vs Mexican board. Does it matter?

[sadymichele 9]

My husband and I spoke to Dr Kelly, and we were pleased. I'll probably go with him. My other choice was going with a doctor who did surgery on a friend of mine, but is not American board certified.

[Sandy Johnson 15]

Off the top of my head,

Kelley

Ariel Ortiz

Juan Corvala

Pompa

These doctors are NOT "American Board Certified". There are no doctors in Mexico that are certified (licensed) in any state in the United States. A surgeon may be a member of organizations in the United States, such as FACS, but that doesn't mean they are certified to practice in the United States. A surgeon must be licensed in a state in the U.S. in order to be "Board Certified". The only bariatric surgeon that I know of in Mexico who is (or used to be) licensed in CA is Dr. Salvator Valencia.

All surgeons in Mexico are licensed "General Surgeons". That is how Mexico licenses their surgeons.

I hope this helps.

[Shelbel95 0]

http://media.wix.com/ugd/38caab_f8c8b983240b44bca91a696aa340e8c1.pdf

If the above link doesn't work you can always go to drramoskelly.com to view his credientals. I'm schedulesd for surgery 4/1/15.

[Shelbel95 0]

I'm scheduled for Angeles, but Dr.Kelly is still fighting the hospital on the price increase to $7,400.

[Shelbel95 0]

I definitely want to be in a Hosptial not a bariatrics clinic.