Dr. Luis Fernando Pasten Rojo
Board certified
Certificate C14028714 · valid to 2030-02-22
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
| Procedure | Typical US price | Typical Tijuana price | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric bypass (per procedure) | $15,000 to $35,000 | $5,300 to $8,800 | 65% to 75% less |
Range collected 2026-08-29. Source: Published clinic prices, surveyed 2026-08-29 Estimates for budgeting, not a quote.
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.
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
Board certified
Certificate C23030323 · valid to 2028-03-12
Dr. Abelardo Navarro Martinez
Board certified
Certificate C18009018 · valid to 2029-04-27
Dr. Adrián Aguilar Izaguirre
Board certified
Certificate C23010623 · valid to 2028-03-12
Dr. Adrián Navarro Hernández
Board certified
Certificate C18052218 · valid to 2028-10-21
Dr. Agustín Alfredo Fuentes López
Board certified
Certificate C23031223 · valid to 2028-03-12
Dr. Alberto Félix Chapa Lobo
Board certified
Certificate C5196 · valid to 2031-04-19
Dr. Alberto Morales Tamayo
Board certified
Certificate C99544 · valid to 2028-08-28
Dr. Alberto Quintero Palazuelos
Board certified
Certificate C14026814 · valid to 2028-03-10
Dr. Alberto Vargas Gismondi
Board certified
Certificate C006152 · valid to 2028-11-21
Dr. Alejandro Martín Mattar
Board certified
Certificate C20003920 · valid to 2030-08-13
Dr. Alejandro Salazar San Martin
Board certified
Certificate 1755 · valid to 2027-03-30
Dr. Andrés Apodaca Ponce
Board certified
Certificate C17069519 · valid to 2029-05-11
Dr. Antonio Barajas Negrete
Board certified
Certificate C23029923 · valid to 2028-03-12
Dr. Antonio Cueva Chong
Board certified
Certificate CB220018 · valid to 2027-06-04
Dr. Antonio Morales Cardona
Board certified
Certificate C24012024 · valid to 2029-03-09
Dr. Antonio Orozco Jiménez
Board certified
Certificate C23040123 · valid to 2028-03-12
Dr. Armando Díaz Lerma
Board certified
Certificate C001072 · valid to 2029-04-27
Dr. Armando Guzmán García
Board certified
Certificate C24008124 · valid to 2029-03-09
Dr. Arturo Benjamín Ortiz Bayliss
Board certified
Certificate A1500198 · valid to 2028-05-16
Dr. Arturo Figueroa Calderon
Board certified
Certificate CB230022 · valid to 2028-05-27
Dr. Arturo José Valenzuela Zorrilla
Board certified
Certificate 8395 · valid to 2031-05-07
Dr. Ary Zarate Soria
Board certified
Certificate C12023012 · valid to 2028-07-31
Dr. Benjamín Gallo Arriaga
Board certified
Certificate C003029 · valid to 2028-12-01
Dr. Carlos Alberto de la Garza Hernández
Board certified
Certificate C10193 · valid to 2031-03-31
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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.
Is it safe to get gastric bypass in Mexico?
It can be, and it depends far more on the surgeon and the hospital than on the country. Before you book, check the surgeon's board certificate in the CONACEM registry and make sure it hasn't expired. Ask which hospital the operation happens in, get the plan and the quote in writing, and ask who treats a complication once you're home. Every doctor listed here has the certificate number and the date of the check published.
Will my insurance or HSA pay for gastric bypass in Mexico?
Rarely up front, sometimes afterwards. Mexican hospitals don't bill US insurers, so you pay and then claim. Some PPO plans reimburse out-of-network care abroad if you send an itemised bill with the procedure codes. Many don't, and Medicare generally doesn't pay for care outside the US, so call your plan before you travel. HSA and FSA money can generally be used for medically necessary treatment done abroad, though not for purely cosmetic surgery. Card financing such as CareCredit only works where a practice is enrolled with it, and few in Mexico are, so ask first.
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.