Dr. Abel Quijano Cornejo
Board certified
Certificate 4/0364/22 · valid to 2027-05-26
Procedure · Tijuana
Knee replacement in Tijuana
Replacement of damaged knee joint surfaces with a prosthetic implant.
What the procedure involves
Major surgery with a hospital stay of several days and early physiotherapy.
Before
Imaging, cardiac clearance where indicated, and pre-operative physiotherapy.
After
Weeks of rehabilitation. Settle before you travel where that rehabilitation happens and who supervises it, because this is where cross-border orthopaedics succeeds or fails.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knee replacement (per knee) | $30,000 to $50,000 | $5,500 to $11,400 | 77% to 82% less |
Range collected 2026-08-29. Source: Published clinic prices, surveyed 2026-08-29 Estimates for budgeting, not a quote.
Board-certified in the specialty that covers this
Certified by the Consejo Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología, A.C., the board that certifies the specialty knee replacement 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 knee replacement specifically, so ask before you book.
Dr. Adrián de Jesús Elizarraras Aldrete
Board certified
Certificate 28/6297/22 · valid to 2027-06-08
Dr. Adrián de Silva Razo
Board certified
Certificate 4/3819/22 · valid to 2027-03-11
Dr. Alan Gabriel Martínez Castro
Board certified
Certificate 19/3532/22 · valid to 2027-12-14
Dr. Alejandro Elias Escobedo
Board certified
Certificate 4/1531/24 · valid to 2029-11-08
Dr. Alejandro Navarro Sotelo
Board certified
Certificate 12/2988/25 · valid to 2030-10-31
Dr. Alfonso Chávez Valenzuela
Board certified
Certificate 4/5543/25 · valid to 2030-11-03
Dr. Alfonso Silveyra Román
Board certified
Certificate 23/1841/25 · valid to 2030-06-23
Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez
Board certified
Certificate 12/3914/22 · valid to 2027-10-26
Dr. Alfredo Salcedo González
Board certified
Certificate 12/4407/23 · valid to 2028-10-20
Dr. Andrew Carlomaria Daniel López Márquez
Board certified
Certificate 12/6122/22 · valid to 2027-02-26
Dr. Angel Eduardo Garza Moreno
Board certified
Certificate 19/6726/23 · valid to 2028-03-01
Dr. Angel Hidalgo Anzaldo
Board certified
Certificate 1/5769/26 · valid to 2031-04-01
Dr. Antonino Sibaja Aguilar
Board certified
Certificate 4/4750/23 · valid to 2028-04-28
Dr. Antonio Porthos Salas Pérez
Board certified
Certificate 19/1212/23 · valid to 2028-12-05
Dr. Antonio Toledo Medina
Board certified
Certificate 12/0659/23 · valid to 2028-11-03
Dr. Armando Heraldez Rios
Board certified
Certificate 4/5761/26 · valid to 2031-04-15
Dr. Arturo Alfonso Montañez Amador
Board certified
Certificate 12/5079/24 · valid to 2029-10-17
Dr. Arturo Manuel Trevizo Rivas
Board certified
Certificate 19/1207/24 · valid to 2029-08-19
Dr. Benito López Razo
Board certified
Certificate 10/6804/23 · valid to 2028-03-01
Dr. Bernabé Reyes Corona
Board certified
Certificate 28/1748/25 · valid to 2030-01-30
Dr. Brandon Morales Pineda
Board certified
Certificate 1/7485/24 · valid to 2029-03-01
Dr. Braulio Israel Nava Sarabia
Board certified
Certificate 12/8330/25 · valid to 2030-03-01
Dr. Carlos Alonso Reynoso Mendoza
Board certified
Certificate 6/4509/24 · valid to 2029-07-22
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Questions patients actually ask
How many trips to Tijuana does knee replacement 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 knee replacement 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 knee replacement 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.