Dr. Lopez Corvala, Hospital Angeles, Tijuana, Mexico

Dr. Lopez Corvala is a Mexican bariatric surgeon of international fame. As the proctor for the FDA approved Inamed lap band, he trained more than 200 US bariatric surgeons at some of the US’ most important medical facilities such as UCLA. He is a professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in the United States. He practices at Hospital Angeles in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Surgical Expertise:

• Several 1000′s lap band surgeries
• Approximately 1000 gastric bypass (RNY) surgeries
• Approximately 300 sleeve gastrectomies.

Professional Qualifications:

La Salle University, Mexico City, 1978 Specialized in General Surgery Residency in General Surgery: Hospital of Specialties IMSS-La Raza Medical Center, Mexico City Received the title of General Surgeon from National Mexican University, 1984

Certification:

Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery with Recertification folio 2454

Assignments:

• Head of the Division of Surgery HGR No. 1 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 2002 to present
• General Surgeon HGR No. 1 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 2002 to present
• Regional Coordinator of Laparoscopic Surgery ISS Northwest region, 1994 to present
• General Surgeon in the General Hospital No. 20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 1984 to present
• National Coordinator l of Regional Heads of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, 1998 to 1999
• Head of the Emergency Room at General Hospital No. 20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 1989 to 1998

Memberships and associatons:

• President of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, 2006
• Vice-president of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
• President of the Surgeons Association of Baja California, 1997 to 1998
• Member of the Committee of Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Mexican Association of General Surgery, 1999 to present
• Member of the Research Committee of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery in 1999
• Member of the Committee of Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Mexican Association of General Surgery, 1996 to1997
• Regional Head of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, 1992 to 1997
• General Surgeons Association in Tijuana
• Mexican Association of General Surgery
• Mexican Association of Obesity Surgery
• Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgery
• Former Member of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• International Federation of Obesity Surgery
• Member of Council of Advance Bariatric
• Multiple positions on the Board of the Mexican Association of General Surgery and Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery

Academia

• Professor of General Surgery Residence IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 2002 to present
• Coordinator of Obesity Surgery Training Center HGR No. 1 IMSS. Tijuana, B.C., 2002 to present
• Professor of Hernia Surgery in the University of Yale Connecticut U.S.A., 2001
• Professor of General Surgery of the University of Baja California, 1993 to present
• Professor of Surgery Residence in the General Hospital No. 20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California, 1990 to present
• Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in the United States
• Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in Latin America
• Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in Europe
• Professor of the Basic Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center, Tijuana Baja California
• Professor of the Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center of Esophagus diseases in the HGR c-20 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California
• Professor of the Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center of inguinal hernia repair in the HGR c-20 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California
• Professor of the Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center in Tijuana Baja California
• Professor of the Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery in Tijuana Baja California Mexico
• International Professor of Bariatric Surgery
• Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in the United States
• Professor of the XI International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
• Laparoscopic Inguinal hernia repair course HGR 20 IMSS, 1997
• Basic and Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS, 1996
• Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS, 1995
• Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS, 1994
• Basic Course of Laparoscopic Surgery: Cholecistectomy HGR 20 IMSS, 1993
• Guest Professor of the AMCG, 1993 to present
• Guest Professor of the AMCE, 1992 to present
• Basic Course of Laparoscopic Surgery: Cholecistectomy HGR 20 IMSS, 1992
• Guest Professor in meetings of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, 1992 to present
• Presentation of articles and conferences in the National Congresses of the Mexican Association of General Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery, 1992 to present
• Assistant professor in multiple National and International Congresses related to Laparoscopic Surgery and General Surgery
• Guest Professor in multiple national and international Bariatric surgery congress
• Proctor in charge of teaching and assisting American (US) surgeons being trained in INAMED Lap-band placement

Publications

• Lopez Corvala, Guzman F, Covarrubias M, Jaramillo de la Torre EJ. Plastia inguinal con abordaje laparoscopico TAPP vs TEP. Cir Gen (In press)
• Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman F, Martinez GA. Learning curve in laparoscopic inguinal surgery: How to overcome it? Cir Gen 2003;25:291-294 Author of the Chapter “Laparoscopic Cholecistectomy Complications” in the
  Laparoscopic Surgery Book, Authors: Cueto, Weber edit. McGraw/Hill 2nd Edition 1997