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Dr Omar Paipilla

Experience. Knowledge. Skills. Training. Dr Omar Paipilla has all the requirements you want your bariatric surgeon to have. His unparalleled and personalized approach to patient care is second to none. Dr Omar Paipilla is a the medical director of Hospital Ciba in Tijuana, Mexico and a board-certified bariatric surgeon and has performed thousands of successful weight loss surgeries such as gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric band, and vertical gastroplasty with lap band revision surgeries and the comprehensive management of obesity.

Dr Paipilla is the founder and Medical Director at the Tijuana Medical Specialties Unit (UNEME), an exclusive center for laparoscopic ambulatory surgery and a training center for surgeons in laparoscopic digestive and gynecological surgery. He also became the medical director of the Bariatric Center of the Northern Border in September 2020, an exclusive surgical center for patients with obesity

Experience and Practice

Dr Paipilla’s quest for excellence never stops. Even with years of training and experience, he continues to improve his surgical skills by continuing his education in the United States. For more than ten years now, he has been attending the Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) sponsored by the University of Cincinnati.

Dr Papilla’s passion and commitment to help his patients achieve a healthier lifestyle is second to none. He has successfully performed gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, gastric band, and vertical gastroplasty with band revision surgeries without any major complications. As he talks to each new patient his tailored and well-planned approach is comforting and allows them to make the best decision for their weight loss journey.

Education and Memberships

Dr Paipilla earned his medical degree from the Xochicalco University Studies Center and completed his medical internship at the Juarez Hospital in Mexico City. In 2001, he co founded the surgery clinic for obesity and metabolic diseases. Backed by years of training, experience, and skill, Dr Paipilla is the right person to help you achieve your weight loss goals and improve your psychological health and psychosocial wellbeing.

  • August 2007 to date. Medical Director. UNEME Medical Specialties Unit (Ambulatory Surgery Unit) Tijuana, B.C.
  • March 1999 to date. Physician Assigned to the General Surgery service. General Hospital of Tijuana. Tijuana, B. C.
  • September 2000 to August 2006. Sub. State Medical Director for the General Hospital of Tijuana. General Hospital of Tijuana. Tijuana, B.C.
  • August 2006 to February 2010. Head of the General Surgery Service General Hospital of Tijuana. Tijuana B.C.
  • March 1995 - February 1999. Specialty in General Surgery. General Hospital of Tijuana. Autonomous University of Baja California. Tijuana, B.C.
  • March 2016 to date. Associate Professor of the Autonomous University of Baja California. General Surgery Course General Hospital of Tijuana. Tijuana, B. C.
  • May 1999 to date. Associate Professor General Surgery Service. Postgraduate course in general surgery Tijuana, B. C.
  • June 1995 to date. Member, Mexican Association of General Surgery
  • February 1996 to date. Member, College of Surgeons of Tijuana.
  • November 2000 to date. Member, Pan American Federation of General Surgery.
  • August 2005 to date. Member, Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
  • June 2005 to date. Member, Mexican Council of General Surgery
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