The charismatic Dr. Guillermo Alvarez is a laparoscopic bariatric surgeon operating out of Tijuana, Mexico that is host of the #AskDrA show, has collected over 850 five star reviews for the work he has performed on his gratified patients from around the globe and has amassed an astonishing 2.5 million youtube views for his surgical expertise video blogs. Dr. Guillermo Alvarez is also a published best selling author on the subject of Gastric Bypass procedures and was awarded a “Surgeon of Excellence Award” for his work with morbidly obese patients by the Surgical Review Corporation. Dr. Guillermo Alvarez received his medical degree and education from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico and went on to complete his rigorous 4-year residency in general surgery at the Christus Muguerza High Specialty Hospital. Monterrey, Mexico. He studied Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques at the Christus Muguerza Monterrey Hospital, Monterrey, Mexico as well as participating in postgraduate courses in the United States in the study of bariatric surgical procedures in Dallas, Texas with the The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and in Chicago, Illinois with the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Guillermo Alvarez belongs to many prestigious and international professional societies including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). In particular, Dr. Guillermo Alvarez is a Gastric Sleeve expert, having performed over 12,500 of these procedures. Dr. Guillermo Alvarez is also qualified to perform Gastric Bypass, Mini Gastric Bypass, Revision and Gastric Lap-Band placement surgeries. However, Dr. Guillermo Alvarez’s patients sum it up best when describing the experience of choosing to have surgery performed in Mexico and Dr. Alvarez’s excellence in his chosen field: “Going to Mexico was an awesome experience I honestly felt like I was in a resort, not a Hospital. After talking and meeting Dr. Alvarez, I knew I was making the right decision… I would recommend Dr. Alvarez and his team to anyone wanting to make a dramatic change in their life.”
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