Jaime Ponce de Leon MD: Bariatric Surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico
Doctor Jaime Ponce de Leon MD is a General bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico. Dr. Jaime specializes in laparoscopic bariatric surgery and has performed more than 2,300 adjustable gastric banding procedures in Tijuana and used several of the different bands available.
Doctor Jaime Ponce de Leon has more than 10 years of experience in obesity treatment procedures like Vertical Gastroplasty, Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS).
Dr. Jaime Ponce is a postgraduate from Hospital General de Tijuana SSA and has done Bariatric course in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. Before post graduation he completed his Bariatric diploma from Universidad Autonoma de Baja California and Lap band system workshop from Tijuana, Mexico.
Degrees & Professional Affiliations
- Postgraduate: Hospital General de Tijuana SSA.
- Bariatric course in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico.
- Bariatric diploma in Universidad Autonoma de Baja California.
- Lap band system workshop Tijuana, Mexico
- Academic tutor of general surgery of Tijuana’s General Hospital
- Medicine faculty Dr. Ignacio Chavez de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
- Member of the Mexican Society of Bariatric Surgery (sociedad mexicana de la cirugia de la obesidad, a.c.).
- Member of the General Surgeons College of Tijuana (Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana A.C.).
- Member of the IFSO (International Federation Surgery Obesity).
- Current Treasurer of the General Surgeons College of Tijuana; (www.cirujanosgenerales.com)
- Professor and Ornanizer of the XII International General Surgery Congress in Tijuana, Mexico.
- Teacher in the precongress course bariatric surgery in the XII Annual Congress International General Surgery in Tijuana, Mexico Feb and Mar/03
- Minimal Invasive surgery course taken in CECMI in Guadalajara, Mexico advance course in esofagus endoscopic surgery in Vallarta, Mexico
