SURGEONS BIOS
Dr. MARIO ALBERTO ALMANZA REYES
Specialty: General Surgery and Bariactric Surgery
Date of Birth: September 29, 1975
Birthplace: Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Professional License #3595358
Educational Background
Grade School: Alvaro Obregon. Tijuana (1981-1986)
Junior High: Lazaro Cardenas. Tijuana (1987-1989)
High School: Lazaro Cardenas. Tijuana (1990-1992)
Professional Studies
Faculty of Medicine (UABC) Campus Tijuana. (1993-1999)
Rotation Intern, IMSS Clinic #20, (January 1999-January 2000)
Social Service, (ISESALUD) Progreso, Mexicali, BCN; Mexico. (February 2000-February 2001)
General Surgery Residency, Hospital General Tijuana (Tijuana General Hospital) (March 2003-March 2007)
Parental Nutrition (Centro Medico del Noroeste, Guadalajara, Jalisco) (June-July 2005)
Basics of Laprascopic (IMSS, Clinica #1, May-July 2006)
Advanced Course of Laprascopic (IMMS Clinica#1, March –June 2007)
OBGYN Rotation (IMSS, Clinica#1, August 2006)
Social Service (Hospital General, Ensenada) (November 2006-November 2007)
Work Experience
General Surgeon at Tijuana General Hospital (June 2007-Present)
General Surgeon at Clinica #1 del IMSS (May 2007-Present)
General Surgeon at Cruz Roja de Tijuana (March 2007-Present)
General Surgeon at Departamento de Servicios Medicos Municipales (May 2007-Present)
E.R. Surgeon at Hospital Angeles (December 2006-February 2007)
Medical Courses and Conferences
Northeast Regional Reunion of Súrgeons (January 31, 2008-February 2, 2008)
Member of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (April 2006)
Member of the Mexican Association of General Surgeons of Tijuana (March 2007)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (2003)
Actualizatino of Pathologic Pediatric Surgery (June 2001)
7th Annual International Course of Radiology and Image (August 2000)
7th Annual Congress of Advances in Medicine (September 2002)
Topics in Bariactric Surgery (IMSS December 2003)
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We are pleased to welcome aboard Dr Lisa Maria Pompa to My Lap Band Surgery's team of Bariatric Surgeons.
Liza Maria Pompa has quite an impressive background in the field of medicine. She is not only is brilliant but she is an incredible woman with a great deal of compassion and professionalism. We hope you get a chance to meet her in person when you schedule your surgery with us.
PORTFOLIO:
Current Academic Rank:
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Professor of Surgery
UABC School of Medicine
University of Baja California, Tijuana
Professor of Laparoscopic Surgery
Residency training program
General Hospital, Tijuana
Training
2006 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, Fellowship
Methodist Hospital in the Mayo Clinic.
Mayo Clinic, School of Medicine.
Rochester, Minnesota
United States of America.
2005 Obesity Surgery and Nutrition Advanced Course
Centro Medico Nacional, 20 de Noviembre
Mexico, D.F
2003 2007 Residency in General Surgery and Basic Laparoscopy
Hospital General de Tijuana, Baja California.
Secretaria de Salud Tijuana, México
1996 2001 M.D. Award June 2001
Faculty of Medicine, Tijuana
University of Baja California, Tijuana
Tijuana, Baja California, México
1993 1996 B.A. awarded in Medical area.
Institute México Tijuana, Baja California, México
Academic Board Certification
Board Certified in General Surgery 2007
Mexico, D.F
Certification & Licensure:
Mexican Medical License # 4644046
Issued: 12/12/05
Academic Appointments
2003-present
Professor of Surgery
University of Baja California, Tijuana
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Baja California, Tijuana
2006-present
Professor of Laparoscopic Surgery
Hospital General de Tijuana.
Secretaria de Salud
Tijuana, B.C., México
2000 Present
Honors & Awards
1997-1999 Best Basic area student Award in Medical School. State of Baja California Autonomous University, Medicine Faculty, Tijuana campus.
1999-2001 Best clinic area student Award in Medical School. State of Baja California Autonomous University, Medicine Faculty, Tijuana campus.
2001 Exempt from Medical Professional exam receiving the State of Baja California Academic Merit Award for best grade point average.
2001-2002 Chief of interns. Hospital ISSSTE Fray Junípero Serra. Tijuana, Baja California.
2002 Best intern award. ISSSTE. Tijuana, Baja California.
2003 Honorific Mention. Curso de Capacitación para el Exámen Nacional de Aspirantes a Residencias Médicas. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Hospital Universitario. Monterrey, Nuevo León.
2004 State of Baja California Academic Merit Award. School of Medicine. State of Baja California Autonomous University, Medicine Faculty, Tijuana campus.
2003 Nation Wide First Place Award, in the Residency Exam for General Surgery.
2004 Best Resident Award in Experimental Surgery Course.
Centro Medico Nacional, 20 de Noviembre.
ISSTE.
Mexico, D.F.
2005 Best Resident Award in General Surgery, Northwestern Resident Association.
2006 Honorific Mention, Surgery Resident.
Advanced Laparoscopic Course.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
2007 Chief of Residents, General and Laparoscopic Surgery.
Hospital General de Tijuana.
Secretaria de Salud.
Tijuana, Baja California.
2007-to date Secretary of the Tijuana College of Surgeons.
Professional Organization Memberships
2001 present Tijuana Medical College
2001 present Baja California College of Surgeons
2004 present National Board of General Surgery
2004 present Mexican Association of General Surgery
2004 present Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery
2005 present International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
2006 present Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery
2006 - present Latin-American Society of Endoscopic Surgery
2007 - present American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Committees
1999-2000 Counsil of Tijuana Faculty School of Medicine.
2004-to date Member of the Mexican Association of General Surgery.
Department and Hospital Appointments & Committees
2006 Director of the Laparoscopic Training, residency surgery program.
General Hospital.
Secretaria de Salud.
Tijuana B.C.
Abstracts
1998 Manual de Laboratorio de Patología I. UABC. Tijuana, Baja California.
1998 Manual de Laboratorio de Microbiología. UABC. Tijuana, Baja California.
1999 Manual para estudiantes de Técnicas Quirúrgicas. UABC. Tijuana, Baja California.
2001 El Sistema Nervioso Entérico. UABC. Tijuana, Baja California.
2005 Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía general. Cuerpo Extraño Intraabdominal aunado a cuadro atipico de Apendicitis Aguda. XXIX Congreso Nacional del 30 de Octubre al 4 de Noviembre de 2005. Mérida Yucatán.
2005 Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía general. Proctocolectomia restaurativa con fabricación de reservorio ileal en S como tratamiento de CUCI. XXIX Congreso Nacional del 30 de Octubre al 4 de Noviembre de 2005. Mérida Yucatán.
2006 Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia General. Hiperparatiroidismo Primario. Noviembre 2006. Acapulco, Guerrero.
2007 Intraabdominal Sepsis in the Obese Patient. November 2007. Leon, Guanajuato.
Teaching Responsibilities
2006 Professor of the Laparoscopic Training Program, residency surgery program.
General Hospital.
Secretaria de Salud.
Tijuana B.C.
Invited Lectures
Key Techniques in Roux en Y Gastric Bypass
Key Techniques in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Key Techniques in Bilio Pancreatic Diversion
Clinical Challenges in Bariatric Surgery
Controversies in Bariatric Surgery
Is malnutrition a problem after bariatric surgery?
Is there a place for sleeve gastrectomy?
Is there value in preop psychological assessment?
When should we do sleep studies?
When should you do preop endoscopy or barium study
Should we be treating adolescents surgically?
What determines the upper age limit?
Managing pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Barriers to Growth of Bariatric Surgery
Costs individual, community, health care system
Lack of support from health providers and insurers
Lack of awareness
Fear of death, disability, failure, irreversible change, foreign body
Failure to acknowledge presence of a problem
How do Bariatric Procedures Work? A Review of Mechanisms
Overview of possible mechanisms
Gastric bypass
Are banded bypass and long limb bypass different?
Bilio pancreatic diversion
Does duodenal switch make a difference?
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Gastric pacing
Intragastric balloon
Safety in Bariatric Surgery
How much of a problem do we have?
What to consider in:
Patient Selection
Patient Assessment
Patient Preparation
Technical considerations:
Surgical
Anesthetic
Accreditation needs and processes
Live Exhibition Surgery
Mexican Association of General Surgery, International Laparoscopic Reunion, Tijuana, B.C.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Mexican Association of General Surgery, International Laparoscopic Reunion, Tijuana, B.C.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Accomplishments
Youngest surgeon to be certified by INAMED.
LAP-BAND, Bioenterics/Allergan.
Currently Director of LIMARP Surgical Unit.
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