• 2003 President, National Association of Bariatric Surgery, Mexico
• 2001 President, Baja California College of Surgeons
• Published Lap-Band Surgery: The Complete Guide to Weight Loss Surgery Today

Dr Ariel Ortiz is a world renowned expert on Lap-Band surgery, having trained almost a decade ago under the designer of the Lap-Band Dr Mitiku Belechew. Dr. Ortiz has now trained hundreds of surgeons around the world to perform this procedure safely and effectively. On numerous occasions he has been designated as the professor of Lap-Band workshops hosted by Inamed in the United States , Canada and recently the first workshop ever in the Philippines .

Dr. Ariel Ortiz is the past president of the Mexican Association of Bariatric Surgery and is an invited guest speaker to numerous lectures around the world. He is Director of Obesity Control Center which is one of the busiest Lap-Band centers in North America , and is credited for innovations and the opening of new fields such as rescuing a failed gastric bypass by placing a Lap-Band over it. Dr. Ortiz is also a pioneer on Lap-Banding for obese teenagers and other new exciting fields.

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