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Board-certified. World-renowned. Yours.

Every surgery at Pompeii is performed by a board-certified bariatric surgeon with 10+ years of dedicated bariatric experience. No general surgeons doing weekend bariatric cases. No "training" surgeons. No corner-cutting.

Dr. Carlos Galindo
Hospital Bellas Artes lead

Dr. Carlos Galindo

Bariatric & Hiatal Surgery

Lead surgeon at our Hospital Bellas Artes expansion. Board-certified bariatric surgeon with deep specialization in revision surgery and hiatal hernia repair. Joined Pompeii in 2025 with a track record of complex case excellence.

  • 4,000+procedures
  • 10+years bariatric
  • Revisionspecialist
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Dr. Luis Pasten
CMCOEM certified · 2025–2030

Dr. Luis Pasten

Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon

CMCOEM-certified bariatric surgeon (2025–2030) and Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General board-certified. General surgery residency at Hospital General de Tijuana. Practicing at Hospital Bellas Artes.

  • 2025–30CMCOEM cert.
  • 4-yrGS residency
  • Dualboard bodies
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Dr. Carlos Galindo
Dr. Carlos Galindo

A revision specialist who became our second leader.

Dr. Galindo joined Pompeii in 2025 to lead our Hospital Bellas Artes expansion. His specialty: the cases other surgeons turn away. Failed sleeves with severe GERD. Lap-band removals with adhesions. Pouch resets after weight regain. He brings the same patient-first model — at higher complexity.

  • Board-certified · Mexican Council of General Surgery
  • 4,000+ bariatric procedures performed
  • Specialties: revision bariatrics, hiatal hernia repair, complex foregut
  • Lead surgeon · Hospital Bellas Artes (Pompeii partnership facility)
  • Bilingual English / Spanish patient consultations
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Dr. Luis Pasten

Dual-certified. Built for bariatrics.

Dr. Luis Fernando Pasten Rojo holds bariatric certification from two independent bodies — the CMCOEM and the Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General — with his CMCOEM listing verified at Hospital Bellas Artes and valid through 2030. His foundation is a four-year general surgery residency at Hospital General de Tijuana, including trauma surgery and thesis work in hiatal hernia repair.

  • CMCOEM bariatric certification valid 2025–2030
  • Board-certified · Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General, A.C.
  • Specialties: gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, hiatal hernia repair
  • Hospital Bellas Artes · active surgical privileges
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Dr. Luis Pasten
Credentials & affiliations

The paperwork.

Real credentials, real registries, real names you can verify.

Mexican Council of General Surgery

Both surgeons are board-certified by Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General — the equivalent of U.S. board certification, with the same recertification requirements.

IFSO membership

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders — the global professional society for bariatric surgeons.

Mexican Bariatric Society

Active members of CMCOEM (Colegio Mexicano de Cirugía para la Obesidad y Enfermedades Metabólicas).

Continuing education

Annual continuing education and conference attendance — both surgeons present and attend major IFSO and ASMBS conferences each year.

Hospital privileges

Active surgical privileges at multiple accredited Tijuana hospitals, including our home facility and Hospital Bellas Artes.

Verifiable license numbers

Every Pompeii surgeon's professional license (cédula profesional) is verifiable through the Mexican Ministry of Education registry. Ask your coordinator for specific license numbers.

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