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Our team

The team behind 30,000 transformations.

Every successful surgery is the work of dozens of people — surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR nurses, coordinators, nutritionists, post-op support. Here's who they are, and what each role does for you.

Surgeons

CMCOEM-certified. Dual board-certified.

Board-certified bariatric surgeons at Hospital Bellas Artes. Real credentials, verifiable registries. See full surgeon profiles →

Dr. Luis Pasten
CMCOEM certified · 2025–2030

Dr. Luis Pasten

CMCOEM Bariatric Surgeon · Hospital Bellas Artes

CMCOEM-certified (2025–2030) and Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General board-certified. Gastric sleeve, bypass, and hiatal hernia repair.

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Dr. Carlos Galindo
Hospital Bellas Artes

Dr. Carlos Galindo

Bariatric & Hiatal Surgery

Board-certified bariatric surgeon. Specializes in revision surgery, hiatal hernia repair, and complex foregut cases at Hospital Bellas Artes.

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The full team

Every role that touches your care.

Anesthesiologists

Board-certified anesthesia specialists, monitoring you continuously during surgery and immediate recovery.

OR nursing team

Specialized bariatric OR nurses with thousands of cases under their belts. Same standards as a U.S. teaching hospital.

Recovery floor RNs

24/7 nursing on the bariatric recovery floor — never a "ring the bell" delay. Bariatric-trained, English-speaking.

Patient coordinators

One named coordinator from inquiry through lifetime aftercare. Direct phone, no IVR. Bilingual English/Spanish.

Bariatric nutritionists

Pre-op liquid-diet planning, post-op staged eating, lifetime supplement protocols. On-site visits + follow-up.

Transport drivers

Dedicated ground transport — San Diego airport ↔ hotel ↔ hospital ↔ back. All Pompeii drivers, never third-party.

Hospital partners

Our home facility and Hospital Bellas Artes — both accredited, modern, and equipped to international standards.

Aftercare community

70k+ private patient community moderated by Pompeii staff and surgical alumni. Real peer support, 24/7.

The facility

A team is only as good as where it works.

Our surgical center and partner hospital are both accredited, modern facilities — equipped with the same OR technology and safety standards as American hospitals.

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