Health & Wellness Bazaar, Inc.
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Dr. Jose Castañeda
Bariatric Surgeon
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Health & Wellness Bazaar, Inc.
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Speciality
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Bariatric Surgery |
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About
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Dr. José Castañeda is a pioneer and innovator in laparoscopic surgery and for the past 15 years he has specialized in obesity and metabolic disorders. In 2016, Dr. Castañeda successfully operated on the most obese man of the world weighing 1,311 lbs. and the patient is evolving positively having lost 550 lbs. to date. Dr. José Castañeda attended one of the most prestigious medical institutes for laparoscopic surgery and learned from Dr. Carlos Ballesta, one of the pioneers and most notable professors in the field of obesity, in Barcelona, Spain. |
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Education
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University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico: Medical Degree, 1994 – 2000
Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico: General Surgery Residency, 2000 – 2005
Hospital Torre Médica, Mexico City, Mexico, 2005 – 2006: Fellowship in Bariatric Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Ethicon Institute of Endosurgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008: Bariatric Initiative for Latin America |
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Memberships
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American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
International Federation of Surgery for Obesity
American College of Surgeons
Mexican Society of Obesity Surgery
Mexican Association of General Surgery
Mexican College of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders |
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Awards
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Summa Cum Laude: University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico: Medical Degree
Vice President: Mexican College of Surgeons
Vice President: Mexican Association for General Surgery |
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