Dr. Juan Antonio Lopez Corvala

Obesity Surgery, Bariatric Surgery

Education & Training

Medical School: La Salle University 1973-1978. Mexico City
Residence in General surgery: Hospital of Specialties IMSS-La Raza Medical Center. Mexico City.
Obtaining The Title of General Surgeon UNAM 1984 (National Mexican University)
Certified by the Mexican Board of General Surgery with Recertification folio 2454

Associations

Mexican Association of General Surgery (AMCG)
Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery (AMCE) (Vice-president)
Medical School in Tijuana
General Surgeons Association in Tijuana
Mexican Association of Obesity Surgery
Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgery
Former Member of SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons)
International Federation of Obesity Surgery
Member of *C.A.B.* (Council of Advance Bariatrics)

Academic Activities

Professor of General Surgery of The University of Baja California from 1993 to the date
Professor of Surgery Residence in the General Hospital no. 20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California from 1990 to the date
Professor of the Basic Laparoscopic SurgeryTraining Center, Tijuana Baja California
Professor of The Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center of Esophagus diseases in the HGR c-20 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California
Professor of The Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center of inguinal hernia repair in the HGR c-20 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California
Professor of The Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Training Center in Tijuana Baja California
Professor of the Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery in Tijuana Baja California Mexico
International Professor of Bariatric Surgery
Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in the United States
Professor of Hernia Surgery in the University of Yale Connecticut U.S.A. 2001
Professor of The XI International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Professor of General Surgery Residence IMSS Tijuana, Baja California 2002 to the date
Guest Professor of the AMCE from 1992 to the date
Guest Professor of the AMCG from 1993 to the date
Guest Professor in multiple national and international Bariatric surgery congress
Coordinator and professor of courses of basic laparoscopic surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery
Basic Course of Laparoscopic Surgery: Cholecistectomy HGR 20 IMSS 1992
Basic Course of Laparoscopic Surgery: Cholecistectomy HGR 20 IMSS 1993
Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS 1994
Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS 1995
Basic and Advanced Course of Laparoscopic Surgery HGR 20 IMSS 1996
Laparoscopic Inguinal hernia repair course HGR 20 IMSS 1997
Guest Professor in meetings of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery from 1992 to the date
Presentation of articles and conferences in the National Congresses of the Mexican Association of General Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery from 1992 to the date
Assistant in multiple National and International Congresses related to Laparoscopic Surgery and General Surgery
Coordinator of Obesity Surgery Training Center. HGR # 1 IMSS. Tijuana, B.C. from 2002 to the date

Publications

Lopez Corvala, Guzman F, Covarrubias M, Jaramillo de la Torre EJ. Plastia inguinal con abordaje laparoscopico TAPP vs TEP. Cir Gen (In press)
Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman F, Martinez GA. Learning curve in laparoscopic inguinal surgery How to overcome it? Cir Gen 2003;25:291-294
Author of the Chapter 'Laparoscopic cholecistectomy complications' in the LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY Book, Authors: Cueto, Weber edit McGraw/Hill 2nd Edition 1997

Positions Carried Out

General Surgeon in the General Hospital no. 20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California from 1984 to the date
Head of The Emergency Room of the General Hospital no.20-IMSS Tijuana, Baja California from 1989 to 1998
Regional Coordinator of Laparosopic Surgery ISS Northwest region from 1994 to the date
President of the Surgeons Association of Baja California from 1997 to 1998
Regional Head of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery from 1992 to 1997
National Coordinator l of Regional Heads of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery from 1998 to 1999
Member of the Research Committee of the Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery in 1999
Member of the Committee of Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Mexican Association of General Surgery from 1996 to1997
Member of the Committee of Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Mexican Association of General Surgery from 1999 to the date
International Professor of Bariatric Surgery
Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in the United States
Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in Latinamerica
Professor of Obesity Surgery (Lap-Band placement) in Europe
Proctor in charge of teaching and assisting American (US) surgeons being trained in INAMED Lap-band placement.
Vice-president of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
President of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery starting May 2006
General Surgeon HGR #1 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California 2002 to the date
Head of the Division of Surgery HGR #1 IMSS Tijuana, Baja California from 2002 to the date
Multiple positions in the board of the Mexican Association of General Surgery and Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery

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