Obesity Control Center
About
OCC is the world-famous state-of-the-art Joint Commission accredited weight loss surgery center founded by Dr Ariel Ortiz®. With over 20 years of experience and 23,000 successful bariatric surgeries performed, Obesity Control Center is considered a world leader in weight loss surgery. Using the most modern technology, innovative techniques, comprehensive post-op support, and following the highest US safety standards, OCC helps people from around the globe achieve their weight loss goals, becoming members of the #OCCFamily for life.
Their team is credited with several innovations and groundbreaking improvements on weight-loss surgical procedures like The Improved Gastric Sleeve®, or the revolutionary Stomach Sparing Gastric Sleeve® as well as several of revision procedures for failed weight loss surgery such as The ByPass Rescue, The Sleeve Rescue, and Band Rescue.
OCC is the world-famous state-of-the-art Joint Commission accredited weight loss surgery centre founded by Dr Ariel Ortiz®️.
OCC is the world-famous state-of-the-art Joint Commission accredited weight loss surgery centre founded by Dr Ariel Ortiz®️.
Location
Tijuana, Mexico
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About
OCC is the world-famous state-of-the-art Joint Commission accredited weight loss surgery center founded by Dr Ariel Ortiz®. With over 20 years of experience and 23,000 successful bariatric surgeries performed, Obesity Control Center is considered a world leader in weight loss surgery. Using the most modern technology, innovative techniques, comprehensive post-op support, and following the highest US safety standards, OCC helps people from around the globe achieve their weight loss goals, becoming members of the #OCCFamily for life.
Their team is credited with several innovations and groundbreaking improvements on weight-loss surgical procedures like The Improved Gastric Sleeve®, or the revolutionary Stomach Sparing Gastric Sleeve® as well as several of revision procedures for failed weight loss surgery such as The ByPass Rescue, The Sleeve Rescue, and Band Rescue.
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Filipino
Address
Andrew Elkwood, MD, FACS, Physician
Dr. Elkwood is double board certified in general surgery and plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
Matthew Kaufman, MD, FACS, Physician
Dr. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery & the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of The Rhinoplasty Society. Dr. Kaufman is co-Director of the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Dr. Sam Najmabadi
Sam Najmabadi, M.D., is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) as well as board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (RE/I). He is a past Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of OB/GYN at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and currently is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Turo University of California College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. José Luis Rivas Aguilar
Dr. José Luis Rivas Aguilar is certified in gynecology and obstetrics from the OBGYN Mexican Council. He also holds the certification for Biology of Human Reproduction from the OBGYN Mexican Council.
Accreditations
✓ Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (COEMBS)
✓ Joint Commission International (JCI)
✓ General Council of Health Accreditation (CSG)
✓ Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA) Program
