Dr. Sergio Verboonen

Certified Bariatric Surgeon

★★★★★ 5/5

Dr. Sergio Verboonen Board Certified Bariatric Surgeon in Mexico with 20+ years of experience.

Dr. Sergio Verboonen known by many of his trusted worldwide patients and followers as Dr. V, is a Certified Bariatric Laparoscopic Surgeon for the past 20+ years.

Patients throughout the years have entrusted Dr. V not only because he truly understands what it means to be obese have suffered obesity himself during med school years and underdone weight loss surgery, but as a truly prepared seasoned surgeon of excellence has provided results after results with almost 0% complication rate. How has he achieved this?

The surgeon consistently prepares himself throughout the years hand in hand at different international congresses with surgeons from the US and Europe. Dr. V has perfected his techniques throughout the years offering his patients safety and ease of mind.

The surgeon is one of the three first Bariatric pioneers that started Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery in Mexico and is considered a leader in Weight Loss Surgery in Cancun & Tijuana, Mexico.

Dr. Verboonen's Unbeatable Value

Duo Bariatric Team

Dr. Verboonen performs all surgeries with another 20+ years experienced surgeon (40+ combined) at one low competitive package price.

Sealed FDA Products

Dr. Verbooen only uses FDA Aprooved sealed Endo Johnson & Johnson brands and not after market products than can lead to complications.

Surgeon of Excellence

Our surgeons are Leading Pioneers in the industry that started the Bariatric Weight loss Surgery program in Mexico.

VSG Reinforcement Technique

Dr. Verboonen's VSG Technique consists of suturing on top of the staple line for double reinforced protection.

Patient Experiences With Dr. Sergio Verboonen

Surgeons Lead Patient Coordinator

Hi, my name is JC Urrea Lead Patient Coordinator for Dr. V. and congrats on deciding you make the next most important move, regaining your life back!! My promise to you is to hold your hand through the whole weight loss journey and make sure you"re taken care of

- JC Urrea

Surgeries Practiced

Surgeon's Practice Locations

- Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

So you've decided you're ready, Congratulations!

What now?

1 Get Pre-Qualified

Start by completing out ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION to get qualified for surgery.

2 Choose a Surgery date

Once Qualified, start looking at a surgery date that fits your schedule

3 Have Selected Surgery

Once your patient coordinator sets up all the logistics with you, you’re ready for surgery

EXPERIENCE

M.D., UNAM, Mexico, D.F. Postgraduate: ” General Hospital of Tijuana” S.S.A. Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.
LapBand certified surgeon.
Specialized in Laparoscopic Surgery in the General Hospital of The Secretary of Health
Member of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
Member of the Medical Association and of the Association of General Surgeons of Mexico Current President of the College the Surgeon General of Baja California
Member of the Society of Mexican Surgeons of the Obese
Performed more than 2300 gastric band surgeries
Dr. Sergio Verboonen is more than just a Doctor. He is a highly recognized specialist in Laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Sergio and Dr. Ponce and their team have given more than 2300 men and women the ability to live again! With zero slippages. These 2300 victims of severe obesity became reborn. Today they are happy people once again!

SOCIETIES

Member of the mexican society of endoscopic surgery (asociación mexicana de cirugía endoscopica)
Current regional delegate of AMCE 2002-2003
Member of the mexican society of bariatric surgery (sociedad mexicana de la cirugía de la obesidad, a.c.)
Member of the medical college of Tijuana: (colegio medico de Tijuana)
Member of the general surgeons college of Tijuana (colegio de cirujanos generales de Tijuana a.c.)
Member of the International Federation of Surgery for the Obesity(IFSO)
Current president of the general surgeons college of Tijuana; 2002-2003
Was the last president of the college of surgeons general of Tijuana. (2002-2003) until june 2003
Member Mexican Society of General Surgery (AMCG Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General)
Member of Colegio Posgraduados en Cirugía General
Member of Latinamerican Society of Endoscopic Surgery (ALACE ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA DE CIRUGIA ENDOSCOPICA)
Member Latin American Federation of Surgery (FELAC Federación Latino americana de cirugia)

COURSES & CONGRESS
2013

November 2013 – Acapulco Guerrero, International Congress of General Surgery 2013
November 2013 – Professor in the Graduate Course I Bariatric Surgery Lap Band a First Look
November 2013 – Postgraduate Coordinator in the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery II Course
November 2013 – Tijuana, Baja California, Future and Controversies Module III Current Status ofMetabolic Surgery
October 2013 – Tijuana Baja California, XVI National Congress of Nursing Surgical Innovation andProfessional Commitment – a surgical practice, safe peroperative care.
August 2013 – Baja California, College of Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Baja California AC Professor item Bariatric Surgery
July 2013 – Ixtapa Guerrero, XV Congress of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, Coordinating and Assistance – Interactive Video Conference with Key Note.
May 2013 – Mazatlan Sinoloa, XXII International Congress of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery , Speaker and Attendance in Pre Bariatric surgery congress course on the Theme: Roundtable for teachers lap band to sleeve technical indications of Gastric Sleeve , Coordinator during the pre. congress Bariatric Surgery. – surgery support demonstration
April 2013 – Mexico Distrito Federal, Surgery Support Demonstration.
April 2013 – Mexican College of Endoscopic Surgery AC
April 2013 – Member of the mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery AC
February 2013 – Mexicali Baja California, The College of Surgeons of Mexicali General AC and Sociedad Mexicana de Colon and Rectal Surgeons
February 2013 – AC, XIII Congress of the College of Surgeons of Mexicali BC, Reporter and Assistant to the Indications and Technique of the Gastric Sleeve Topic.

2012

Member of IFSO for the International Federation of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Disorders
December 2012 – University Touro Nevada, New York NY 4th International Consensus Summity forSleeveGastrectomy Sleeve (ICSSG) competitor
December 8 2012 – New York City International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy
December 30 2012 – Las Vegas NV, MCE Conferences, Participant in Improving Pain Managementin Primary Care Medicine
March 2012 – Puerto Vallarta Jalisco, The Mexican Association of Surgery for Obesity and MetabolicDiseases AC – Professor in Anatomy and Strategy Paper placement Lap Band
May 2012 – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico XXI International Congress of Mexican Association ofEndoscopic Surgery X Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 2012 – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, XXIII World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 2012 – XXI International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 2012 – X Latin American Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 2012 – Pre conference course Coordinator and Endoluminal Bariatric surgery
April 2012 – Professor ongoing pre.congress and Endoluminal Bariatric Surgery Complications withthe topicEarly Delayed Gastric Banding

2011

May 2011 – Los Cabos Baja California Sur Mexico, Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery AC Coordinator at the symposium “Current Status of Bariatric Surgery
Assistance XX International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Assistant in Paper Session (Oral and Video Category)
May 26, 2011 – Los Cabos, San Lucas, Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery AC Member of Local Committe

2010

July 7-10, 2010 – Zacatecas, colegio Mexicano de cirugía parea la obesidad y enfermedades metabolicas/ coordinator / 12th National Congress
July 11-12, 2010 – Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Participant of the Papaloapan Medical Congress
May 4-8, 2010 – Cancun, Quintana Room, Professor of the Obesity Course and CoAuthor of “Rescuing the Bypass with Gastric Band” XIX International Congress
March 12-13, 2010 – Puebla, Puebla, Professor in the congress during the Metabolic surgery National Meetin
October 27-29, 2010 – Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico, Associaciation of General Surgery B.C. Professor for Delayed Complications of the Gastric Band , Coordinator – Cogress of Metabolic Surgery

2009

Nov. 1 – 6, 2009, Alcapulco, Assistant Professor in the 18th International Congress for Gastric Bypass Surgery Demonstration and VSG Demonstration and Lap Band demonstration.
Nov. 1 – 6 2009, Alcapulco, Professor of Endoscopic Surgery Course at the 18th International Congress
July 2 – 4 2009, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Attended the XI National Congress for Obesity Surgery

2008

Attended to the V International Congress Of General Surgery in Guadalara and Coordinator of the Sleeve Gastectomy Module. Guadalara, Mexico . March 2008
Attended to the V International Congress Of General Surgery in Guadalara and Professor of the theme: Retire the band, how, when and why? Guadalara, Mexico. March 2008
Attended the V International Congress Of General Surgery in Guadalara and Professor of the theme: Why adjust the band? Guadalara, Mexico . March, 2008

2006

Attended the XV Congress in Tijuana and Coordinator of the bariatrica surgery Module. Tijuana Mexico. March 2006
Attended XV AMCE Congress. Ixtapa Mexico. May 2005
Attended and professor at the Precongress course of bariatric surgery organized by the Colegio Mexicano de Cirugia de Obesidad. Mazatlan Mexico. June 2006.
Attended to the 10 th Wordl Congress Endoscopic Surgery. Berlin, Germany.
Attended XXX Congress by the AMCG Congreso nternacional de Cirugia General. Acapulco Mexico. November 2006.Curso de Endoscopia para el cirujano general organized by the AMCG. Acapulco Mexico. November 2006

2005

XIV Congreso Internacional by the Colegio de Cirujanos Generales de Tijuana. Tijuana, Mexico
Titular Profesor in the XIV AMCE Precongress course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Attendance and Professor in the VII Congress by Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia de Obesidad (SMCO ). Los Cabos, Mexico. July 2005
Attendance 10th World Congreso of the Iinternacional Federation for the Surgery Obesity, 19th Symposium on Obesity Surgery. Maastrich, Netherlands. September, 2005.
Professor and attendee to the XXVII Transcongreso de la AMCG in Merida, Mexico. November, 2005

2004

In February, attended the pre-congress course of bariatric surgery in Cancun organised by AMCE (XIII) and to the 8th World Congress Endoscopic Surgery. Cancun, Mexico. February 2004.
Professor in AMCG XXVIII Congress in Leon Guanajuato.

2003

ATLS American college surgeons 30-31 jul/93.
Presentation in the I Latin American Congress and the III National Congress of Endoscopic Surgery ” (experiencia con toracoscopia video-asistida en hospital general de Tijuana) may 21, 1994.
Lap band system work shop Tijuana B.C. Mex. Mar 15-18, 2001
Every year to the Anual Congress of AMCE.
Bariatric course by Mexican Society of Bariatric Surgery, Cancun Q. Roo Mexico May 5-6, 1999.
SMCO (mexican society of bariatric surgeons) III annual meeting, Cozumel Q. Roo Mex. Jul 5-7, 2001.
VIII Mundial IFSO Congress; Chania Creta; Sept. 3-5, 2001.
ASBS 19 th annual meeting Jun 24-29, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada.
SMCO (mexican society of bariatrics surgery) IV annual meeting Huatulco Oax. Mexico. Jul-2002 (assistant)
SMCO (mexican society of bariatrics surgery) IV annual meeting Huatulco Oax. Mexico. Jul-2002 (teacher of lap band laparoscopy).
Mid band work shop Sept. 19-26, 2002.Lyon France AMCG (mexican asociation general surgery) annual meeting; Transcongress Bariatric Course Teacher. Nov 01-03 2002.
Acapulco Gro Mex. Precongres course XII Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.
Tijuana College of Surgeons (bariatrics course the president and teacher) feb 25 -26 excel hospital. XII International Congress Tijuana College of Surgeons (President).

Chris Hale

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

From the time they pick you up at the airport until the time they drop you off, you are in good hands and are treated like a king or a queen. This is a top notch facility and I would recommend Dr Verboonen to anybody. Staring off i was a little skeptical as most are about traveling across the border for a surgical procedure. It wasnt just about saving money for me. My insurance decided they wouldnt pay for the procedure here in the states. I talked to several others that had it done by Dr Verboonen and their results spoke for themselves. The facility is spotless. It is one of the cleanest hospital/clinics I have ever been to.

Jessica Hutchison

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

I am so thankful for Dr Sergio and his team! I was nervous about going to Mexico for surgery but so glad that I did! I’ve gotten my life back! I’m so much happier and healthier!

Lee

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

A wonderful and skilled surgeon . Had a fast recovery and no complications. Dr. V impressed me with his compassion as well. Lost the weigh and keepin off too! Thank you Dr. V

Sandra Catoc

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

Dr V is a great surgeon and the staff makes you feel welcome. I would recommend this surgeron to anyone that is considering any type of gastric weight loss procedure. I had gastric sleeve on a Friday and returned home on Sunday. Then went back to work on Monday. No problems at all. I have lost 100 lbs in 6 months. I feel the best I have felt in 20 years. I am power walking 4 miles a day and 1 hour workout at gym three to four days a week. All of this would not have been possible without Dr V and staff. I would be glad to talk with anyone that is considering weight loss surgery.

Corey

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

I have to admit, I was concerned about leaving my country to have a major surgery. My concerns were quickly put to rest when I met my team. I was cared for by a group of true medical professionals in an environment of comfort and compassion. My surgery and subsequent weight loss have been a tremendous success. I am down 100 lbs. in about 5 months and dropping still. I would refer the clinic and especially Dr. Verboonan to anyone serious about losing the weight. I could not be more pleased

Julio Urrea

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

Great Doctor

Lydia

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

Lydia says: Dr. Verboonen and his surgical team were excellent to work with. They kept me updated with the process on what was going to happen. I sincerely was thankful for the nurse in staff after surgery that helped guide us to recovery. The VGS was the best surgery for me since I was ready to change my eating habits. The best thing to do is listen to the surgeon and follow along the eating plan. It helps tremendously and get up and work out. That extra energy you gain from working out will help the recovery. I am happy to say that I am 8 1/2 months out from surgery and I am down 91lbs. I feel amazing and look even better than I was in high school. Thank you Dr. V for the guidance.

Kimberly King

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

My sister and I had VGS with Dr V 4/16. I chose Dr V for his experience. It was important to me to know I was in competent and experienced hands. The entire process was smooth. JC, the coordinator, took care of everything. It all went as described, no surprises. I chose Tijuana for the lower cost. It was nothing fancy, but provided everything we needed. The nurse, Maria, was very attentive and kind. Dr V is professional, personable, and confident. I felt comfortable. He explained the process and procedure and answered all my questions and concerns preoperatively, while I was there and continues to be available postoperatively. I feel confident in recommending Dr V.

Renee Privette

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

My grandaughter and myself just had our surgeries on September 2nd 2016. She had a gastric sleeve and I had a gastric sleeve revision to a mimi gastric bypass. The whole process was smooth, had someome guide us the whole way. Dr. Verboonen was excellent, he was straight forward with everything he was going to do and after the procedure as well. His work is awesome, highly recommend. I will be sending some before and after photos in 6 months. I will say Dr. Verboonen has provided a life changing surgery for my grandaughter (14) when others did not see the need. Her body image was destroyed when others would not do the surgery two years ago when we were searching for help. Thank God for Dr. V. I wish I would have found him two years. ago.

Jeremy weaver

for Dr. Sergio Verboonen

★★★★★ 5/5

The Dr. Was great healed very well and on my way to 100lbs down. Scaring is small and doing great.