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/ Carlos Ballesta Lopez
45
years of experience
4.7
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Carlos Ballesta Lopez
- Specialization: Gastrointestinal surgeon
- 45 years of experience
- accreditation:
- Speaks:English, Spanish
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
Dr. Carlos Ballesta López is a top specialist in pancreatic cancer treatment, general and digestive surgery with 30+ years of experience. He is a pioneer in laparoscopic surgery, which reduces pain and recovery time for patients. He has performed over 12,000 operations of abdominal and digestive surgery by laparoscopy, and has organized courses of laparoscopic surgery for Spanish and foreign surgeons. He has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada (1973), Medical specialist in General Surgery (1977) and Gastroenterology (1979), and is currently the Director of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center.
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Feb 15, 2025
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Apr 24, 2025
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Mar 27, 2025
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United States of America
Mar 17, 2025
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Certifications & accreditations
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
Qualifications
Dr. Carlos Ballesta López is the Head Of Laparoscopic Surgery Center. He is a top specialist in pancreatic cancer treatment, general and digestive surgery with 30+ years of practice. Dr. Ballesta is a pioneer in laparoscopic surgery (minimally invasive). This technique significantly reduces pain and recovery periods for patients.
Units of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center:
- Metabolic Surgery (gastric bypass).
- Colorectal surgery.
- Esophageal-gastric surgery.
- Liver, gallbladder and pancreas surgery .
The experience of Dr. Ballesta medical team includes more than 12,000 operations of abdominal and digestive surgery by laparoscopy. He is an organizer of courses of laparoscopic surgery, which have served as training for other Spanish surgeons and foreigners, especially from Latin America.
In 2011, Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center obtained the accreditation of the IFSO (The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders) as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
Academic titles
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada in 1973
- Medical specialist in General Surgery since 1977
- Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, with the outstanding qualification "cum laude" unanimously, in 1979
- Medical specialist in Gastroenterology since 1979
Professional experience
- Physician in General Surgery Department
- Assistant Doctor of General Surgery and Gastroenterology Department
- Member of the Medical Board of Teknon Medical Center
- Director of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center
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