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Nov 8, 2023
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Carlos Ballesta Lopez
Gastrointestinal surgeon
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.
Certification & Accreditation
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
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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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Anonymous
Oct 31, 2019
Epilepsy
Thanks a lot for excellent service. I can not thank enough staff of Teknon Medical Centre Epilepsy Department, especially Irina who was assisting and interpreting everything in Russian to Dr Antonio R... Read more
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Stephanie
Oct 3, 2019
Acoustic neuroma
Great and thorough communication, after weeks of research we ended up choosing Prof. Oliver, had a Skype consultation and scheduled the surgery a few months later. My mother got the best care, the sur... Read more
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Катерина
Jul 3, 2019
Brain tumor removal
The clinic has a very good atmosphere, despite the fact that it is a hospital. Stay in this clinic can be compared with a sanatorium. The doctors are qualified, they explain everything in detail, they... Read more
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Viacheslav Marukhin
Apr 12, 2019
Neurology
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Анастасия Eva
Feb 10, 2019
Consultation with a neurologist
On January 21, we arrived at the Teknon clinic late at night, which pleasantly surprised us without any problems settled in the ward and the examination began in the morning. The clinic impressed us. ... Read more
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Сергей
Dec 19, 2018
Medication treatment for epilepsy
It is still difficult to assess the level of medicine, it will be necessary to find out the results and see if the treatment helps. The doctor seemed very competent, but it also needs to be checked. ... Read more
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Maria Mastorakis
Jul 19, 2024
Consultation with an endocrinologist
The hospital environment. The medical stuff amiability and fast response for my services needed. The doctor experience and professionalism, with his team. The hospital staff of international departm... Read more
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Ilyass Belhaj
Mar 14, 2024
Ankylosing spondylitis
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