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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.
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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
Procedures performed by the doctor
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Adiba
Aug 25, 2023
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
My therapist won't start right now, but my conversation with the doctor went very well and I'm optimistic.
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Lisa
Aug 10, 2023
Consultation with an ophthalmologist
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Ірина
Apr 7, 2023
Tongue cancer
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Zlatka
Feb 5, 2023
Online Consultation with Epileptologist
We had an online consultation with Prof. Rusi regarding epilepsy in a three year old child. I am pleased with his opinion, he was comprehensive and took up follow up therapy if needed!
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Joanne
Jan 19, 2023
Ophthalmology
They are great people who are very consistent and organised.we enjoyed every treatment step n the doctors are super lind.i would recommend this platform to anyo one.
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Dec 26, 2022
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Nov 26, 2022
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Frank
Nov 6, 2022
Hip replacement
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