Best bariatric surgeons in Spain: TOP 5 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood
Carlos Ballesta Lopez
  • 4.7 Excellent 404 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
    • Expert in Weight Loss Surgery: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy.
    • Trained in Spain, advanced methods in bariatric surgery.
    • IFSO-accredited Center for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery.
    • Laparoscopic surgery pioneer, minimal recovery time.
    • Director of Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center.
    • Over 12,000 laparoscopic surgeries performed.
    • Offers online consultations for weight loss surgery patients.
    • Bachelor and Doctor in Medicine, University of Granada.
    • Specialist certifications in General Surgery and Gastroenterology.
    • Offers courses in laparoscopic techniques globally.
    • Professional member of IFSO, advancing metabolic surgery.
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Gastroectomy
$41,635 - $52,043
Doctor's visit
Price on request
Gastric band
$17,695 - $19,777
Juan Ybarra Munoz
  • 4.7 Excellent 404 reviews
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
  • Oncologist, Gastroenterologist

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Gastroectomy
$41,635 - $52,043
Doctor's visit
Price on request
Gastric band
$17,695 - $19,777
Alberto Diez-Caballero Alonso
  • 4.7 Excellent 404 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
    • Specializes in bariatric procedures like gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy.
    • Trained internationally in Europe and the United States.
    • Member of Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery (SECO).
    • Expert in laparoscopic techniques for weight loss surgery.
    • Associate Professor at the University of Navarre School of Medicine.
    • Belongs to European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).
    • Provides online consultations for weight loss surgery patients.
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Gastroectomy
$41,635 - $52,043
Doctor's visit
Price on request
Gastric band
$17,695 - $19,777
Gontrand López-Nava
  • 4.6 Excellent 16 reviews
  • Spain, Madrid, HM Hospitales
  • Dr. Gontrand Lopez-Nava is a leading Spanish physician specializing in endoscopic techniques for obesity treatment and works as the Director of the Department for Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity at HM Hospital Universitario Sanchinarro, as well as an assisting physician of the emergency care unit. He is a Professor of Medicine at CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, and a member of several medical societies.

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Doctor's visit
Price on request
Gema Frübecke
  • 5 Excellent 6 reviews
  • Spain, Pamplona, Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Navarra Hospital)
  • Director of Obesity Therapy Department

    Specialist in endocrinology and nutrition

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Doctor's visit
Price on request
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