Best Obesity doctors in Spain: TOP 7 doctors

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Carlos Ballesta Lopez

  • 4.7 Excellent 413 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
    • Dr. Carlos Ballesta López specializes in the treatment of obesity with over 30 years of experience.
    • He utilizes laparoscopic surgery, gastric bypass, and metabolic surgery to manage obesity.
    • He has trained and practiced at clinics in Spain and Latin America, contributing to his extensive international experience.
    • He is the Director of Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center, which is accredited by IFSO for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
    • He is a member of the Medical Board at Teknon Medical Center, committed to maintaining high medical standards.
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Gastric band
$18,768 - $20,976
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Juan Ybarra Munoz

  • 4.7 Excellent 413 reviews
  • 75 years of experience
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
  • Oncologist, Gastroenterologist

Gastric band
$18,768 - $20,976
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Alberto Diez-Caballero Alonso

  • 4.7 Excellent 413 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
    • Specialist in obesity treatment through minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
    • Expert in gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric banding, and metabolic surgery.
    • Has experience practicing at medical institutions in Spain, focusing on advanced surgical techniques.
    • Associate Clinical Lecturer at the University of Navarre School of Medicine (1996-2003).
    • Member of the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery (SECO) and European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).
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Gastric band
$18,768 - $20,976
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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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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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Gontrand Lopez-nava Breviere

  • New
  • 33 years of experience
  • Spain, Madrid, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro
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Famous Obesity doctors have vast experience, continue education constantly, participate in professional associations and have positive feedback from patients treated.

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