The Professional Headquarters

Dr. Ariel Ortiz® LagardereMD, FACS, FASMBSBariatric & Metabolic Surgeon · Educator · Innovator · Medical Media Producer.

Medical Director of the Obesity Control Center® and Professor of Surgery at UABC. Three decades of clinical practice, surgeon training, peer-reviewed research, device innovation, and international medical broadcasting.

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Studio portrait of Dr. Ariel Ortiz® Lagardere, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Explore the work

A complete record of a career in metabolic medicine.

Biography

About Dr. Ortiz

Three decades of clinical practice, academic leadership, and international recognition.

Point of view

My Philosophy

Obesity is a chronic disease. Surgery is one component of lifelong metabolic care.

Innovation

Innovation & Research

Surgical innovations, devices, AI, robotics, and the future of metabolic medicine.

Library

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and clinical studies — searchable by topic and year.

Knowledge

Education Center

An authoritative library for clinicians, patients, and the broader medical community.

Media

Videos & Media

Lectures, interviews, surgical education, podcasts, and conference keynotes.

Mentorship

Teaching & Fellowships

Training the next generation of bariatric and metabolic surgeons.

Stage

Speaking

Keynotes on metabolic surgery, AI in medicine, leadership, and innovation.

Ecosystem

Organizations & Projects

Obesity Control Center®, Hospital CYNTAR®, The Ariel Center, IIMM, IBC.

Career timeline

Thirty years of practice, teaching, and innovation.

A condensed view of the milestones that define Dr. Ortiz's contribution to bariatric and metabolic surgery. The full record lives in the biography.

1990
Graduates with highest honors from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC).
1992
A.H. Robbins Prize for Academic Excellence, presented by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
1999
Certified in bariatric surgery.
2003
Founds the Obesity Control Center® in Tijuana.
2010
OCC named SRC Center of Excellence in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.
2013
Co-founder of the International Bariatric Club; directs IBC-TV (Obesity Surgery, PMID 24122697).
2022
OCC–UCSD academic partnership; 19,801-patient safety study presented at ASMBS (zero mortalities).
2022
Named Ciudadano del Año by Grupo Salinas Consejos Consultivos.
Today
Continues practice, surgeon training, research, broadcasting, and international keynotes.

“Blessed to bless others.”

— Dr. Ariel Ortiz®

For Patients

Looking for treatment information?

This site is the professional and academic home of Dr. Ortiz. Patient inquiries — procedures, travel, scheduling — are best served by the Obesity Control Center®.

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