Obesity Surgery Center of Monterrey

Dr. Roberto Rumbaut is the most experienced lap band surgeon in Mexico and in all of the Americas. He has been an open bariatric surgeon since 1993 and a laparoscopic bariatric surgeon since 1994. Dr. Roberto Rumbaut became a pioneer lap band surgeon when he left Mexico in 1996 to study at the University of Padova in Italy with bariatric surgeon Dr. Franco Favretti. Under the direction of Dr. Favretti, who innovated and standardized the surgical technique for lap band surgery, Dr. Rumbaut developed his skills as a lap band surgeon. Upon his return to Monterrey, Mexico, Dr. Roberto Rumbaut went on to specialize in the lap band procedure. He has now performed over 6,000 lap band surgeries, more than any other bariatric surgeon in the western hemisphere.

In addition to his busy practice at the Obesity Surgery Center in Monterrey, Dr. Roberto Rumbaut participates in bariatric surgery workshops in Mexico and around the world on a regular basis. He has trained hundreds of surgeons in laparoscopic LAPBAND® placement throughout Latin America and the United States, including his own selected lap band surgery team in Monterrey, Mexico. As a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for Bioenterics® LAP-BAND® System, Dr. Roberto Rumbaut is part of an exclusive bariatric surgeon community approved to train and proctor lap band surgeons in the United States.

Dr. Roberto Rumbaut has also served as an expert health consultant for INAMED Health on many occasions.  You can read a referral letter from INAMED Health by clicking here. Dr. Rumbaut uses the INAMED band, which has been FDA approved.

Dr. Rumbaut's team at the Obesity Surgery Center consists of expert bariatric surgeons Francisco Treviño, MD, Jorge Balli, MD and Horacio Guajardo, MD. Also on the team are Anesthesiologist Hector Villareal, MD; Cardiologist Jorge Gonzalez, MD; and Lizcelly Gonzalez, MD, Specialist in Clinical Nutrition for bariatric patients. Our administrative staff is headed by our detail-oriented and highly organized Program Coordinator Doralisa Martínez and supported by our efficient and friendly receptionists, Lourdes Garza, Lidia and Rosy Delgado.

If you are searching for a lap band surgeon, please consider Dr. Roberto Rumbaut and his impressive history of success and contact our Monterrey, Mexico offices of the Obesity Surgery Center today.

Dr. Roberto Rumbaut - Curriculum Vitae

  • Dr. Rumbaut has performed over 4300 Lap-band surgeries since 1996
  • Date of Birth: December 5, 1961
  • Graduated with Honors from Escuela de Medicina, Ignacio Santos, ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico in 1988
  • 1988-1993 General Surgery Residency at San Jose Hospital ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico
  • Chief resident at HSJ-ITESM 1993
  • 1993 General Surgery Board Certification
  • Performed Open Bariatric surgery as early as 1993
  • Performed Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery as early as June 1994
  • 1994 Member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
  • 1995 member of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
  • 1995 Professor of surgery at Escuela de Medicina Ignacio Santos
  • ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico, he is presently active especially in department of digestive and advanced laparoscopic surgery
  • 1996 Received personal tutorial training with Dr. Franco Favretti at the University of Padova, Italy, in bariatric surgery by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
  • 1996 Member of the International Federation of Surgery for Obesity
  • President of the Mexican Obesity Surgery Society 2003-2004
  • Dr. Rumbaut has been selected to serve as one of only twelve member surgeons on the Council for Advances in Bariatrics. He is part of the Medical Advisory Committee for Bioenterics Lap-Band System and is one of the surgeons approved for training and proctorship of other surgeons in the United States
  • Has participated as professor at numerous national and international workshops in obesity surgery and advanced laparoscopy. Has trained hundreds of surgeons in the laparoscopic placement of the LAPBAND® throughout latinamerica and the United States

These are highlighted by:

  • NE Chapter of American College of Surgeons
    Monterrey, Mexico Oct.1997
  • Mexican Assoc. of General Surgery- Autonoma Univ N.L.
    Monterrey, Mexico March1998
  • Hospital de Clinicas
    Buenos Aires, Argentina Oct 1998
  • 1998 Clinical Nutrition and Obesity
    ITESM, Monterrey, N.L.,Mexico
  • Mexican Obesity Surgery Society
    Ixtapa , Zihuatanejo July 1999
  • University Illinois Chicago
    November 1999
  • HSJ-ITESM
    Monterrey, Mexico March 2000
  • Mexican Assoc. of Endoscopic Surgery
    Puerto Vallarta,Mexico- May. 2001
  • University Illinois Chicago
    November 2001
  • Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Mexican Assoc. of General Surgery
    Acapulco,Mexico- Nov. 2001
  • Mexican Association of General Surgery National Meeting
    Professor of Bariatric Surgery: 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004
  • CAB Meeting
    San Francisco, California- October 2003
  • World Congress of Surgery
    Cancun, Mexico- February 2004
  • Advances Lap-band System Course
    Whistler, British Columbia- February 2004
  • CAB Meeting
    Dana Point, California- April 2004

 



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Centro Medico Metropolitano
 Av. Del Hospital No. 110 – 104
 Colonia Sertoma
 Monterrey, NL, Mexico, 64710
 Tel: (52-81) 8347-4481 or
 (52-81) 8333-6891
 Fax: (52-81) 8347-4481