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Dr. SergioVerboonen Sotelo

Bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon in Mexico, with public records pointing to UNAM training, Tijuana General Hospital postgraduate work, and bariatric-surgery society involvement.

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Source
Public record
Bariatric Mexico and external bariatric directories
Experience
25+ to 30+
Public sources vary; the profile preserves that range
Focus
Bariatrics
Laparoscopic and weight-loss surgery programs
Dr. Sergio Verboonen Sotelo
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Evidencemapped.

The page separates hard credential signals from marketing language: education, certification scans, society marks, source profiles, and the limits of what has been independently reviewed so far.

Identity

Bariatric Mexico identifies Dr. Sergio Verboonen as a certified bariatric surgeon; public certificate scans name Jose Sergio Verboonen Sotelo.

Training

The source profile lists an M.D. from UNAM and postgraduate training at General Hospital of Tijuana.

Certification

Public source material includes Mexican Council of General Surgery certification and obesity/metabolic surgery certification references.

Societies

The source record names AMCE, IFSO, Mexican bariatric-surgery societies, and a long course-and-congress ledger.

The profile

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UNAM · General Surgery · Bariatric Surgery · Endoscopic Surgery

Dr. Sergio Verboonen Sotelo is presented in public bariatric profiles as a senior bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon connected with weight-loss surgery programs in Mexico, including Tijuana and other Mexican destinations.

The strongest evidence in the public record is not a single promotional claim. It is the convergence of a UNAM medical education reference, a postgraduate record at Tijuana General Hospital, general-surgery certification scans, bariatric-surgery membership claims, and repeated congress and course participation.

For patients, the useful reading is practical: what training is documented, which organizations are named, what procedure categories are claimed, and which parts still require direct verification before being treated as fully confirmed.

Certification marks

Affiliationsshown.

The certification and society marks below are taken from the public source profiles. They are displayed as source material, not as independent Verified Surgeons certification.

Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery

AMCE

Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

IFSO

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

Surgeon of Excellence - Bariatric Surgery

SOE

Surgeon of Excellence - Bariatric Surgery

Mexican College for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases

CMCOEM

Mexican College for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases

Document scans

Documentspublished.

These are not decorative badges. They are public document scans from the source profile, presented as visual evidence for the credential record.

UNAM medical studies certificate published in the source archive.
UNAMUNAM medical studies certificate published in the source archive.
Mexican Council of General Surgery certificate scan naming Dr. Jose Sergio Verboonen Sotelo.
CMCGMexican Council of General Surgery certificate scan naming Dr. Jose Sergio Verboonen Sotelo.
Mexican Association of General Surgery active-member diploma scan.
AMCGMexican Association of General Surgery active-member diploma scan.
Committee appointment document from the Mexican College for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.
CommitteeCommittee appointment document from the Mexican College for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.
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What isknown.

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