Metabolic Surgery in the GLP-1 Era
Where surgery still leads, where pharmacotherapy now leads, and how to combine them — for medical audiences, society meetings, and surgical residency programs.
Stage
Speaking
Dr. Ortiz speaks internationally on the future of metabolic medicine, the responsible integration of AI into clinical workflow, leadership in surgery, and the realities of running a high-volume bariatric center.
Signature topics
What I speak about.
Building a High-Volume Center of Excellence
How OCC built a 19,801-patient practice with a 1.2% morbidity rate and zero mortalities. Leadership, systems, and culture lessons for surgical institutions.
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice
Decision support, intra-op video analysis, post-op risk scoring, patient education. Where AI helps — and where it must not replace clinical judgment.
Ethical Medical Tourism
What infrastructure, accreditation, and clinical standards make cross-border care safe and excellent — from a surgeon who has practiced it for 25 years.
Teaching the Next Generation of Bariatric Surgeons
Lessons from the IBC, IBC-TV, IBC–Oxford congresses, and a decade of international fellowships and surgical broadcasting.
Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Founding and growing a destination surgical program, a teaching hospital, a research institute, and a global media platform — without compromising clinical excellence.
Selected venues
- IBC–University of Oxford World Congress (2023, 2024, 2025)
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Hospital and university grand rounds across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
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