International surgeon proctoring
Hands-on proctoring of bariatric surgeons across the United States, Canada, and Mexico — from Lap-Band era through modern sleeve and revisional surgery.
Teaching & Fellowships
Training the next generation of bariatric and metabolic surgeons.
For more than two decades Dr. Ortiz has held professorships at UABC and Universidad Iberoamericana, served as Professor of Bariatric Surgery at Hospital CYNTAR®, and led the International Bariatric Club's global communications and educational broadcasts.
Academic appointments
Professor of General Surgery Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) | 2000–present |
Professor of Clinical Medicine UABC | 2000–present |
Professor of Surgical Nursing Universidad Iberoamericana | 2000–present |
Professor of Bariatric Surgery Hospital CYNTAR® | 2002–present |
Training programs & initiatives
Hospital CYNTAR® training programs
Surgeon and resident training in bariatric, minimally invasive, and metabolic surgery.
International Bariatric Club
President of Global Communications. IBC-TV broadcasts live surgery and lectures to a global community of bariatric surgeons.
IBC–Oxford University Congress
Co-Director of an international educational congress at Oxford uniting metabolic surgery, research, and clinical practice.
Educational philosophy
Education is treatment. Every operation should leave behind two things — a healthier patient and a better-trained surgeon.
Academy of Surgical Innovation
Structured, scalable, measurable surgical training.
The Academy of Surgical Innovation is a surgical education platform designed to support structured, scalable, and measurable training in advanced surgical techniques, including robotic surgery. It anchors a training pipeline that runs from certified online coursework through simulation to clinical immersion at a reference hospital.
Phase 1
Online certified course
Foundational didactic curriculum, delivered online and completed asynchronously. Robotic course validation pending final confirmation.
Phase 2
Simulation and dry lab
Structured simulator hours and dry-lab drills with objective progression criteria before any live case exposure.
Phase 3
Clinical immersion
Hands-on immersion at a reference hospital — case observation, table-side assisting, and progression toward console-phase competence.
Pilot result
10 surgeons trained in 10 days and prepared for console-phase progression.
Model
The goal is to move from transactional proctoring to relational mentorship — where training creates clinical volume, volume saturates the platform, and saturation supports sustainable return for hospitals.
Related reading: Open Access Robotics · AI in Surgical Education
Fellowship & observership inquiries
Train with Dr. Ortiz and the OCC / Hospital CYNTAR® team.
Practicing bariatric surgeons, fellows, and residency programs may request short-format observerships, hands-on proctoring, and academic collaborations. Applications are reviewed by the education team; please include your program, current caseload, training level, and dates of interest.
Submit a fellowship inquiry