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How to Prevent Gallstones After Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery is one of the most common bariatric procedures available for patients who are dealing with morbid obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery has proven to be useful for losing weight and for correcting or reducing other comorbid issues, such as hyperlipidemia, GERD, and lower back pain. The postoperative recovery process […]

Obesity and Back Pain

Obesity is a complex disease that is not caused by one single issue. Many things factor into the equation that leads an individual to gain weight to the point of threatening their health, such as the environment they grew up in, underlying medical conditions that prevent them from maintaining a healthy weight, or sedentary lifestyles. […]

Acid Reflux After Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Weight loss surgery, such as the gastric sleeve surgery, is one of the most common bariatric procedures available for patients who are dealing with morbid obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. The postoperative recovery process takes several months and if the procedure goes over smoothly, the patient should expect positive results, as long as they […]

Hyperthyroidism Symptoms in Females

It’s no secret that medicine has long prioritized men’s health, from using their condition as a sole example for medical research to discarding or misdiagnosing whatever women were going through as hysteria. It wasn’t until the 20th century that women began a political movement in order to gain equal health care, especially when it came […]

Swollen Stomach and Weight Gain

The human body is in constant change. There are many ways in which a person’s body changes throughout the years and it can all be traced down to genetics, lifestyle choices, or medical reasons. One way a person can notice how their body has been changing is through their weight, whether they’re gaining or losing […]

Causes of Pancreatic Cancer

As we have mentioned in several articles available on our website, there are several risk factors that arise if a person is struggling with obesity. The extra weight and the discomfort that it can barely scratch the surface of the negative health consequences that obesity can cause when it goes untreated. Obesity affects everyone around […]

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Dr. Pompa is a member of several distinguished organizations, where she attends meetings regularly and serves as faculty at:

  • Mexican Association of General Surgery
  • Mexican College of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • American Association of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic diseases as an international member
  • International Bariatric Club
  • Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
  • French Society for Digestive Surgery
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Harvard Alumnin Association

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