Christian Abel Ferrufino Mendez, MD FACS

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

• abdominoplasty
• biliopancreatic diversion
• gastric banding
• gastroplasty
• jejunoilial bypass
• laparoscopic gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric bypass
• roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Breast Disease/Cancer

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Hernia Procedures

Minimal Access Surgery

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• anal cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• colon cancer screening
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• intussusception
• irritable bowel syndrome
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• small bowel syndrome
• spastic colon
• stomach cancer
• ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• radiosurgery
• robotic surgery
• tumor ablation
• video assisted thoracic surgery

Hospital Elizabeth Seton,

Cochabamba,,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

10/2005—Present