Dr. Ismael Cabrera
Dr. Ismael Cabrera Garcia is a dedicated, board-certified bariatric surgeon in Tijuana, Mexico. Dr. Cabrera specializes in weight loss surgery with education and training from around the world, including in the United States and Mexico.
About Dr. Ismael Cabrera
Dr. Ismael Cabrera is a wonderful surgeon who is talented, compassionate, and has a superb bedside manner with patients. He takes extra time with his patients, making sure they have all questions answered and explaining the surgery in detail.
His surgical team has successfully performed over 4,500+ weight loss procedures. Ismael Cabrera is highly rated and is consistently ranked as one of the best bariatric surgeons in Mexico.

Bariatric Surgeries Performed
Dr. Cabrera has extensive surgical expertise with a near ~0% complication rate with one of the highest success rates. He offers surgeries ranging from gastric sleeve surgery to intricate gastric bypass revisions. Cabrera has robust standards of training with the mastery required to perform high-grade procedures without unwarranted risks or pleasantries

Dr. Cabreras Education and Expertise
Dr. Ismael Cabrera graduated with a general surgery degree in 2005. For about 2 years, he trained with skilled bariatric expert, Dr. Juan Corvala at Hospital Angeles Tijuana. In 2011, Cabrera completed a one-year exclusive surgical training credential at Fresno Surgical Hospital in California. Since then, he has worked in the public hospital of Tecate, Tijuana, and Puebla, and has participated in multiple post-doctoral training programs.
Why Choose Ismael Cabrera, MD?
Dr. Ismael Cabrera offers gastric sleeve surgery, RNY gastric bypass, bariatric surgery revision, and even lap band surgery. He is a regular attendee of bariatric and metabolic conferences, like Long Beach XV World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) in 2010, 2015 Vienna Austria IFSO Congress, and 2017 IFSO in London England.
Dr. Cabrera holds informational seminars and webinars related to bariatric surgery in the U.S., Canada, and live online. He has educated and put to ease hundreds of attendees of these seminars in cities with obesity problems like Houston, Seattle, and Baton Rouge.
Training and Memberships

Reviews and Ratings
With over 4,000 successful surgeries, Dr. Cabrera has changed the lives of hundreds of patients.

“Getting ready for my 1st bodybuilding show, diabetes gone, COPD gone. Don’t give up on dreams, you are the only one that can make them come true. Thank You, Dr. Cabrera💞”

“A year ago today Dr. Cabrera changed my life! I woke up today weighing 156.2lbs – 6lbs shy of my 150lb goal. I’ve lost 150lbs in a year, haven’t gone to the gym once, and eat whatever I want. Thank you MBC!! 🤗🤗”

“Four years ago today I made a decision that changed my life forever.❤️ And if I won the lottery I would gladly find a handful of people that I could gift this amazing journey. Much love to my MBC family.❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Dr. Ismael Cabrera and Dr. Louisiana Valenzuela Sanchez”