Dr. Diego Lozano

Dr. Diego Lozano are located in Cartagena, Columbia and provide specialist surgeries designed to help patients to permanently overcome weight issues and eradicate the threat of secondary health problems associated with obesity.

At Dlozano, obesity is not considered as only an aesthetic problem but as a condition that creates medical complications that can affect the quality and life expectancy of sufferers. These complications can lead to coronary heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, high levels of blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides), joint problems, obstructive sleep apnea gastroesophageal reflux.


The clinic is headed by Dr. Diego Lozanois, a fully qualified surgeon in general, laparoscopic and obesity surgery with over fifteen years of experience in the field. He is internationally trained, having gained qualifications in Columbia, Mexico, Brazil and Peru. He has held a number of prestigious positions, including Chief of Surgery at the Naval Hospital of Cartagena and Professor of Chair at the Faculty of Medicine of the Military University.

Dr. Lozano specializes in laparoscopic surgery procedures such as gallbladder extraction, antireflux hiatus surgery and inguinal herniorrhaphy, as well as bariatric surgery procedures including intra-gastric balloon placement, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic gastric bypass.

Dr. Lozano offers a range of surgeries that are proven to permanently control the effects of obesity. Hisr procedures are not cosmetic in nature and do not involve fat removal, they instead focus on reducing stomach capacity to control calorie intake and, therefore, alter patient eating habits. Their treatments include vertical gastrectomy, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, intragastric balloon and adjustable gastric banding.

To book an appointment with Dr. Lozano, or to learn more about the services they have to offer, contact the Medical Departures Customer Care Team now.