Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks)About Dr. Liza María Pompa González
Dr. Liza María Pompa González is the founder, general director and lead surgeon of LIMARP in Tijuana (LIMARP team page). LIMARP lists her as the responsible physician with professional licence No. 5777148.
Experience
According to LIMARP, she graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California School of Medicine, completed her surgery residency at Tijuana General Hospital, where she was the first woman appointed chief of residents, and trained in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and at the European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg. LIMARP says she completed the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program in 2019 and earned a PhD in Education in 2025.
Credentials
According to LIMARP, she is certified by the Mexican Council of General Surgery in general and bariatric surgery, holds the Surgical Review Corporation's Surgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon designations, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Facts you can check
- Licence5777148 · Dirección General de Profesiones, SEP (Mexico) — cédula profesional
- Certifications listedCertified in General and Bariatric Surgery, Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General / CMCOEM (per LIMARP); Surgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (per LIMARP)
- MembershipsAmerican College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Works atLIMARP (lists ISO 9001, CSG)
Certifications, licenses & patents
- QualificationCertified in General and Bariatric Surgery, Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General / CMCOEM (per LIMARP)
- QualificationSurgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (per LIMARP)
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Closest U.S. counterpartAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) certification.
Check the issuing bodyMedical licensing differs by country. These notes describe each authority so you can judge it yourself — they are not a statement that a foreign credential grants the right to practise in the United States.
Procedures performed
Specialties
Education & training
- DegreeUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California, School of Medicine
- TrainingHospital General de Tijuana
- TrainingMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- TrainingEuropean Institute of Telesurgery, Strasbourg
- DegreeHarvard Medical School
Professional memberships
- MembershipAmerican College of Surgeons (FACS)
Membership reflects participation in a professional body — not an endorsement of this doctor by that organization.
Getting to Mexico from the U.S.
Visa. U.S. passport holders travel without a visa for up to 180 days. A passport book is required for air travel, and a tourist permit (FMM, issued digitally at airports) is required on arrival.
Flights. The shortest trip of any destination we work with. Nonstop flights to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Cancun from most large U.S. hubs, 2 to 5 hours; Tijuana is reachable on foot from San Diego.
U.S. State Department advisory. The advisory is set state by state. Baja California, where Tijuana and Ensenada are, is at Level 3 – Reconsider Travel, because of crime and kidnapping; U.S. government employees face no extra restrictions in Tijuana, Ensenada or Rosarito, and most violence happens outside tourist areas.Read the advisory.
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Frequently asked questions about Dr. Liza María Pompa González
Where does Dr. Liza María Pompa González practice?
Dr. Liza María Pompa González works at LIMARP in Tijuana, Mexico.
What are Dr. Liza María Pompa González's qualifications?
Dr. Liza María Pompa González has trained at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, School of Medicine and Hospital General de Tijuana, credentials and memberships include Certified in General and Bariatric Surgery, Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General / CMCOEM (per LIMARP); Surgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (per LIMARP); American College of Surgeons (FACS). Details and sources are listed on this page.
What procedures does Dr. Liza María Pompa González perform?
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y), Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy).
How do I get to Dr. Liza María Pompa González's clinic from the U.S.?
U.S. passport holders travel without a visa for up to 180 days. A passport book is required for air travel, and a tourist permit (FMM, issued digitally at airports) is required on arrival. The shortest trip of any destination we work with. Nonstop flights to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Cancun from most large U.S. hubs, 2 to 5 hours; Tijuana is reachable on foot from San Diego.
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About the clinic
Bariatric surgery center in the Grand Hotel towers in Tijuana, founded and led by Dr. Liza María Pompa González, with a published COFEPRIS permit and SRC Center of Excellence and CSG certifications, per the center.
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