Dr. Alex Ordonez serves as Medical Director of New Life Now Weight Loss Program at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. He is a surgeon who is passionate about progressing as a specialty practitioner by incorporating up-to-date knowledge and advancements assuring the level of care meets all expectations. His contributions to practice guides, professional manuals, and international conferences exemplifies a committed effort to the overall standards of care he provides for his patients.
Professional contributions:
- The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery, 2018
- Prevention and Management of Complications in Bariatric Surgery, 2018
- Omega Loop Gastric Bypass Metabolism and Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery, 2017
- Management of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Narrowing and Stenosis Complications in Bariatric Surgery, 2018
- Management of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Intestinal Complications in Bariatric Surgery, 2017
- Management of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Unusual and Rare Complications, Complications in Bariatric Surgery, 2017
- Bariatric Surgery in Obesity, 2016
- USMLE ™ Step 3 White Coat Pocket Guide, General Surgery and Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, 2010
- Committee or board member for SAGE, CAGS, & Bariatric Times
Medical School
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL; General Surgery Residency (Chief Resident), St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI; MD: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Ecuador (Pontifical Catholic University), School of Medicine, Quito, Ecuador