Surgical skills
Dr. Pintado, during her tenure at the public institutions (The Mexican Institute of Social
Security and The Health System of the Mexico City Government), performed a wide range of
general surgery and bariatric procedures, including RYGB (“Roux-en-Y” gastric bypass, a
technique to create a smaller stomach pouch at the top of the stomach), gastric sleeve, OAGB
(“one-anastomosis gastric bypass,” a surgery to bypass the small intestine), mini-gastric
bypass, SADI-S (“single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve,” a surgical technique
to treat morbid obesity), and revision bariatric surgery.
Robotic bariatric surgery
Dr. Pintado has a keen interest in robotic bariatric surgery and was the first bariatric
surgeon to perform a Robotic 3-arm long BPD limb RYGB at Ángeles Pedregal Hospital in
2017, and performed the first Bariclip Ambulatory Robotic Surgery in 2021.