Website: https://hospitalbc.com/
In his 14 years of practice, Dr. Illan has performed more than 12,000 laparoscopic surgeries, 4,000 bariatric procedures, and participated in over 9,000 bariatric and metabolic surgeries. Some of his most frequently performed procedures include laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeries (and mini bypass surgeries), laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedures, and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
Due to his great skill in performing weight loss surgery, Dr. Illan has been named one of just a handful of Master Surgeons in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by the esteemed Surgical Review Corporation in Mexico. Dr. Illan is also known for his flawless surgical record, and is proud to share that his procedures have resulted in 0 patient fatalities.
Dr. Illan received his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Baja California’s College of Medicine, then pursued his residency in general surgery at the General Hospital of Sonora in Hermosilla, Mexico. He went on to complete a four-year, highly-specialized fellowship in laparoscopic bariatric surgery in Tijuana and Mexico City under the instruction of Dr. Juan Lopez Corvalá.
To round out his medical education, Dr. Illan completed a fellowship in Sao Paulo, Brazil studying advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques and laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures. He is a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Illan is very active in the medical community and a member of 10 professional organizations. His memberships include the Latin American Society for Endoscopic Surgery, the Mexican College for the Surgery of Obesity, and a lifetime membership with the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
In addition to treating weight loss surgery patients at his practice, Dr. Illan is the chief of emergency room surgery at Regional Hospital IMSS #1 in Tijuana, where he is also a member of the hospital’s ethics committee.
Dr. Illan’s private practice is based at Hospital BC, a new hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, that is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment based on American standards. The hospital and staff specialize in weight loss surgery and perform more than 100 procedures a month.
At his hospital, Dr. Illan offers all-inclusive packages to his weight loss surgery patients in Tijuana. In addition to the surgical procedure itself, the packages include help procuring your passport, ground transportation across the border to Hospital BC, luxury accommodations, and more — even a road trip through Baja California del Sur once you are feeling better post-procedure.
Most notably, the staff supplies two years of nutritional follow-up care, so patients can protect their investment in weight loss surgery and admire their new look for many years to come.
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Locations
- Tijuana, 02, MX. GPS coordinates: 32.4225,-117.0431
Latest ratings of treatments
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Jan 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Sep 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Feb 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Nov 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Sep 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Nov 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Dec 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Dec 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Sleeve Gastrectomy (Oct 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Weight Loss (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
- Gastric Bypass (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Gastric Bypass (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Weight Loss (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
- Gastric Bypass (Nov 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
Latest Prices
Other Prices
- $4900 – Oct 1, 2019
- $4900 – Oct 1, 2019
- $5400 – Mar 17, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
Sleeve Gastrectomy Prices
- $4600 – Jan 23, 2018
- $4915 – Sep 7, 2021
- $4915 – Sep 7, 2021
- $4915 – Sep 7, 2021
- $4600 – Oct 5, 2018
- $4601 – Mar 30, 2019
- $4600 – Oct 5, 2018
- $4600 – Mar 28, 2019
- $4600 – Nov 20, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 20, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 13, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 13, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 13, 2018
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018
- $4600 – Mar 28, 2019
- $4600 – Mar 28, 2019
- $4601 – Nov 17, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 17, 2018
- $4601 – Nov 17, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 20, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 13, 2018
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018
- $4600 – Mar 28, 2019
- $4600 – Mar 30, 2019
- $4600 – Mar 30, 2019
- $4600 – Mar 28, 2019
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018
- $4600 – Nov 13, 2018
- $4999 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4999 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4600 – Jun 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jul 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jul 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jul 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jan 11, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jan 11, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jan 11, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5001 – Dec 17, 2016 – Tijuana, MX
- $5101 – May 26, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4999 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4999 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4900 – Aug 20, 2018 – Tijuana, MX
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4900 – Aug 20, 2018 – Tijuana, MX
- $4600 – May 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4900 – Aug 20, 2018 – Tijuana, MX
- $4900 – Aug 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4900 – Aug 20, 2018 – Tijuana, MX
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5000 – Aug 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5000 – Aug 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jan 11, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Feb 23, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Feb 23, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jul 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 12, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 12, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 8, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 8, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Aug 17, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Aug 17, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Mar 1, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Mar 5, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5000 – Aug 18, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 26, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jan 11, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Feb 23, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jul 20, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 12, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 8, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4500 – Aug 17, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Jun 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $6800 – May 15, 2018
- $6800 – May 15, 2018
- $4600 – Jan 23, 2018
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5000 – Nov 25, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
Gastric Bypass Prices
- $4900 – Sep 9, 2021
- $5600 – Feb 24, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Nov 24, 2017
- $4900 – Sep 9, 2021
- $4900 – Mar 10, 2020
- $4900 – Mar 10, 2020
- $4900 – Mar 10, 2020
- $5300 – Jan 28, 2019
- $5300 – Jan 28, 2019
- $5600 – Mar 29, 2019
- $5600 – Mar 29, 2019
- $5600 – Mar 29, 2019
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5199 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5199 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5199 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5600 – Jul 4, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5600 – Jul 4, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $4101 – Jul 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4101 – Jul 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5199 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5199 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Feb 24, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5200 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5200 – Mar 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 25, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 25, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – May 25, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 27, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 27, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Aug 16, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Aug 16, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Jun 20, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Jun 20, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Apr 21, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Apr 21, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4100 – Jul 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $4100 – Jul 16, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 27, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Aug 16, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Jun 20, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Apr 21, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Jul 4, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5600 – Jul 4, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5600 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
- $5300 – Nov 24, 2017
Weight Loss Prices
- $4900 – Oct 1, 2019
- $4900 – Oct 1, 2019
Weight Loss Surgery Prices
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Mar 17, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Mar 17, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 30, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 30, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $3500 – Oct 21, 2016 – Tijuana, BC
- $3500 – Oct 21, 2016 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 12, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 12, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Mar 17, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5600 – Mar 30, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Mar 7, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $3500 – Oct 21, 2016 – Tijuana, BC
- $4600 – Aug 12, 2017 – Tijuana, BC
- $5400 – Mar 17, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
- $5100 – Aug 14, 2018 – Tijuana, BC
Medical Tourism Prices
- $5600 – Jul 4, 2017 – Tijuana, MX
Practice Locations
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Last updated on 12/26/2023