About Dr. Kuri

Dr. Kuri has performed in excess of 1600+ LAP-BAND® System surgeries.

Credentials

• Born: June 7, 1951
• Board Certified as a General Surgeon in 1975
• Graduate of National University of Mexico
• Specialized in Surgery at National Medical Center, Mexico City in 1981
• Chairman of Surgery at Tijuana General Hospital from 1982-1991
• Senior Professor at University of Baja California Medical School from 1983-2000
• Trained in BioEnterics LAP-BAND® System Procedure by Dr. Mituco Belachew and Dr. Armando Castillo in 1998
• Active member of International Federation for the Surgery for the obesity
• Member of the Mexican Medical Society of Obesity Surgery
• Member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery