Dr. Ramos Kelly (Jaime Ricardo Ramos Kelly, M.D., F.A.C.S.) is a respected, experienced bariatric and metabolic surgeon who has been featured internationally. Ramos Kelly, MD was born in West Branch, Michigan, and served in the U.S. military before aiming to be a bariatric surgeon. He has received education from top schools including the University of Southern California and experience in demanding hospitals including Los Angeles County Hospital.
Currently, Dr. Ramos Kelly is a bariatric surgery leader providing Lap-Band surgery, Gastric Bypass procedure, Gastric Sleeve, and the Intragastric Balloon treatment to U.S. and Canadian patients in Tijuana, Mexico. With over 7,500 bariatric surgeries under his belt and strong moral character – Dr. Ramos Kelly has changed thousands of lives.
Dr. Ramos Kelly Biography and Education:
Graduating from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara’s Medical School in 1993 with academic honors, Dr. Kelly moved to postgraduate training focusing in general surgery at the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico UNAM in Mexico City.
January 1986 to February 1993
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG)
Medical Degree (M. D.)
Magna Cum Laudebr
March 1993 to February 1997
Hospital de Especialidades
Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI
Specialization in General Surgery (4 years)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
March 16, 1997 to June 15, 2000
Transplant Fellowship
Michigan Transplant Institute
Borgess Medical Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
June 10, 2002 to June 10, 2003
Trauma Research Fellowship
Los Angeles County Hospital and the University of Southern California (LAC + USC)
Healthcare Network, General Hospital
Los Angeles, CA 9033