New Surgical Weight Loss Provider Joins Memorial Medical Center
August 19, 2020
Memorial Medical Center is proud to announce that Fermin Fontan, MD has joined the Surgical Weight Loss team at Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Fontan is board-certified in General Surgery and specializes in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, and heartburn surgery. He performs procedures including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, acid reflux treatments and hiatal hernia surgery. Many of his patients experience life-changing resolution of corresponding comorbities such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, acid reflux, heartburn, infertility, and depression.
Fontan studied medicine at Universidad de Bueno Aires in Bueno Aires in Argentina. He finished his internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD and his residency at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, MA. Then completed his fellowship of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery at one of the premier programs at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
When asked about what kind of patient care Dr. Fontan brings to the Memorial team, he explains that his passion for practicing medicine is driven by the long-term relationships he develops with his patients while treating them. Dr. Fontan states, “Bariatric and weight loss surgery is a unique field because it gives you the opportunity to follow your patients long term. I like to develop a very close relationship with my patients because of this journey. The key aspect to a positive patient outcome is having a comprehensive team of professionals, which we have, that are committed to our patient’s success.”
Dr. Fontan was born and raised in Argentina, speaking English and Spanish fluently. When not at work, Dr. Fontan likes to paint, hike, and spend time with his family. We welcome Dr. Fontan, his wife and two children to Las Cruces. Patients interested in meeting Dr. Fontan can make an appointment by calling 575.556.1849