Jaime Ricardo Ramos Kelly, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a Tijuana, Mexico weight loss surgeon providing surgical care to patients from Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Born in Michigan, Dr. Kelly has his trainings both in US and Mexico and is fluent in both languages. He served in the U.S. military before aiming to be a bariatric surgeon. Dr. Ramos Kelly has been featured internationally and is one of the most experienced weight loss surgeons in Mexico, having performed well over 6,500 bariatric surgeries. Since 1993, Dr. Ramos Kelly has dedicated his career to bariatrics with a deep understanding of weight loss surgery. With memberships in the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Dr. Ramos Kelly is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons “F.A.C.S.,” a prestigious College that ensures “rigorous evaluation, surgical competence, ethical conduct and training.” Dr. Kelly received training at the Los Angeles County Hospital (affiliated with the University of Southern California), and also Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Kelly is a regular attendee of the ASMBS (American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons) Meetings.
Dr. Ramos Kelly in the News:
- Dr. Ramos Kelly is hired by Mexico Bariatric Center
- October 11th, 2011 – (CTV.ca) Dr. Ramos Kelly helps a Nova Soctia resident beat the 10-year wait for bariatric surgery, by offering affordable weight loss surgery in Mexico.
- October 2011- Ramos Kelly, MD, Becomes a Fellow of the Prestigious American College of Surgeons
- October 11th, 2011 – Dr. Ramos Kelly Leading a Free Bariatric Surgery Seminar in Nova Scotia, Canada on November 2011
EDUCATION
January 1986 to February 1993
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG)
Medical Degree (M. D.)
Magna Cum Laude
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 + University of Southern California (LAC + USC)
Healthcare Network, General Hospital
Los Angeles, CA 9033
Licensed to practice Medicine in Mexico
Dirección General de Profesiones
Sub Secretaria de Educación Superior e Investigación Científica
Autorización No. AE- 009212
Board Certified, The Mexican General Surgery Board
Candidate for Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons
June 1998 (ID number 03045066)
• Member, Mexican Board of Surgery
• Member, Mexican Association of General Surgery
• Member, Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery
• Member, Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
• Member, Mexican College for the Surgery of Obesity A. C.
• Member, Mexican Society of Transplantation
• Member, International Society of Surgery
• Member, International Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care
• Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine (fCCS) June 16, 2002
• Miembro, Colegio Medico de Tijuana
Afiliado a la Federación Medica de B. C. A. C. y a la Federación Nacional de Colegios de la Profesión Médica, A. C.
(Member, of Tijuana Medical Board)
• Member, Latin American Federation of Surgery
• Member, Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgery
• IX Congreso Regional y 2ª Mega Cumbre para Médicos de Atención
Primaria. “EL NUEVO CONCEPTO DEL TRAUMA”.
Grand Hotel, Tijuana Baja California, México. Junio 8, 2005
• Primer Curso Monográfico de Transplantes. “Preservación y
Transportación del Riñón.” Hospital General del Estado. Hermosillo,
Sonora, México. November 7, 2000
• XXIII National Congress of Surgery. Mexican Association for General
Surgery. The Michigan Model for the Procuration and Allocation of Organs
Applied to Mexico. Veracruz, Ver., Mexico. November, 1999
• 59th Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST).
Upregulation of Lung Chemokines Associated with Hemorrhage is Reversed
with a Small Molecule Multiple Selection Inhibitor. Poster Presentation.
Boston, MA. September 16-18, 1999
• 15th Annual Research Day Forum of the Michigan State University
Department of Surgery. Outcomes of Live Related and Cadaveric Kidney
Transplantation. East Lansing, Michigan. March 25, 1999
• Symposium on Adhesion Molecules and Cytokines in Ischemia/Reperfusion
Injury. Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies.
Nitric Oxide in Ischemia and Reperfusion. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
December, 1998
• XXII National Congress of Surgery. Mexican Association for General
Surgery (AMCG). Risk Factors in Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation. Leon,
Gto., Mexico. November, 1998 13
• Second Congress of the Mexican Transplant Society. Risk Factors in living
Related Kidney Transplantation. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
1. Ramos-Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH: Lester Reynolds Dragstedt: Surgeon, Physiologist and Teacher. Cirujano General, 1998; 20:312-17
2. Ramos-Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH: Transplante Renal (Renal Transplantation). Medico Interamericano, 1999; 18:143-52
3. Ramos-Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH: Rivera-Chavez FA: Risk Factors in Live Related Kidney Transplantation. Cirujano General, 1999;21:325-33
4. Ramos-Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH: Jordan JA, Rivera-Chavez FA, Dixon RA, Ward PA: Upregulation of Lung Chemokines Associated with Hemorrhage is
Reversed with a Small Molecule Multiple Selection Inhibitor. J. Am Coll Surg 189:526, 1999
5. Ramos Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH, Jordan, J, Rivera-Chavez FA, Rohs T, Holevar M, Dixon RA, Yun E. Ward PA: Multiple Selection Blockade with a Small
Molecule Inhibitor Downregulates Liver Chemokine Expression and Neutrophil Infiltration after Hemorrhagic Shock. J Trauma 49:92, 2000
6. Anaya-Prado, R. Ramos-Kelly JR, Toledo-Pereyra LH, Walsh J, Ward PA, Multiple Selection Blockade with a Small Molecule Selection Inhibitor does not affect
Survival after a Second Inflammatory Challenge with a non-lethal LPS. J Invest Surg 15:171, 2002
7. Asensio JA, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Demiray S, Kuncir E: Lesiones Vasculares Abdominales. Un desafío mayor para el cirujano de Trauma.
Cirujano General. México. (Invited Article).
8. Asensio JA, Rojo E, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pardo M, Demiray S, Ramírez J, Roldan G, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: The Síndrome of Exsanguination.
Predictive Factors Indicating the Institution of Damage Control. Cirujano General. Mexico. (Invited Article).
9. Asensio JA, Rojo E, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pardo M, Demiray S, Ramírez J, Roldan G, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: The Syndrome of Exsanguination.
Predictive Factor Indicating the Institution of Damage Control. Cirugia. Dominican Republic. (Invited Article).
10. Asensio JA, Rojo E, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pardo M, Demiray S, Ramírez J, Roldan G, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: The Syndrome of Exsanguination.
Predictive Factors Indicating the Institution of Damage Control. Cirugia Española. Spain. (Invited Article).
11. Asensio JA, Petrone P, Karsidag T, Ramos-Kelly JR, Demiray S, Roldan G, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Abdominal Vascular Injuries: A Continuing Challenge. Journal
of Turkish Trauma. Turkey.
12. Asensio JA, Petrone P, Karsidag T, Ramos-Kelly JR, Demiray S, Roldan G, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Penetrating Cardiac Injuries. Complex Injuries and Difficult
Challenges. Journal of Turkish Trauma. Turkey.
13. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Management and Treatment of Duodenal
Injuries. Cirugia Española. Spain. (Invited Article).
14. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Management and Treatment of Duodenal
Injuries. Cirujano General. Mexico. (Invited Article).
15. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Management and Treatment of Duodenal
Injuries. Cirugia. Dominican Republic. (Invited Article).
16. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Management and Treatment of
Pancreatic Injuries. Cirugia Española. Spain. (Invited Article).
17. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Managemente and Treatment of
Pancreatic Injuries. Cirujano General. Mexico. (Invited Article).
18. Asensio JA, Garcia WM, Petrone P, Roldan G, Pardo M, Garcia JC, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T, Pak-art R, Kuncir E: Management and Treatment of
Pancreatic Injuries. Cirugia. Dominican Republic. (Invited Article)
19. Asencio JA, Karsidag T, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Demiray S, Roldan G, Pack-art, Kuncir E: Emergency Department Thoracotomy. In Textbook of Trauma
of the Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. Ertekin C, Kurtoglu M, Taviloglu K, Guloglu R. Eds. 1st Edition. Turkish Editorial, Istambul,
Turkey, 2002
20. Asencio JA, Petrone P, Kuncir E, Karsidag T, Ramos-Kelly JR: Cardiac and Great Thoracic Vessel Injuries. In Textbook of Guidelines in Trauma Surgery.
Petry de Souza H. Eds. 1st Edition. Atheneu Editorial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002
21. Asencio JA, Kuncir EJ, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Karsidag T: Traumatic Coronary Artery Disease. In: A Colour Handbook of Ischaemic Heart Disease.
Chapter, p, 1st Edition. Falk E, Shah PK, de Feyter PJ, Eds. Copenhagen, Denmark.
22. Kumar SR, Rowe VL, Petrone P, Ramos-Kelly JR, Kuncir EJ, Asencio JA: The Vasculopathic Patient: Uncommon Surgical Emergencies. Emergency Medicine
Clinics of North America.
