As a member of our anesthesiology team, Dr. Villarreal plays an important role in the treatment of obese patients with high cardiovascular risk. Graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California, Dr. Carlos Villarreal completed his residency at the Tijuana General Hospital in the specialty of anesthesiology, with a subsequent subspecialty in cardioanesthesia at the Ignacio Chávez Hospital in Mexico City. He is a member of the Mexican Association of Anesthesiology, a member of the American Association of Cardioanesthesia and a specialist certified by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).