Michael J. Martinez, M.D.

Dr. Michael J. Martinez is a native of the Rio Grande Valley. He completed undergraduate studies at Princeton University and earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Martinez returned to Texas to complete general surgery training at Baylor Scott and White, and then completed specialty training in the area of minimally-invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of South Florida at Tampa General Hospital. He is board certified by the American College of Surgeons and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. Dr. Martinez is an advanced minimally-invasive weight loss surgeon using robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques for treatment of his patients. He is also an accomplished foregut surgeon specializing in gastro-esophageal reflux, gastroparesis and achalasia. He is an Assistant Associate Program Director for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Surgery Residency program.