Total years in practice: 23
Dr. Pompa graduated at the top of her class from the Autonomous University of Baja California Medical School, earning the prestigious Merit Award for academic excellence. She later competed for a spot as a surgical resident among thousands of other applicants, obtaining the highest score in the National Surgical Residency Exam.
She became the first woman ever to be appointed Chief of Residents of the General Hospital. She then had the opportunity to train at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a visiting resident, perfecting new and advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgical techniques.
Known for her extensive preparation in the surgical field, she completed her training overseas at the European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France.
On numerous occasions, she has been designated professor of Laparoscopic Surgery Training programs, teaching novel surgical techniques and performing live exhibition surgeries.
Dr. Pompa is credited for being the first female bariatric surgeon in the world to be designated as a Surgeon of Excellence by the U.S. organization Surgical Review Corporation and now holds the advanced title of Master Bariatric Surgeon, offered by the same organization.
In 2019 she graduated with honors from the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.
She became the first woman ever to be appointed Chief of Residents of the General Hospital. She then had the opportunity to train at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a visiting resident, perfecting new and advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgical techniques.
Known for her extensive preparation in the surgical field, she completed her training overseas at the European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France.
On numerous occasions, she has been designated professor of Laparoscopic Surgery Training programs, teaching novel surgical techniques and performing live exhibition surgeries.
Dr. Pompa is credited for being the first female bariatric surgeon in the world to be designated as a Surgeon of Excellence by the U.S. organization Surgical Review Corporation and now holds the advanced title of Master Bariatric Surgeon, offered by the same organization.
In 2019 she graduated with honors from the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.
Dr. Pompa graduated at the top of her class from the Autonomous University of Baja California Medical School, earning the prestigious Merit Award for academic excellence. She later competed for a spot as a surgical resident among thousands of other applicants, obtaining the highest score in the National Surgical Residency Exam.
She became the first woman ever to be appointed Chief of Residents of the General Hospital. She then had the opportunity to train at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a visiting resident, perfecting new and advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgical techniques.
Known for her extensive preparation in the surgical field, she completed her training overseas at the European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France.
On numerous occasions, she has been designated professor of Laparoscopic Surgery Training programs, teaching novel surgical techniques and performing live exhibition surgeries.
Dr. Pompa is credited for being the first female bariatric surgeon in the world to be designated as a Surgeon of Excellence by the U.S. organization Surgical Review Corporation and now holds the advanced title of Master Bariatric Surgeon, offered by the same organization.
In 2019 she graduated with honors from the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.
She became the first woman ever to be appointed Chief of Residents of the General Hospital. She then had the opportunity to train at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a visiting resident, perfecting new and advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgical techniques.
Known for her extensive preparation in the surgical field, she completed her training overseas at the European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France.
On numerous occasions, she has been designated professor of Laparoscopic Surgery Training programs, teaching novel surgical techniques and performing live exhibition surgeries.
Dr. Pompa is credited for being the first female bariatric surgeon in the world to be designated as a Surgeon of Excellence by the U.S. organization Surgical Review Corporation and now holds the advanced title of Master Bariatric Surgeon, offered by the same organization.
In 2019 she graduated with honors from the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.
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