HOMS, together with its Digestive, Bariatric, and Precision Surgery Institute, and in collaboration with Jenner Dominicana, performed the first Magnetic Bariatric Surgery in the Dominican Republic, Central America, and the Caribbean, consolidating its position as a regional benchmark in surgical innovation.

Magnetic bariatric surgery, performed at Homs and Cedimat, is a hybrid procedure that creates a partial bypass of the small intestine (between the duodenum and ileum) by placing a magnet endoscopically in the duodenum and another laparoscopically in the ileum.

These magnets attract each other to form an anastomosis, which allows for a faster recovery with less pain, no blood loss, and a lower risk.

In Santiago, the procedure was attended by Rafael Sánchez Español, General Director and bariatric surgeon; Héctor Sánchez Navarro, Head of Robotic and Bariatric Surgery; and James Hamilton, Director of Innovation and Quality.

This team had the honor of welcoming Michel Gagner, a Canadian pioneer in bariatric surgery and creator of the MagDI technique used in this procedure. Also present were Brígida Navarro, gastroenterologist and director of the Center for Digestive Studies, and Luis Peralta.

From Cedimat

In its press release, the company states that it has consolidated its leadership in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes with the introduction of the revolutionary MagDI system, a minimally invasive bariatric and metabolic technique that marks a significant milestone in Dominican medicine. This advancement was presented by Dr. Luis Alfredo Betances, director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program at CEDIMAT, along with Dr. Michel Garnier (creator of the technology) at the Bariatric Institute.