Universal Medical Group in downtown San Diego runs its bariatric surgery coordination from a West Broadway office in the Columbia district, connecting patients with SRC Board-Certified surgeons who have performed over 20,000 weight loss procedures across a 12-year track record. The American-owned operation maintains HIPAA-compliant contracts and U.S.-standard protocols while performing surgeries at a renovated clinic 20 minutes from San Diego — a model that routes patients back to local physicians like Jamie D. Lavender, MD at Sharp Rees-Stealy for post-operative primary care. Procedure options include gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass, intragastric balloon, revision surgery, and post-bariatric body contouring, each supported by on-staff nutritionists and psychologists through a three-month follow-up care window. VIP medical transportation with border-bypass permits handles the San Diego-to-clinic transfer, while the lead surgeon holds ASMBS and F.A.C.S. credentials with over 30,000 completed bariatric surgeries — a case volume that prepares post-surgical patients for the gradual return to structured fitness at gyms like Anytime Fitness Downtown San Diego. The most complex packages stage bariatric surgery with subsequent body contouring and plastic surgery procedures across multiple visits, each coordinated through the same surgical team and recovery infrastructure.