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About Manuel E. Castro-Arreola, MD

Manuel E. Castro, MD, has more than 20 years of experience as a bariatric surgeon and has performed more than 4,500 surgical weight loss procedures. He has also been recognized in D Magazine as one of the “Best Doctors in Dallas” for the last five consecutive years. After earning his medical degree, Dr. Castro completed his residency in General Surgery at St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He later completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis. In addition to his many years as a practicing bariatric surgeon in Dallas, Dr. Castro has served as an assistant clinical professor and director of the trauma program at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in El Paso, TX.

Dr. Castro is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Castro is experienced in a number of advanced bariatric surgical procedures, including:

  • Laparoscopic Inverted Gastric Sleeve
  • Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
  • Adjustable Gastric Banding
  • Gastric Balloon
  • Revision Weight Loss Surgery
Insurances Accepted:
  • 90 Degree PPO
  • AARP Medicare Complete AARMC
  • Aetna AETNA
  • Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Exchange
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Leap AEL
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO AEMA
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO AEM/P
  • Aetna Medicare HMO AET/M
  • Aetna Medicare PPO AETMP
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Quality Health (QHP) AETQP
  • Aetna US Healthcare HMO AET/H
  • Aetna US Healthcare/PPO AET/P
  • Aetna Whole Health Texas Health
  • American Health Plans AHP
  • AMERIGroup STAR Medicaid AGPSTMD
  • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan HMO/PPO
  • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Marketplace Exchange
  • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage
  • Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance
  • BCBS HMO
  • BCBS PPO/POS
  • BCBS Blue Advantage HMO Marketplace Exchange
  • BCBS Blue Choice PPO
  • BCBS Blue Essentials HMO BCBSBEHMO
  • BCBS Health Select POS
  • BCBS High Performance PPO Network
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage PPO
  • BCBS My Blue Health Marketplace Exchange
  • BCBS of Texas HMO BC/TH
  • Blue Advantage HMO BLADV
  • Buc-ees
  • Care n Care
  • ChoiceCare ChoiceCare
  • Christian Healthcare Ministries
  • Cigna (OAP) Open Access CIGNO
  • Cigna Connect Marketplace Exchange
  • CIGNA HMO
  • Cigna Local Plus CIGLP
  • CIGNA Local+
  • CIGNA OAP
  • CIGNA POS CPOS
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Cigna/HMO CIG/H
  • Cigna/POS CIG/S
  • Cigna/PPO CIG/P
  • Custom Ink Group Health Plan
  • Employers Health Network
  • EVRY Healthcare
  • Health Smart PPO HS/PP
  • Healthcare Highways
  • HealthScope
  • HealthSmart GEPO HLTHS
  • HealthSmart PPO
  • Humana ChoiceCare
  • Humana ChoiceCare Medicare Choice PPO HUM-M
  • Humana Gold Plus HMO HUM/G
  • Humana Gold Plus Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO HMA/P
  • Humana Preferred HUMPR
  • Humana Preferred PPO HUMPO
  • Med Health BCBS Med/BCBS
  • Medical Cost Containment Professionals
  • MMG Tricare
  • Molina Marketplace
  • Molina Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan Medicare Advantage
  • Multiplan PPO MULTI
  • Oscar Health Marketplace Exchange
  • Parkland Medicaid PARKM
  • PHCS
  • PHCS2 PHCS
  • ProCare Advantage
  • Superior Ambetter Essentials & Virtual Access Marketplace Plans
  • Superior CHIP
  • Superior Foster Care
  • Superior Medicaid Medicaid
  • Superior Medicare Advantage HMO SUHA
  • Superior MMP
  • Superior STAR Medicaid
  • Superior Star+Plus
  • Texan Plus Medicare Advantage Plan (Universal American) AJP00004
  • Texas Health Aetna TX/Aet
  • Traditional Medicaid-Dallas County TMDC
  • Traditional Medicare-Dallas County TMDC
  • Tricare TRI
  • Triwest TRIW
  • UHC AARP Medicare Complete UHC/AARP
  • United Healthcare UHC
  • United Healthcare HMO UNI/H
  • United Healthcare PPO UNIP
  • United Healthcare PPO UNIP
  • WellCare Medicare Advantage
  • WellCare Medicare Advantage by Allwell
  • WellMed Medicare Advantage
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage
  • Wellpoint MMP
  • Wellpoint STAR + Plus
  • Wellpoint STAR Kids
  • Wellpoint STAR Medicaid

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Awards
  • "Best Doctor" by D Magazine 2018
Education
  • Medical School
  • Universidad Autonoma De Chihuahua Chihuahua, MEX
    1983
  • Residency
  • St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pontiac, MI
    1992
  • Fellowship
  • University of Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics Minneapolis, MN
    1993
Medical Interests Areas of Interest:

Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastric Bypass

Adjustable Gastric Banding

Revision Weight Loss Surgery