Dr. Oscar Blancarte Vidal

I graduated in medicine from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and specialised in General Surgery with the endorsement of the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. My aim is always safe surgery, the most effective option for each patient, close care and the best possible recovery.

1852 plate showing a surgeon's hands while suturing

Career

Mexicali's Chinatown around 1920, from the collection of the UABC Museo Universitario
Mexicali's Chinatown around 1920, from the collection of the UABC Museo Universitario.

I am Dr. Oscar Blancarte Vidal, physician and general surgeon, born and raised in Mexicali, Baja California.

I studied medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and completed my General Surgery residency at the ISSSTE Hospital General 5 de Diciembre between 2022 and 2026, where I was chief resident in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

My practice always aims for safe surgery, the most effective option for each patient, close care and the best recovery for my patients.

Training

  1. 2014–2021

    Doctor of Medicine (Médico Cirujano)

    Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali

  2. 2022–2026

    Residency in General Surgery

    Hospital General 5 de Diciembre, ISSSTE, Mexicali

    Chief resident 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Academic endorsement by the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.

  3. 2026

    Diploma in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and New Technologies

    Universidad La Salle

  4. 2024–2026

    Master's in Healthcare Administration

    Instituto de Estudios Universitarios

  5. 2025

    Diploma in Healthcare Institution Profitability

    Instituto de Estudios Universitarios

Certification and licenses

  • Board certification in General Surgery. Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía General
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). American College of Surgeons
  • Professional license (Physician): 12522325
  • Specialty license (General Surgery): 15945956

You can verify them in the National Registry of Professionals (SEP, Mexico).

Publications

  • Sialolipoma of the parotid gland: A rare entity. Case report

    Case report of a rare tumour of the parotid gland.

    International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109264

  • Microbiology of Acute Cholangitis and Cholecystitis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility

    Bacteria found in acute cholangitis and cholecystitis, and their antibiotic susceptibility.

    International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 2024. DOI: 10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i11-27

  • Strangulated right obturator hernia causing small bowel obstruction in an elderly woman with bilateral obturator hernias and a positive Howship-Romberg sign: a case report

    Case report of a strangulated obturator hernia, a rare and hard-to-diagnose hernia.

    2026. DOI: 10.1097/rc9.0000000000000821

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