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7th Sleeve Gastrectomy Consensus Summit

October 3rd & 4th 2024, Montpellier

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Scientific Committee

Dr. Carlos ZERWECH

Mexico
Bariatric and Endocrine Surgery
ABC Hospital, Mexico City
Professor of Surgery
National University of Mexico
Elected President
Mexican College of Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Javier OSORIO

Spain
Responsible of Bariatric Surgery
Clinic Hospital in Barcelona

Dr. Sonia CHIAPETTA

Italy
Head Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery
Center of Excellence Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Ospedale Evangelico Betania, Naples, Italy
Head Scientific Committee Young-IFSO, Scientific Committee IFSO-EC, Scientific Committee SIO Campania

Pr. Nicolas DI LORENZO

Italy
President & Executive board IFSO European chapter
2023 - present
Full Professor of General Surgery
Università Sapienza, Roma

Pr. Antonio TORRES

Spain
Professor of Surgery
Complutense University Medical School, Madrid
He leads the General Surgery Department at Hospital Clinico San Carlos.
President of IFSO (2011-2012), and Chairman IFSO´s Board of Trustees (2015-2019)

Dr. Estuardo BEHRENS

Guatemala
MD MACG FACS FICS FASMBS FIFSO
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
NEW LIFE CENTER, Guatemala
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
NEW LIFE CENTER, Guatemala
IFSO MEMBER
Large Lac

Dr. Paolo GENTILESCHI

Italy
Professor of surgery
University of Rome, Tor Vergata
Chief of the Biariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (Ravenna)
San Carlo of Nancy Hospital, Rome

Dr. Shaw SOMERS

United Kingdom
Director of bariatric services
Portsmouth Hospitals
Director
Streamline Surgical a leadingprovider of private bariatric services
He has been actively involved in bariatric surgery since 1995 and has undertaken many thousands of procedures.

Dr. Mohit BHANDARI

India
Founder, Director and Chief Surgeon
Mohak Bariatrics and Robotic
President
IRCAD- INDIA
Pro chancelloR
SAIMS University

Pr. David NOCCA

France
Head of the Bariatric and Metabolic team
Montpellier University Hospital
President of league against Obesity

IFSO Ambassador AWARD 2019

ASMBS AWARD 2023

Dr. Michel GAGNER

Canada
MD, FRCPC, FACS, FASMBS, FSSO
Westmount Square Surgical Center

Dr. Walid BUKHARI 

Saudi Arabia
Senior Consultant advanced laparoscopic, bariatric, revisional & endocrine surgery
International Medical Center, Jeddah
Member & Recipient
IFSO Excellence Award 2022 at the 25th IFSO World Congress in Miami
Senior instructor and experienced surgeon in this field since 1989

Dr. Jaime PONCE

USA
President
IFSO North America Chapter (2021 - 2024)
President
ASMBS (2012 - 2013), Chattanooga TN USA

Dr. Pablo OMELANCZUK

Argentina
Chief of the Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and esophago gastric surgery
Departmentof Surgery, Hospital Italiano de Mendoza Argentina
Medical Director Batric
Bariatric Surgery Center, Fellow IFSO, Fellow ASMBS, Fellow ACS

Dr. Luis POGGI

Peru
General and Bariatric Surgeon
Anglo-American Clinic Lima, Peru
President
IFSO - LAC Past
Ex-President
Peruvian Academy of Surgery
Founder, Ex President and Honorary Member
Peruvian Soc Of Endoscopic Surgery

Dr.Thierry BEGE

France
Head of Bariatric Surgery
Marseille Public Hospital Assistance (APHM)
Referent
Specialized obesity center in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region (CSO PACA)
Researcher
Applied Biomechanics Laboratory of the Marseille Faculty of Medicine

Specialist in soft tissue Biomechanics

Dr. François PATTOU

France
Professor of General Surgery
Lille University, Lille
Head, General and Endocrine Surgery
Lille University, Lille
Director, Translational research on Diabetes,
University Lille, CHU Lille, Pasteur Institute Lille, Inserm UMR 1190, Lille
President of SOFFCOM (2023-2025)

Dr. Raquel SÁNCHEZ SANTOS

Spain
Chief of Service of General Surgery
Vigo University Hospital Complex
Associate Professor of Medicine (Surgery Department)
Santiago de Compostela University
Professor in Master of Nutrition
Professor in Master of Bariatric Surgery (SECO/AEC)
University of Vigo

Dr. Bruno DILLEMANS

Belgium
Director of the Centre of Obesity Surgery at the AZ Sint
Jan Hospital of Bruges

Dr. Manoel GALVAO NEO

Brasil
MD MSc FASGE
Director of Research
Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute
Head of Bariatric Endoscopy
Mohak Bariatric and Robotic Center
Scientific Director
IRCAD, India

Dr. Rodrigue G. CHEMALY

Lebanon
MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Program Director of General Surgery Residency Program
Lebanese American University & Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury - School of Medicine
President Elect
IFSO Lebanese Chapter
Past Chair of Young IFSO MENAC (2020-2023)

Dr. Marius NEDELCU

France
Visceral and Bariatric Surgeon
Surgical Centre for Obesity, Toulon

Dr. Rami LUTFI

USA
Bariatric Surgeon
Chicago Institute of Advanced Bariatrics

Pr. Luigi ANGRISANI

Italy
Specialising in Laparoscopic Surgery of the Digestive Tract and Obesity

Associate Professor in General Surgery
University of Naples Federico II

Pr. Cunchuan WANG

China
Laparoscopic Surgeon
Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in Guangzhou, China

Dr. Abdelrahman NIMERI

USA
Director of Bariatric Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Laurent BIERTHO

Canada
Adjunct professor of surgery
Laval University, Quebec
Director of the fellowship program in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and co-director of the Research Chair in Metabolic Surgery
Laval University, Quebec
Past president of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Mariano PALERMO 

Argentina
Professor
University of Buenos Aires
Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Hospital Posadas, Argentina
Coordinator of Bariatric Surgery
Diagnomed, affiliated to the University of Buenos Aires
Bariatric course Coordinator
Scolla, Curitiba, Brazil

Dr. Beniamino PASCOTTO

Luxembourg
Upper GI and Bariatric/Metabolic Surgeon
Luxembourg Hospital Centre
General and Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic and Robotic) Surgery Department
Luxembourg Hospital Centre
Hair of the Education Committee of The Robotic Global Surgical Society
TROGSS
Board Member of the Belgian Section of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
BeSOMS
Member of the Scientific Council of the Portuguese Society of Robotic Surgery
SPCR

Dr. Pierre Y. GARNEAU

Canada
MD, FRCS(C), FASMBS
Chief of the Surgical Department
Sacré-Coeur of Montréal Hospital
Professor
University of Montréal
Director
Fellowship program in bariatric, laparoscopic and robotic surgery
Board of Director
The Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons (CABPS)
Executive Board Member
IFSO North American Chapter

Dr. Jon ADALSTEINN KRISTINNSON

Norway
Director M.D, PhD
Department of morbid obesity and bariatric surgery
Oslo University Hospital
President of the Norwegian Society for the surgery of Obesity
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Dr. Marie-Cécile BLANCHET

France
Bariatric surgeon
Specialized Obesity Center, Lyon Sauvegarde
Vice-president
SOFFCOMM

Dr. Débora ACIN

Spain
Information
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Dr. Ahmad ASSALIA

Israel
Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israël

Dr.Thomas AUGUSTE

France
Visceral Surgeon
Océane private hospital

Dr. Pierre BLANC

France
Bariatric, Parietal and Endocrine Surgery
Clinique Mutualiste Sainte Etienne

Dr. Camillo BOZA

Chili
Bariatric and Digestive Surgeon
las Condes Clinic

Dr. Percy BRANTE

Chili
Bariatric Surgery
San Critobal Medical Foundation Clinic

Dr. Benjamin CADIERE

France
oesogastric surgery
Nice University Hospital

Dr. Robert CAIAZZO

France
Information
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Dr. Catalin COPAESCU

Roumania
Information
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Dr. Alexandre CORTES

France
Bariatric and Digestive Surgery
Marne-la-Vallée Medical Centre, Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien (GHEF)

Dr. Thibaut COSTE

France
General, bariatric and digestive surgery
Polyclinic Sainte Thérèse, Sète

Dr. Cyril DEGAUQUE

Belgique
Digestive Surgery
CHR Verviers, Liège

Dr. Gian Mattia 
DEL GENIO

Italy
General Surgery
Naples Hospital, Italy

Dr. Ricardo 
FUNKE HINOJOSA

Chili
Information
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Dr. Jacques HIMPENS

Belgique
Bariatric surgery
Coming soon

Dr. Antonio IANNELLI

France
General Surgery
Nice University Hospital

Dr. Nilton KAWAHARA

Brazil
Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery
FMUSP Clinical Hospital

Dr. Marina KURIAN

USA
Information
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Dr. Mufazal LAKDAWALA

India
Laparoscopic Surgeon
Institute of Digestive Health, Mumbai

Dr. Patrick NOEL

Emirates
Biatric and Metabolic Surgeon
Bariatric Centre, Nairobi

Dr. Lainas PANAGIOTIS

Grece
Head of the Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Deputy Director of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery
Metropolitan Hospital, Athens

Dr. Emma PATTERSON

USA
Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon
Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, LLC, Portland

Dr. Tadeja PINTAR

Slovenie
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon
Ljubljana University Medical Centre

Dr. Fabian RECHE

France
Visceral and Digestive Surgeon
Grenoble Alpes University Hospital

Dr. Adrian REITI

Ukraine
Chief Bariatric Surgeon at the Centre for Metabolic Surgery
Kiev Clinical Hospital

Dr. Hughes SEBBAG

France
Visceral and Digestive Surgeon
Visceral and digestive surgery, private hospital, Provence

Dr. Christine STIER

Germany
Bariatric Surgeon
SANA obesity centre in North Rhine-Westphalia

Dr. Abdullah SULTAN

Kuwait
Information
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Dr. Wieslaw TARNOWSKI

Poland
Information
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Dr. Ramon VILLALONGA

Spain
Head of the Division of Endocrino-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Vall Hebron Hospital

Dr. Natan ZUNDEL

USA
Emergency doctor
US Navy

Dr. Federico 
CUENCA ABENTE

Argentina
Information
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Dr. Matteo UCCELLI

Argentina
Information
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