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. Adriana ROTUNDO
Emirates
Consultant Bariatric,
Laparoscopicand General Surgeon Head of the Surgical Deptartement
Laparoscopicand General Surgeon Head of the Surgical Deptartement
Reem Hospital, Abu Dhabi
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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. Maurizio DE LUCA
Italy
Director of complex operative unit
General Surgery Hospital of Rovigo and Trecenta
Director of Surgical Departement
Hospitals of Rovigo, Trecenta & Adria
Dr. Pierre Y. GARNEAU
Canada
MD, FRCS(C), FASMBS
Chief of the Surgical Department
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
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. Deborah ACIN
Spain
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Dr. Mourad ADALA
Tunisia
General and Digestive Surgeon specialising in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Private practice, Tunis
Dr. Ahmad ASSALIA
Israel
Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israël
Dr.Thomas AUGUSTE
France
Visceral Surgeon
Océane private hospital
Dr. Jose BALIBREA
Spain
Endocrine, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Hopital Quirón Salud de Barcelone
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. Lilian KOW
Australia
Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery
Fliders Medical Centre Hospital, Bedford Park
Dr. Marina KURIAN
USA
Information
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Dr. Mufazal LAKDAWALA
India
Laparoscopic Surgeon
Institute of Digestive Health, Mumbai
Dr. Marcelo LOUREIRO
India
Bariatric Surgeon and Micro Laparoscopy
Pilar Medical Centre Curitiba
Dr. Ghurra MUSTAFA
Dubai
Specialist general and bariatric surgeon
Burjell Hospital
Dr. Alexander NEYMARK
Russia
Information
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Dr. Patrick NOEL
Emirates
Biatric and Metabolic Surgeon
Bariatric Centre, Nairobi
Dr. Mario NORA
Portugal
Laparoscopic Surgeon
hospitalier centre of Entre o Douro e Vouga
Dr. Lainas PANAGIOTIS
Grece
Head of the Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Deputy Director of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery
Metropolitan Hospital, Athens
Dr. Juan Pablo PANTOJA
Mexico
Digestive Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi
Dr. Emma PATTERSON
USA
Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon
Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, LLC, Portland
Dr. Andres PERNAUTE
Spain
Head of Bariatric and Esophagogastric Surgery
Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid
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
Kuweit
Information
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Dr. Wieslaw TARNOWSKI
Poland
Information
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Dr. Antonella USAI
Italy
Information
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Dr. Ramon VILALLONGA
Spain
Head of the Division of Endocrino-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Vall Hebron Hospital
Dr. Natan ZUNDEL
USA
Emergency doctor
US Navy
Dr. Federico
CUENCE AMENTE
Argentina
Information
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Dr. Matteo UCCELLI
Argentina
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