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International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR THE SURGERY OF OBESITY AND METABOLIC DISORDERS 2007-2008

The IFSO General Council is composed of the IFSO Executive Board as well as two IFSO Representatives from each of the IFSO Adhering Body Member Societies. Current IFSO representatives include:

ARGENTINA

Sociedad Argentina de Cirugia de la Obesidad (SACO)

Website: www.saco.org.ar
Phone:
+54 11 4825 2248
Fax: +54 11 4827 9109
Email: saco@intramed.net.ar

President Dr. Carlos A. Casalnuovo
Av. Santa Fé 2483, 12° "A"
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Email: ccasal@intramed.net;
direccioncco@fibertel.com.ar
Phone: 0054-11-4825-2248
Fax: 0054-11-4827-9109

Vice-President Dr. Silvio Albarracin Menendez
Email: albarracin@intramed.net.ar

General Secretary Mr. Daniel Caina
Email: caina@ciudad.com.ar

Treasurer Dr. Claudia Refi
Email: claudiarefi@hotmail.com

Joint Treasurer Dr. Horacio Rozas
Email: horozas@fibertel.com.ar

Senior Committee Members:
Dr. Gregorio Jrimian gjrimian@intramed.net
Dr. Jose M Foscarini jfoscarini@arnet.com.ar

AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND

Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)

Website: www.ossanz.com.au
Email: info@ossanz.com.au

President Dr. Robert Fris
The Northern Clinic
212 Wairau Road
Glenfield Auckland
NZ New Zealand
Email: info@northridgespecialists.co.nz
Phone: 0064-9-444-3660
Fax: 0064-9-489-4136
0064-9-489-4136

Treasurer
Dr. Paul G. Anderson
Southern Specialist Centre
233 Main South Road
Morphett Vale SA
5165 Australia
Email: PGAnderson@msn.com.au
Phone: 0061-8-8326-9779
Fax: 0061-8-8326-9775
0061-8-8326-9775

Committee Member
Dr. Max Baumwol
The Leederville Clinic
52 Oxforrd Close
West Leederville WA
6007 Australia
Email: info@obesity.net.au
Phone: 0061-8-9380-6464
Fax: 0061-8-9380-6499
0061-8-9380-6499

Committee Member
Ms. Lilian Kow
Adelaide Bariatric Centre
Suite 502, Level 5
Flinders Private Hospital
Bedford Park SA
5042 Australia
Email: Lilian.Kow@flinders.edu.au
Phone: 08 8177 1503
Fax: 08 8771357
08 8771357

AUSTRIA

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Adipositaschirurgie

Website: www.obesityteam.com/at/
Phone: +43/6245-799-360

President Mr. Karl A. Miller
Krankenhaus Hallein
Buergermeisterstr. 34
A-5400 Hallein Austria
Email: Karl.Miller@KH-Hallein.at
Fax: +43-6245-799-363

Vice-President Mr. Franz Aigner
Universitaetsklinik Innsbruck
Chirurgie, Anichstr.35
Innsbruck, A-6020Austria
Email: f.aigner@mapnet.at

Secretary Univ.Doz. Dr. Stephan Kriwanek
KA d. Stadt Wien Rudolfstiftung
Chirurg. Abteilung I.
Juchgasse 25
1030 Wien, Austria
Email: stefan.kriwanek@wienkav.at
Phone: +43 1 711650

BELGIUM

BeNeLux Association of Bariatic Surgeons (BABS)

Website: www.babsweb.org
Email: piet.pattyn@ugent.be

President Dr. Jacques Himpens
Brugstraat 31
9921 Vinderhoute, Belgium
Email: jacques_himpens@hotmail.com

Treasurer Dr. Luc Lemmens
Turfbankenstraat 10-12
9170 Meerdonk, Belgium
Email: luc.lemmens@pandora.be
Phone: 0032-475-7735-28

Secretary Prof. Piet Pattyn
UZ Gent, Dept. of General Surgery
De Pintelaan 185
9000 Gent, Belgium
Email: piet.pattyn@ugent.be /
piet.pattyn@rug.ac.be

Immediate Past President
Ms. Jan Willem Greve
Email: j.greve@ah.unimaas.nl

Honory President Dr. Mitiku Belachew
Email: achew@tornado.be

BRAZIL

Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Bariátrica e Metabólica (SBCBM)

Website: www.sbcb.org.br
Phone: +55/11 3284 8298
Fax: +55/11 3284 6951
Email: sbcb@terra.com.br

President Dr. João Batista
Marchesini, MD
Av. Visconde de Guarapuava -
No. 5047 - 6˚
cep 80240-010 CuritibaPR
Brazil
Email: jbmarchesini@hotmail.com

Vice-President Dr. Edmundo
Machado Ferraz
Av. Rosa e Silva - No. 2063
cep 52050-20 RecifePE
Brazil
Email: edferraz@truenet.com.br

Executive Vice-President
Dr. Luiz Vicente Berti
Rua Maestro Cardim - 560 cj. 216
SP 01323-001 São Paulo
Brazil
Email: luisvicentel@aol.com
Phone: 55/11-3284-68-51
Fax: 55/11-3284-82-98

Treasurer Dr. Jose Carlos Pareja
Rua Maestro Cardim - 560 - sala 216
SP 01323-000 São Paulo
Brazil
Email: jcpareja@obesidadesevera.com.br
Phone: 55/11-3284-68-51
Fax: 55/11-3284-82-98

First Treasurer Dr. Luiz Claudio Chaves
Rua Jose Bonifacio - No. 656
PA 66063-010 GuamaBelem
Brazil
Email: lcchaves@amazon.com.br

Secretary Dr. Jose Afonso Sallet
Rua Joaquim Floriano - 466 13˚
- cj. 1303
SP 04534-002 São Paulo
Brazil
Email: acsallet@sti.com.br

First Secretary Dr. Marcos Leao
Villas-Boas
Rua Arlindo de Assis - 01
BA 40215-310 Salvador
Brazil
Email: marcosleaovb@uol.com.br

Honorary President Dr. Arthur
B. Garrido Jr
Rua Maestro Cardim - 560 cj. 216
SP 01323-001 São Paulo
Brazil
Email: abgarrido@uol.com.br

Executive Secretary Ms. Fabiola
Email: fasbcb@terra.com.br
Phone: 55-11-32848298
Fax: 55-11-3284-6951

CHILE

Departamento Cirugía Bariátrica Chile
(Chilean Department of Bariatric Surgery, Chilean Surgical Society)

Website: www.cirujanosdechile.cl/dapartamentos.htm

President Dr. Marcos Berry
Clinica Las Condes
Las Condes, SantiagoChile
Email: taliliat@msn.com

Secretary Dr Juan Eduardo Contreras

CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Society for the Study of Obesity (CSSO)

Website: www.obesitas.cz
Email: psuch@lf1.cuni.cz

President Dr. Marie Kunesova
Endokrinology ustav
Narodni 8, Prague 1
116 94 Czech Republic
Email: marie.kunesova@lf1.cuni.cz / mkunesova@endo.cz
Phone: 420/224-905-350 /
420/224-962-901

Past President Prof. Martin Martin Fried
1st Medical Faculty - Charles University
Prague Centre for Obesity Treatment
Iscare Mochovska 38
Past President, Prague 9
198 00 Czech Republic
Email: docfried@volny.cz
Phone: 420/281-867-502

Secretary Dr. Petr Sucharda
1st Medical Faculty, Charles University
Prague III.interni klinika U nemocnice 1
Prague 9
128 08 Czech Republic
Email: petr.sucharda@lf1.cuni.cz
Phone: 420/224-962-920

EGYPT

Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS)

President Dr. Khaled Gawdat
5 Haroon El-Rashid Street
Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
Email: khaledgawdat@hotmail.com
Phone: 20/122141370
Fax: 20/2-266-8518

Vice-President Dr. Essam Adbel Galil
12 Abdel-Rahmin Sabry
Tahrir Street, Dikki
Cairo, Egypt
Email: essam@intouch.com
Phone: 20/122180201
Fax: 20/23358872

Past-President Dr. Alaa Sabry
Email: selsaadawy@ab-care.com

FRANCE

la Société Française de Chirurgie de l’Obésité (SOFCO)

Website: www.sofco.asso.fr


President Dr. Jean Marc Mouiel
40 Bd Victor Hugo
6000 Nice, France
Email: pr.mouiel@wanadoo.fr
Phone: 33/4-72-01-45-00
Fax: 33/4-72-01-45-05

Honorary President
Dr. Jean-Marie Zimmermann
Polyclinique Clairval
317 Boulevard du Redon
13009 Marseille, France
Email: wezimmer@wanadoo.fr
Phone: 33/4-91-17-16-99
Fax: 33/4-91-41-07-16

Ethical Committee President
Dr. Jean- Pierre Marmuse
Centre Hospitalier Bichat
46 Rue Henri Huchard
75018 Paris, France
Email: jean-pierre.marmuse@
bch.ap-hop-paris.fr

Phone: 33/140258080

Vice-President Dr. Philippe Jarsaillon
Roanne, France

Vice-President Dr. Jerôme Dargent
Polyclinique de Rillieux
941 Rue du Capitaine
Rillieux-la-Pape
69140 Julien, France
Email:
jerome.dargent@polyclinique-rillieux.fr
Phone: 33/4-72-01-45-00
Fax: 33/4-72-01-45-05

Scientific-Secretary
Dr. Jean Marc Chevallier
Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou
20-40 Rue Leblanc
Cedex 5
75908 Paris, France
Email: j-m.chevallier@wanadoo.fr
Phone: 33/156093531

Executive Secretary
Dr. Salomon Benchetrit
34 Cours Albert Thomas
69008 Lyon, France

Treasurer Dr. Vincent Frering
Lyon, France

Deputy Treasurer Dr. Laurent Bordigoni
Toulon, France

GERMANY

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie der Adipostitas

President Prof. Rudolf A. Weiner
Chefarzt Chirurgische Klinik
Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen
Schulsstr. 31
60594 Frankfurt
Germany
Email: rweiner@khs-ffm.de
Phone: 49/69-6605-1199
Fax: 49/69-6605-1530

Vice-President Dr. Anna Maria Wolf
Abteilung für Viszeral-und
Transplantationschirufgie
Steinhövelstr. 9
89075 Ulm
Germany
Email: anna-maria.wolf@uniklinik-ulm.de
Phone: 49/731-500-27-200
Fax: 49/731-500-21595

Secretary Dr. Christine Stroh
Dept. for General, Viszeral and
Pediatric Surgery
Waldklinikum Gera GmbH
Strasse des Friedens 122
07548 Gera
Germany
Email: christine.stroh@wkg.srh.de
Phone: 49/365-828-3101
Fax: 49/365-828-3102

GREECE

Greek Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

President Dr Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Athens Medical Center
Department of General and
Laparoscopic Surgery
8A, Louki Akrita Str
Filothei, Athens
152 37 Greece
Email: info@kkonstantinidis.com / drkonstantinidis@gmail.com
Phone: +30-210607165

IFSO-Rep Dr. Hariloas Pappis
Alopekis 50
Kolonaki, Athens
10676 Greece
Email: pappis@etenet.gr
Phone: +30-2107224402

GREECE

Hellenic Bariatric Society for Morbid Obesity

President Dr Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Athens Medical Center
Department of General and
Laparoscopic Surgery
8A, Louki Akrita Str
Filothei, Athens
152 37 Greece
Email: info@kkonstantinidis.com
/drkonstantinidis@gmail.com
Phone: +30-210607165

IFSO-Rep Dr. Hariloas Pappis
Alopekis 50
Kolonaki, Athens
10676 Greece
Email: pappis@etenet.gr
Phone: +30-2107224402

HUNGARY

Hungarian Bariatric Surgery Foundation

Website: www.gyomorgyuru.hu

President Dr. Bende János
Hungarian Bariatric Foundation
Garialdi Str. 1
1054 Budapest
Hungary
Email: janosbende@freemail.hu /
dagsebbj@elender.hu
Phone: 36/1-461-4720 /
36-70-2034-722

INDIA

Obesity Surgery Society of India

Website: www.obesity-india.com

President Dr. Pradeep Chowbey
Ayushman Endosurgery
Double Storey Market
R-Block Bus Terminal
New Rajinder Nagar
110 060 New Delhi
India
Email: chowbey1@vsnl.com
Phone: 0091-11-25868768 /
0091-11-25748085
Fax: 91-11-25748085 /
91-11-26519935

Honorary President
Dr. Shrihari Dhorepatil
Minimally Invasive &
Obesity Surgery Center
B-6 Sharadaram Park
34 Sassoon Road
411 001 Pune
India
Email: shrihari@vsnl.com
Phone: 0091-20 6682070 /
0091-20 6126917 /
0091-20 6683710 /
0091-98220 40769

Vice-Chairman Dr. Sanjay Borude
Wellspring Health Care
G.K Kadam Marg
Lower Parel
400 013 Mumbai
India
Email: drborude@vsnl.com
Phone: 0091-22 4946024 /
0091-22 4925465 /
0091-98200 49460

Secretary Dr. Mahendra Narwaria
Sterling Hospital
Off Gurukul Road
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
India
Email: mnarwaria@hotmail.com / narwaria@yahoo.com
Phone: 0091-79 6445355 /
0091-79-6468616-20 /
0091-98250 73402

Joint Secretary
Dr. Muffazal A. Lakdawala
3 A Summer Palace
61 B Nargis Dutta Road
Pali Hill
Bandra
400 050 (West) Mumbai
India
Email: muffidoc@yahoo.com
Phone: 0091-22 26552222 /
0091-22 26057971

Treasurer Dr. Shah Shashank
14,Shweta Terraces
Erandwane
411 004 Pune
India
Email: drshashankshah@rediffmail.com
Phone: 0091-20 26123391 /
0091-20 25453777

ISRAEL

Israeli Association for Obesity Surgery (ILA)

President Prof. Iian Charuzi, MD
Head of Surgery B
Wolfson Medical Center
33 Tagor St.
69203 Ramat-Aviv
Israel
Email: charuzii@gmail.com
Phone: 00972-3-64-28-484
Fax: 00972-3-501-6667

Secretary Dr. Subhi Subhi Abu-Abeid
Department of Surgery B
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
6 Weizmann St.
64239 Tel Aviv
Israel
Email: subhia@tasmc.health.gov.il
Phone: 00972-3-6812254
Fax: 00972-3-6833726

ITALY

Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità (SICOB)

Website: www.sicob.org

President Dr. Pietro Forestieri
Dipartimento Chirurgia Generale,
Geriatrica, Oncologia e Tecnologie
Avanzate
Universita Federico II
Via S. Pansini 5
80131Napoli
Italy
Email: forestie@unina.itforestie@unina.it
Phone: 0039 081 7462845
Fax: 0039 081 7462814

Honorary & Past President
Dr. Nicola Scopinaro
DICMI - Semeiotica Chirugica R
Universita di Genova
Ospedale San Martino
16132Genova
Italy
Email: scopinar@unige.it
Phone: 0039 010 353 7301
Fax: 0039 010 502 754

Secretary Dr. Mauro Toppino
Chirurgia Generale II
Universita di Torino
Corso Dogliotti, 14
10126Tonino
Italy
Email: mauro.toppino@unito.it
/mauro.toppino@unito.it
Phone: 0039 011 6313149
Fax: 0039 010 6312548

Treasurer Dr. Stefano Cariani
Chirugia Generale
Universita di Bologna
Via Massarenti, 9
40138Bologna
Italy
Email: stefano.cariani@unibo.it
Phone: 0039 051 6363236
Fax: 0039 051 6363412

Vice President Dr. Giovanni Lesti
Email: giovannilesti@tin.it

Vice President Dr. Marcello Lucchese
Email: mlucch@iol.it

Vice President Dr. Antonio J. Cascardo
Via Capo Tirone 2
Belvedere Marittimo
Cosenza
87021
Italy
Email: ajcascardo@hotmail.com

JAPAN

Japanese Society for the Study of Obesity (JSSO)

President Prof Isao Kawamura
Shimotsuga General Hospital
Fujimi 5-32

Tochigi 328-8505Tochigi
Japan
Email: isaoka@yomogi.or.jp
Phone: 0081-282-22-2551
Fax: 0081-282-24-1631

IFSO Representative
Iwao Sasaki Professor Department of GI Surgery
Tohoku University Hospital
1-1 Seiryocho, Aoba.ku,
Sendai 9808574
Japan.
Email: isasaki@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp

KUWAIT

Kuwaiti Society for Bariatric Surgery (KSBS)

Email: zayed-a@excite.com

President Dr. Mohammed Al-Jarallah
Kuwait Minister of Health
P.O Box 454
13005Safat
Kuwait
Email: jarallah55@hotmail.com
Phone: 00965-2419678
Fax:

Correspondence Dr. Ahmed Zayed
Military Hospital Kuwait
Consultant Surgeon
P.O Box 454
13005Safat
Kuwait
Email: zayed-a@excite.com

MEXICO

Colegio Mexicano Cirugia de la Obesidad, A.C. (SMCO)

Website: www.smco.org.mx

President Dr. Luis A. Harp Iturribarria
Prolongacion 27 de febrero 4026-49
Fraccionamiento Real de Minas
Villahermosa Tabasco
Mexico
Email: liusaharp@hotmail.com

Past-President Gilberto Ungson Beltran
Hospital CIMA
Paseo Rio San Miguel 35, Hermosillo
83280Sonora
Mexico
Email: gungson@hotmail.com

Vice-President Dr. Alberto Aceves Díaz
Madero No. 1119-2
Col. Nueva Mexicali
Baja California Norte
Mexico
Email: draceves01@yahoo.com
Phone: +52 686 5528191

Treasurer Dr. Gustavo E. Theurel Vincent
25 poniente #502-2
Chula Vista CP 72530
Puebla, Puebla
Mexico
Email: gustavotheurel@bsd.puebla.megared.net.mx

Secretary Dr. Nelson R. Rodríguez Huerta
Av. La Paz No. 1690 Int.103
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico
Email:
Phone: +52 33 31340216 ext. 103

PANAMA

Asociación Panamena de Cirugia Bariatrica (A.P.C.B)

President Mr. César A. De León Poblete
Apartado 6 - 10122
El Dorado
Panama
Email: cdelpoblete@yahoo.com
Phone: 8-138-307 / 227-4236
Fax: 225-5817

Secretary Mr. Alfonso Preciado
Email: alfpre@psi.net.pa
Phone: 8-360-270 / 507-614-2647
Fax: 507-206-2574

PARAGUAY

Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugia de la Obesidad (SPCO)

President Dr. Roque Roque Duarte Pedro
Honduras 1415
Asuncion, Paraguay
Phone: 00595-21 223-418

PERU

Asociacion Peruana de Cirugìa Bariatrica y Obesidad Severa

President Dr. Manuel Eduardo Valdez Muelle
Aurelio Miroquesada 1048 San Isidro
3 Piso
Lima, Peru
Email: evaldezm@terra.com.pe

Vice-President Dr. Gustavo Salinas
Av. Ramon Castilla 721
San Borja y Jaime Jose Durand
Palacios, Peru
Email: salinasg@terra.com.pe
Fax: 00511-264-2244 / 00511-434-3224

POLAND

Polish Association for Prevention and Treatment of Obesity

President Prof. Marian Pardela
ul.sw. Floriana 6/4
41-800 Zabrze
Poland
Email:
Phone: 0048 32 2711118
Fax: 0048 32 2716335

Representative Dr. Mariusz Wylezol
ul. Zeromskiego 12/6
41-700Ruda Slaska
Poland
Email: wylezol@mp.pl
Phone: 0048 32 2716335 or 004-502-138814
Fax: 0048 32 2483464

PORTUGAL

Portuguese Obesity Surgery Society (SPCO)

Website: www.spco.pt
Email: spco@oninet.pt

President Dr. António Sérgio Bastos Silva
Hospital Geral Santo António
Departamento de Cirurgia
Serviço de Cirurgia 1
4050 Porto
Portugal
Email: antoniosergio@spco.pt
Phone: 00351 222077500
Fax: 00351 252683399 or 00351-226174389

Secretary Mr. Carlos Jorge Sampedro Nogueira
Email: carlosnogueira@spco.pt

Treasurer Mr. Pedro Manuel Bastos Miranda Gomes
Email: pedrogomes@spco.pt
Phone: 00351 919698195

Vocal Dr. Maria Helena Cardoso Pereira da Silva
Dept. of Endocrinology
Hospital G.
Santo Antonio LG. Prof. Abel Salazar
4050 Porto
Portugal
Email: helenacardoso@spco.pt
Phone: 00351 919698195

Vocal Mr. Jorge Manuel Penedo Limão da Silva
Email: jorgelimao@spco.pt

ROMANIA

Romanian Association of Bariatric Surgery

President Prof. Nicolae Iordache
Cl de Chir Gen, ,, Bucurest, Romania
Sp Cl de Urg “Sf. Ioan“
Sos Vitan-Bârzesti 13
Bucurest, Romania
Email: niordache@gmail.com

RUSSIA

Society of Bariatric Surgeons of Russia

President Dr. Yury I. Yashkov
Centre of Endoscopic and Lithotripsy
Shosse Entuziastov 62
111123 Moscow
Russia
Email: yu.yashkov@mtu-net.ru
Phone: 007-495-788-33-88
Fax: 007-495-305-22-09

Vice-President Dr. Yury I. Sedletsky
St. Petersburg State Medical University im.
Akad. Pavlova, Faculty Surgical Clinic
Ul. L. Tolstgo 6/8
197089 St. Petersburg
Russia
Email: sedletsky_spb@mail.ru
Phone: 007 812 232 3109

Vice-President Dr. Igor E. Khatov
143400 Zheleznodorozhnaya ul.
38A - 51 Krasnogorsk
Moscow Region
Russia
Email: ihatkov@mchm.ru / ihatkov@mail.ru
Phone: 007-495-575-62-73

Vice-President Dr. Marina S. Leontyeca
Moscow Medical Academy
Faculty Surgical Clinic
Bol. Pirogovskaya ul., 6
119881 Moscow
Russia
Email: Leonanas@rambler.ru
Phone: 007-495-248-64-00

South Africa

South African Association for Obesity and Metabolism (SASOM)

President Prof. Tess van der Merwe
Email: tessavdm@iafrica.com
Phone: 0027 12 644 0981
Fax: 0027 12 644 2355

Sec to Pres. Ms. Jenny Pieters
Email: jennyp@unitas.netcare.co.za
Phone: 0027 12 677 8478
Fax: 0027 12 644 2355

SPAIN

Sociedad Española de Cirugia de la Obesibad (SECO)

Website: www.seco.org
Email: seco@seco.org

President Dr Antonio José Torres García
Av. Soller 109
28290 Las Rozas - Madrid
Spain
Email: ajtorres@teleline.es / presidente@seco.org

Vice-President Dr. Carlos Masdevall Nogera

Secretary Dr. Andrés Sánchez Pernaute
Email: secretario@seco.org

Treasurer Dr. Francisco Olmedo
Mendicoague

 

SWITZERLAND

Swiss Study Group for Morbid Obesity

Website: www.smob.ch

President Dr. Markus Naef
Spital Thun-Simmental AG
3600 Thun
Switzerland
Email: markus.naef@spitalthun.ch
Phone: 0041 33 226 26 63
Fax: 0041 33 226 29 26

Past President Dr. Andreas Glättli
Schanzlistrasse 33
3013 Bern
Switzerland
Email: glaettli@bauchchirurgie.ch
Phone: 0041 31 348 51 00
Fax: 0041 31 348 51 01

Vice-President Dr. Michel Suter
Hopital du Chablais Medecins Chirugie
1860 Aigle
Switzerland
Email: michelsuter@clientplus.ch
Phone: 0041-24-468-86-22 or 0041-24-468-80-72
Fax: 0041 24 468 86 23

Secretary Dr. Felix Bauknecht
GZO Spital Wetzikon
8620 Wetzikon
Switzerland
Email: felix.bauknecht@gzo.ch
Phone: 0041 44 934 2203
Fax: 0041 44 934 2205

Treasurer Dr. Ralph Peterli
Kleinviehenstr. 30
4016 Basel
Switzerland
Email: ralph.peterli@claraspital.ch

TURKEY

Turkish Obesity Surgery Society (TOSS)

Website: www.turkobesitysurgery.com

President Prof. Mustafa Taskin
Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
General surgery
Ozel Cengelkoy Ulku Hastanesi Zubeyde Hanim cad. No:21 Çengelkoy
34680 ISTANBUL
TURKEY
Email: m_taskn@yahoo.com / mtaskin@istanbul.edu.tr

Secretary Dr. Kagan Zengin
Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
General surgery
Palmiye cad. Yaz gulu sokak. No:16 Ata-2 Sitesi Çengelkoy
34680 ISTANBUL
TURKEY
Email: ak_zengin@yahoo.com / kaganz@istanbul.edu.tr

Treasurer Dr. Eren Taskin
Florence Nightingale Hospital
General surgery
Pembe Evler Sitesi Yildirim Beyazit cad. No:133/9 Cengelkoy
34680 ISTANBUL
TURKEY
Email: erentaskin@yahoo.com

UKRAINE

Ukrainian Association of Bariatric Surgery (UABS)

President Prof. Andriy S. Lavryk
Institute of Surgery and Transplantology
30 Geroyev Sevastopolya
03680 Kyiv
Ukraine
Email: lavryk@svitonline.com
Phone: 00380 44 4882766
Fax: 00380 44 4881909

Vice-President Dr. Olexandr Tyvonchuk
Institute of Surgery and Transplantology
30 Geroyev Sevastopolya
03680 Kyiv
Ukraine
Email: o.t@ua.fm
Phone: 00380 44 4542086

Honorary President Dr. Valeriy F. Sayenko
Institute of Surgery and Transplantology
30 Geroyev Sevastopolya
03680 Kyiv
Ukraine
Email:
Phone: 00380 44 4081909
Fax: 00380 44 4881909

Secretary Dr. Andriy Zgonnyk
Institute of Surgery and Transplantology
30 Geroyev Sevastopolya
03680 Kyiv
Ukraine
Email: a.z@ua.fm
Phone: 00380 44 4542086

UNITED KINGDOM

British Obesity Surgery Society (BOSS)

Website: www.ukobesitysurgery.co.uk

President Dr. John N. Baxter
Department of Surgery
Morriston Hospital
Swansea
SA6 6NL UK
Email: j.n.baxter@swansea.ac.uk
Phone: 0044 1792-703573
Fax: 0044 1792-703574

Secretary David D. Kerrigan
Dept. Of Surgery
University Hospital Aintree
Liverpool
L9 7AL UK
Email: gravitas@fsmail.net
Phone: 0044 151 5292405
Fax: 0044 151 5294956

Treasurer Roger Achroyd
Department of Sugery
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Sheffield
S10 2JF UK
Email: roger.ackroyd@sth.nhs.uk
Phone: 0044-114-226-1398
Fax: 0044-114-226-1398

USA-Canada

American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)

Website: www.asbs.org
Phone: +1-352-331-4900
Fax:+1-352-331-4975
Email: info@asbs.org

Representative Dr. Mal Fobi
Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity
21520 S. Pioneer Blvd., Suite 204
90716 Hawaiian Gardens, CA
USA
Email: fobipouchmal@aol.com
Phone: 001-562-402-9779
Fax: 001-352-331-4975

IFSO-Rep Dr. Raul Rosenthal
Cleveland Clinic Florida
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd.
33331 Weston, FL
USA
Email: rosentr@ccf.org

IFSO-Rep Dr. Scott Shikora
Email: sshikora@tufts-nemc.org

 

VENEZUELA

Seccion de Cirugia Bariatrica de la Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugia (SCBSVC)

Secretary Dr. Penissi Oswaldo
Email: penissi01@yahoo.com

Director Dr. Alberto Cardozo Pieranti
Email: acardozop@hotmail.com

YUGOSLAVIA

Yugoslav Obesity Surgery Society (YOSS)

President Dr. Milan Colic
Bul. Kralja Aleksandra 280
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Email: drcolic@eunet.yu
Phone: 00381-11/660-344
+381-11-380-8309
Fax: 00381-11-421-837
+381-11-380-6434

INTERNATIONAL

The International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP)

Website: www.ispcop.net

President Dr. Adrian Alvarez
Email: alvarez@scdplanet.com.ar

Vice-President of
Clinical Management Dr. Jay Brodsky
Email: jbrodsky@leland.stanford.edu

Vice-President of Research
Dr. Daniel I.
Email: sessler@louisville.edu

Vice-President of Education
Dr. Louis Brusco
Email: lb86@columbia.edu

Secretary
Dr. A. Joseph Layon, FACP
Email: layon@ufl.edu

Treasurer Dr. Allan P. Reed
Email: Allan.Reed@msnyuhealth.org

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