Duodenal Switch Surgeons from Asia Australia Europe and South America

Below is a list of Duodenal Switch Surgeons from Asia Australia Europe and South America. Thank you to Melanie M. at duodenalswitch.com for creating the original DS surgeon list. This list is provided for informational purposes only; it is your responsibility to research your surgeons credentials. Never be afraid to ask your surgeon about his/her complication and mortality rates; any reputable surgeon will be happy to discuss those statistics with you.

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Surgeons who have an asterisk (*) following their name indicates that they perform Duodenal Switch laparoscopically (lap) on qualified candidates. Ask your surgeon if you will qualify to have the procedure performed lap. For more information on lap surgery see our section on open vs laparoscopic surgery.

The following countries currently have Duodenal Switch surgeons.

ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA

Australia
Belgium
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Israel
Russia
Spain

Australia

The Centre For Bariatric Surgery
22 The Ave.
Windsor, Vic 3181
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9520 9520
Fax: +61 3 9507 5093
Email: info@lapbandaustralia.com.au

Note: Although Dr. Blamey is listed at Lapband Australia his office confirmed he still performs Duodenal Switch.

Dr. Leon Cohen
Email: leon@mercybariatrics.com.au

Mercy Bariatrics Obesity Surgery Centre
Suite 1A, Level 2
Mercy Medical Centre
Ellesmere Rd.
Mount Lawley 6050
Perth, Western Australia
Phone: +08 9272 0420
Fax: +08 9272 0450
Email: info@mercybariatrics.com.au

Harry Frydenberg, MBBS, FRACS

Epworth Centre for Bariatric Surgery
Epworth Medical Centre
Suite 2.1, 173 Lennox St.
Richmond, Victoria, 3121
Australia
Phone: +03 9421 1166 or 1800 462 373 toll free
Fax: +03 9421 1188
Email: info@obesity.com.au

James Ritchie, MBBS, FRCS, FRACS

Keyhole Surgery Center
8th Floor
187 Macquarie St.
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: +02 9221 3919
Fax: +02 9233 1049
Email: info@keyholesurgerycentre.com.au

Belgium

The Centre For Bariatric Surgery
Phone: +32 495 51 41 58
Fax: +32 9 227 85 54
E-mail: info@obesity-laparoscopy.com

Dr. Toon P.M. Sonneville
Email: t.sonneville@tiscali.be

Lange Beeldekenstraat 267
2060 Antwerpen
Belgium
Phone: 03 2177196

Operations at:
Algemeen Centrum Ziekenhuis Antwerpen-Campus Sint Erasmus
Luitenant Lippenslaan 2140

Brazil

Dr. Alcides Jose Branco Filho *
Email: ajbranco@terra.com.br
Diplomate of American Board of Surgery
V.P. of Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery
Member of IFSO - International Federation Society for Obesity

Paraná Video Laparoscopic Advanced Center
Av. República Argentina nr. 665 14 andar
Curitiba, Paraná
Brazil
Phone: 55 41 3242 6543
Fax: 55 41 3242 6543
Email: contato@dralcides.com.br

Dr. Antelmo Sasso Fin *
Email: antelmosasso@yahoo.com or antelmosasso@bol.com.br

Av Champagnat, 583
Ed. Newton de Barros, #605/607
Praia da Costa, Vila Velha
Brazil
Phone: 55 27 3349 9510
Fax: 55 27 3349 9510
Cell: 55 27 9982 9051

Joao Batista Marchesini, MD, FACS
Email: jbmarchesini@gmail.com
Diplomate of American Board of Surgery
V.P. of Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery
Professor of Surgery at Parana University Medical School, Brazil

Rua Bruno Filgueira 369
Curitiba, Paraná
Brazil
Phone: 55 41 342 6264
Fax: 55 41 342 6264

England

The London Clinic
Consulting Rooms
119 Harley St.
London W1G 6AU
England
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8989 8702
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8989 8702
Web Site: London Obesity Centre

France

Centre hospitalier de Vitry-le-François
2, rue Charles Simon
BP 413
51308 Vitry-le-François cedex
France
Phone: 03 26 73 60 60
Fax: 03 26 73 60 63
Email: direction-generale@ch-vitrylefrancois.fr

Philippe Topart, MD
Email: philippetopart@wanadoo.fr

Clinique de l'Anjou
87 rue d'Orgemont
49000 Angers
France
Phone: (33) 2 41 47 57 43
Fax: (33) 2 41 47 57 10

Germany

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery
Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 42803 2401 or 3401
Fax: +49 40 42803 4995
Email: sekretariat-ach@uke.de

Prof. Rudolf A. Weiner, MD
Email: rweiner@khs-ffm.de

Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen
Center for Bariatric Surgery
Surgical Department, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Schulstraße 31
60594 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone: +49 69 6605 1199 or 1133
Fax: +49 69 6605 1510 or 1530
Email: ppohl@khs-ffm.de

Israel

Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem
Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Service
Department of Surgery
POB12000
Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, 91120
Jerusalem
Israel
Tel: 972 2 6776404
Fax: 972 2 6419923
Cell Phone: 050-8946135
Hebrew website: Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem

Russia

The Center of Endosurgery and Lithotripsy (CELT)
111123 Shosse Enthuziastov, 62
Moscow
Russia
Tel: +7 495 788 33 88
Fax: +7 495 305 22 09

Spain

Dr. Baltasar, Clinica
Sanitorio San Jorge
Oliver, 55
Alcoy 03803
Alicante
Spain
Phone: +34 96 533 0400

Alcoy Hospital:
Hospital "Virgen de los Lirios"
Caramanchel s/n
03803 Alcoy
Alicante
Spain
Phone: 34 96 553 7400

Patient Support Web Site: Body By Baltasar

Constancio Marco, MD
Email: marco@dr.teknon.es or 6641cmm@comb.es
Phone: +34 93 393 31 52

Centro Médico Teknon
Department of Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Calle Vilana, 12
08022 Barcelona
Spain
Telephone: +34 93 290 62 62
Fax: +34 93 290 64 90
Email: obesidad@unidad.teknon.es