President of IFSO (2011-2012)
Chairman IFSO´s Board of Trustees (2015-
Governor Capítulo Español del American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Chief General Surgery Service Department of Surgery
Complutense University of Madrid. Hospital Clinico “San Carlos”. Madrid.Spain

Past- President SOFFCO-MM (Société Française et Francophone de Chirurgie de l’Obésité et des maladies métaboliques), Professeur des Universités, Head Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Dept. of Digestive and general Surgery , Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

President of the European Chapter of IFSO, president of the IFSO
World congress 2011 in Hamburg with the first invitation of IBC-Club, president of IFSO 2014-2015. He recieved many awards and prizes (Virchow, Thiersch, Sauerbruch, Pichlmayr and other), the IFSO poster prizes 2006 and 2013 and became Honorary member of ASMBS in 2016 and other national societies. He performed during the 4 decades more than 12.000 bariatric procedures, published more than 400 scientific papers, 10 books and more than 20 book chapters.

General Surgeon with a special interest and acknowledged experience on
Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Colorectal Cancer Surgery, Hernia Surgery of the Abdominal Wall. He is a renowned laparoscopic and robotic surgeon, pioneered robotic bariatric surgery in Europe, performs live robotic surgery on a regular basis in international meetings, organized and directed himself several international conferences, he is an international proctor of Intuitive
Surgical Inc for robotic surgery, and a consultant of Medtronic and Cambridge Medical Robotics for the development of their upcoming robotic surgery systems.

Born in Belgium (1979) and graduated from the University of Ghent in 2004. Assisted Dr Bruno Dillemans in Bruges during several years and completed his fellowship in the same center (2011). Moved to Turkey in 2014 and since then performing bariatric surgery in İstanbul on independent base.

He was President of the SPCO for 6 years, now President of the General Assembly.Member of the IFSO-EC Information and Development Committee. Member of the HTC and “Chair of the International executive affairs” of the same Association. Member of the Faculty of the CCMJU (training center in Caceres, Spain) and the Ircad (France).

Part of 6-associate group in digestive surgery within Clinique de l’Anjou. In his hospital they have a 20-year experience in bariatric surgery and their practice has been exclusively devoted to that field for the last 12 years. From the 450 procedures that are performed each year, about two-thirds being Roux-Y gastric bypass. In addition, Dr. Topart is a member of the editorial board of Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases and associate editor for Obesity Surgery.

Consultant Bariatric, Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon.
Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Mr Cheruvu did a Fellowship in Gastric Cancer at National Cancer center (NCC) in Tokyo Japan and Bariatric Fellowships in Melbourne Australia & Liverpool UK. In 2003 Mr. Cheruvu Joined University Hospital North Midlands as Consultant Upper GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon. He initiated the Bariatric Surgical unit in Stoke in 2005-6.
Mr. Cheruvu held various positions including, Senior Lecturer in Keele Medical School, Surgical Tutor for Royal college of England, Programme Director North West, Midlands Core Surgical training, Council member Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of UK (ALSGBI) between 2007-2011. He is a current member on British Obesity & Metabolic Surgical society (BOMSS) Council and IFSO 2017. Mr Cheruvu conducted 2 major UK National studies (surveys) of all UK hospitals and have been published. In 2009. Under ALSGBI guidance, he carried out a survey of the “Laparoscopic Theatres Infrastructure & equipment “of all around 500 UK NHS hospitals which was published by ALS in 2011. Later in 2014, he carried out National Bariatric Infrastructure survey of all NHS Bariatric centers on behalf of BOMSS and is published on BOMSS website. These two studies helped the individual hospitals or units to improve their facilities against national recommended set standards.

Graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and undertook all his postgraduate training in the UK. He was awarded a Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship to conduct research on obesity, diabetes and metabolic surgery. Completed his PhD in the Department of Investigative Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London and then trained in oesophagogastric surgery in Cambridge and Norwich, UK. Following a Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Fellowship approved by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, he was appointed to his current position where he currently works as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Visiting Professor, University of Sunderland, Associate Editor, “Obesity Surgery” and “Clinical Obesity” , Associate Director of Scientific Programme and Member of the Council, ASGBI, Author “The Ethical Doctor” and “Fight with Fat”

Appointed Consultant Surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital in 1998, where he established one of the largest bariatric surgery units in the NHS. The team has been responsible for the assessment and introduction of OAGB in the UK and has produced many seminal papers on Bariatric Surgery. A member of BOMSS council and Chairman of the National Bariatric Surgery Register. Visiting Professor for University of Sunderland.

Mr Ackroyd is a Consultant bariatric surgeon from Sheffield. He qualified from the University of Sheffield and trained in upper GI and bariatric surgery in the UK and Australia. He has been a consultant in Sheffield since 2001. He was on BOMSS Council from 2002 until 2017. He is past Treasurer, Secretary and President of BOMSS. He has a very busy bariatric practice and has performed almost 5000 bariatric procedures. He offers all forms of surgery, including band, bypass, sleeve and revisional surgery. He has supervised several post-graduate students in bariatric-related PhDs and has examined a number of doctorate theses.

Bariatric Nurse Consultant/Clinical Lead, Ramsay Weight Loss Services

Consultant Surgeon for Bariatric Surgery and for Emergency General
Surgery in Homerton Hospital from July 2018. Have been working in Bariatric Surgery Department in Homerton University Hospital for 11
years. Independently does major bariatric primary operations, laparoscopic gastric by-pass, sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic gastric band and common bariatric revision and emergency operations. Member of British Obesity Metabolic Surgery Society.

Kalpana is proud to be one of the few female bariatric surgeons in the UK. She trained in London and completed fellowships in bariatric surgery in Belgium and at Homerton Hospital, London where she now works as a Consultant. She has a busy NHS bariatric practice and has carried out more than 700 bariatric procedures.

Trained in London, Fellowship in Bariatric and Upper GI surgery – Sydney,
Australia. Consultant Bariatric and Upper GI Surgeon at Homerton University
Hospital where the Bariatric Surgical Unit serves one of the largest numbers of patients in the UK.