|
|
 |
|
COUNCILS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
FOR THE SURGERY OF OBESITY 2004-2005 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Councils of IFSO
|
| ARGENTINA Sociedad Argentina de Cirugia de la Obesidad (SACO) e-mail: saco@intramed.net.ar  |
Carlos A. Casalnuovo, MD, FACS (President),
Av. Santa Fé 2483, 12° "A", Buenos Aires, C1123AAG, Argentina; Tel: +54-114-4825-2248; Fax: +54-114-4827-9109; e-mail: ccasal@intramed.net.ar Antonio J. Cascardo, MD (Vice-President), Tel/Fax: +393389775408 e-mail: ajcascardo@hotmail.com Silvio Albarracin Menéndez, MD (same address as Antonio J. Cascardo) |
| AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ) www.ossanz.com.au |
Paul E. O’Brien, MD (President), Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Prahran Vic 3181, Australia; Tel: +61-3-9903-0608; Fax: +61-3-9510-3365; e-mail: paul.obrien@med.monash.edu.au Andrew C. Jamieson, MD, 33 Nelson Rd., Box Hill 3128, Australia; Tel: +61-3-9895-7624; Fax: +61-3-9895-7607; e-mail: acjammo@ozemail.com.au Harry Frydenberg, MD (Secretary), 173 Lennox St., Ste. 2.1, Richmond, Victoria 3142, Australia; Tel: +61-3-9421-1166; Fax: +61-3-9421-1188; e-mail:harryfry@ozemail.com.au Richard Stubbs (Temporary Representative) Wakefield Gastroenterology Centre, Private Bag 7909, Wellington, New Zealand; Tel: 64-4-381-8110; Fax: 64-4-381-8111; e-mail: rsstubbs.wakefield@clear.net.nz |
| AUSTRIA Österreichische Gesellschaft für Adipositaschirurgie www.adipositaschirurgie.at |
Karl A. Miller, MD (President), Franz Aigner, MD (Treasurer) University Hospital Innsbruck Stephan Kriwanek, MD (Secretary) Rudolfstiftung,
Vienna |
| BELGIUM - NETHERLANDS - LUXEMBOURG BeNeLux Association of Bariatric Surgeons (BABS) www.babsweb.org |
Jan W. M. Greve, MD (President), Bergweg 52, 6212 CX, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Tel: +31 45-3500408; Fax: +31 43-3500347; e-mail: jgreve@shee.azm.nl or j.greve@ah.unimaas.nl; Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; Tel: +31--387-7488; Fax: +31-43-387-7487 Luc Lemmens, MD (Secretary), Vromenhove 13, 2070 Zwijdrecht, Belgium; Tel: +32-3-231-5810 (Priv.), +32-3-776-2011(hosp); Fax: +32 3 2528103; e-mail: luc.lemmens@pandora.be Pierre Urbain, MD (Treasurer), 60 rue de Saint Denis, 7050 Masnuy Saint Jean, Belgium Tel: +32-65-730468; Fax: +32-65-730468; e-mail: Pierre.Urbain@rhms-louis-caty.be or Urbain.Pierre@integral.be; Louis Caty-Baudour, 136 Rue Louis Caty, 7331 Baudour, Belgium; Tel: +32 65-762211; Fax: +32 65-762254 |
| BRAZIL Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Bariátrica |
Arthur B. Garrido, Jr., MD (President), Rua dr Rui Tavares Monteiro 182, 05653-020 Sao Paulo, Brazil; Tel: +55-11-3743-7047; Tel/Fax: +55-11-285-2529; e-mail: abgarrido@ud.com.br Marcelo Roque de Oliveira, MD (Secretary), Rua Maestro Cardim, 560, sala 166, CEP 01323-000 Sao Paulo, Brazil; Tel: +55-11-285-2529; Fax: +55-11-285-5339; e-mail: marce31@attglobal.net Luis Vicente Berti, MD (Executive Secretary), Rua Maestro Cardim, 560 cj, 216, São Paulo, SP 01323-001, Brazil; 55-11-3282529 e-mail:luisvicentel@aol.com |
| CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Obesity Society (COS)  |
Martin Fried, MD, U jezera 2044, 155 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic; Tel: +420-2-2496-2263 or +420-2-2496-2215; Fax: +420-2-651-4344 (home) or +420-2-292-601; e-mail: docfried@volny.cz |
| EGYPT Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS) |
Essam Adb-El Galil (Past-President),Consultant
Surgeon of Bariatric Surgery, Ahmed Maher Teaching; Hospital, 223, Ramses Street, Cairo, Egypt Tel/Fax: 00 (202) 3358872, Cell: 00 (2012) 2180201, e-mail:essam218331@hotmail.com Hany Aly Nowara (President), Associate Professor of Surgery, Cairo University, 8 Ahmed Sabry Street, Apt. 10, 3rd floor, Zamalek, Cairo 11211, Egypt Tel: +202-5080808; Fax: +202-5080808; e-mail: surgery@mail.com Khaled Gawdat, MD (Founder), 5 Haroon El-Rashid Str., Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Tel: +2012-2141370; Fax: +202-266-8518 e-mail: khaledgawdat@hotmail.com Alaa-Abass Sabry (Vice President) |
| FRANCE Société Française de Chirurgie de l’Obésité (SOFCO)  |
Jean-Marie Zimmermann, MD (President), Polyclinique Clairval, 317, boulevard du Redon, 13009 Marseille, France; Tel: +33-4-91-17-16-99; Fax: +33-4-91-41-07-16; e-mail: wezimmer@wanadoo.fr Jerôme Dargent, MD (Secretary), Polyclinique de Rillieux, 941, Rue du Capitaine Julien, 69140 Rillieux la Pape, France; Tel: +33-4-72-01-45-00; Fax: +33-4-72-01-45-05; e-mail: jerome.dargent@wanadoo.fr Jean-Pierre Marmuse (President of Society), Centre Hospitalier Bichat, 46, Rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris France; Tel: 00140258080; e-mail: jean-pierre.marmuse@bch.ap-hop-paris Jean Marc Chevallier (Treasurer), Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20-40, Rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 5, France. Tel: 00156093531; e-mail: j-m.chevallier@wanadoo.fr Members of SOFCO |
| GERMANY Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie der Adipositas |
Rudolf Weiner, MD (President) Krakenhaus Sachsenhausen, 60594 Frankfurt, Germany; Tel: +49-69-6605-1199; Fax: +49-69-6605-1530; E-mail: rweiner@khs-ffmm.de Bernhard Husemann, MD (President), Am Heerdter Krankenhaus 2, D-40549, Dusseldorf, Germany; Tel: +49-211-567-2300; Fax: +49-211-567-2309; e-mail: chirurgie@dominikus.de Hans Werner Kuhlmann (Vice President) Chirurgischen Abteilung Evangelisches Krakenhaus Kreuzstrabe 28 D-46535, Dinslaken, Germany Tel: +49-2064-42-2301, Fax: 49-2064-42-2302 Anna Maria Wolf, MD, Universitatsklinikum Ulm, Klinik, fur Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Steinhovelstr. 8, 8905 Ulm, Germany, Tel: +49 731-5002-7201; e-mail: AnnaMaria@t-online.de or anna-maria.wolf@dgn.de |
| GREECE Greek Society for Bariatric Surgery  |
Prof. John Melissas, MD (President), P.O. Box 1352 Heraklion 711 10, Crete, Greece; Tel: +30-81-392387; Mobile: +30-932-250015; Fax: +30-81-542090; e-mail: melissas@med.uoc.gr George Schoretsanitis, MD (Secretary Gen.), 42 Lefthereou St., 71305 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Tel: + 30-81-259717 |
| GREECE Hellenic Bariatric Society for Morbid Obesity |
Akyllas Anagnostides, MD (President) Tower of Athens, Building B, Suite 503, Mesogeion 2-4, Athens 11256, Greece Tel: +30-1-7483364; mobile: +30-94-308208; fax: +301-7483365 or +301-6230542 e-mail: a.anagnos@hygeia.gr E. Klaydianos, MD (Vice-President) Elies 25 Kastri 14671, Greece Tel: +30-1-6665568; fax: +30-1-6204852 |
| HUNGARY Hungarian Bariatric Surgery Foundation |
János Bende (President) E-mail: dagsebbj@elender.hu Members of Advisory Board: Láslós Bended, Miklós Ursu |
| INDIA Obesity Surgery Society of India |
President: |
| ISRAEL Israeli Association for Obesity Surgery (ILA) |
Prof. Ilan Charuzi, MD (President), Head of Surgery B, Wolfson Medical Center, 33 Tagor St., Ramat-Aviv 69203, Israel; Tel: +972-3-64-28-484; Fax: +972-3-501-6667; e-mal: charuzi@internet-zahav.net Subhi Abu-Abeid, MD (Secretary), Department of Surgery B, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, Israel; Tel: +972-3-6812254; Fax: +972-3-6833726 e-mail: dr_abuab@netvision.net.it |
| ITALY Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità (SICOB) |
Nicola Scopinaro, MD, (President) DICMI - Semeiotica Chirugica R, Università di Genova, Ospedale San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; Tel: +39-010-353-7301; Fax: +39-010-502-754; e-mail: scopinar@unige.it Giuseppe M. Marinari, MD, (Secretary) DICMI - Sem. Chir. R, Università di Genova, Osp. S. Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; Tel: +39-010-353-7301; Fax: +39-010-502-754; e-mail: marinari@unige.it Luigi Angrisani, MD, ChM (Unit of LAparoscopic Surgery) S Giovanni Bosc Hospital, Naples, Italy; Tel: 0039-081-7640633; e-mail: Members of SICOB |
| JAPAN Japanese Society for the Study of Obesity/Malnutrition (JSSOM) |
Isao Kawamura, MD, PhD, Marionnier Medical Center, Shimotsuga General Hospital, JA Tochigi, 5-32 Fujimi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi 328, Japan; Tel: +81-282-22-2551; Fax: +81-282-24-1631; e-mail: kyy182@yomogi.or.jp |
| KUWAIT Kuwaiti Society for Bariatric Surgery (KSBS) |
Mohammed Al-Jarallah, MD (President), Kuwait Minister of Health, P.O. Box 454, Safat 13005, Kuwait; Fax: +965-2419678; e-mail: jarallah55@hotmail.com Ahmed Zayed, MD (Correspondence), e-mail: zayed-a@excite.com |
| MEXICO Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia de la Obesidad, A.C. (SMCO) http://communities.t1msn.com.mx/ SociedadMexicanadeCirurgiaparalaObesidad  |
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere (President), José Clemente Orozco 2340-401, Zona Rio, c.p. 2230 Tijuana, B.C., México; Tel: 01-66-6634-3870; e-mail: lagarder@telnor.net Dr. Roberto Rumbaut Diaz (Vice President) Loma San Javier 105, Lomas de San Agustín, c.p. 66270 Garza García, N.L. Mexico Tel: 01-88-836-7314 E-mail:rrumbaut@interlace.net Dr. Alberto Aceves Díaz (Secretary), Dr. Jorge Vázquez Carpizo (Treasurer) Rafael Alvarez-Cordero, MD (Interntional Relations), Hospital Angeles del Pedregal, Periférico Sur 3697, Torre Ángeles, Consultorio 630, Col. Héroes de Padierna, México D.F. 10700, México; Tel: +52-5652-3485, +52-5652-2395; Fax: +52-5652-7538; e-mail: raalvare@infosel.net.mx; www.obesidad.com.mx |
| PANAMA Asociación Panamena de Cirugia Bariatrica (A.P.C.B) |
César A. De León P. (President) Tel. 8-138-307, Apartado 6 - 10122, El Dorado Panama, Panama Tel: 227-4236; Fax: 225-5817 e-mail: cdelpoblete@yahoo.com Alfonso Preciado (Secretary) Tel. 8-360-270, Tel: 507-614-2647, Fax: 507-206-2574 e-mail: alfpre@psi.net.pa |
| PARAGUAY Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugia de la Obesidad (SPCO) |
Roque Duarte Pedro, MD (President), Honduras 1415, Asuncion, Paraguay; Tel/Fax: (595-21) 223-418; e-mail: duartepedro@medicosmix.com |
| PERU Surgical Association of Obesity in Peru |
Manuel Eduardo Valdez Muelle (President) Av. Rinconada del Lago 1425, La Molina e-mail: evaldezm@terra.com.pe / evaldez@ddm.com.pe Gustavo Salinas (Vice-President) Av. Ramon Castilla 721, San Borja y Jaime Jose Durand Palacios Fax: 511-264-2244 / 511-434-3224 e-mail: salinasg@terra.com.pe |
| POLAND Polish Association for Prevention and Treatment of Obesity |
Prof. Marian Pardela (President) ul.sw. Floriana 6/4, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; Tel: +48 32 2711118; Fax: +48 32 2716335 Mariusz Wylezol, MD (Representative) ul. Zeromskiego 12/6, 41-700 Ruda Slaska, Poland; Tel: +48 32 2716335 or +48 502 138814; Fax: +48 32 2483464 e-mail: wylezol@mp.pl |
| PORTUGAL Portuguese Obesity Surgery Society E-mail: spco@oninet.pt |
António Sérgio (Bastos Silva), MD, (President) Hospital Geral Santo António, Departamento de Cirurgia, Serviço de Cirurgia 1, 4050 Porto, Portugal; Tel: +351 222077500; Fax: +351 252683399 or +351-226174389 e-mail: a.bastos@uninet.pt Maria Helena Cordoso, MD R. De Belem 358, Porto 4350-067, Portugal |
| RUSSIA Society of Bariatric Surgeons of Russia |
Yury I. Yashkov, MD (President), Centre of Endoscopic and Lithotripsy, 111123 Shasse Entuziastov 62, Moscow, Russia; Tel: +7 095 3567507; Fax: +7 095 246 8988; e-mail: yu.yashkov@mtu-net.ru Nicolay M. Kuzin, MD (Vice-President), Moscow Medical Academy, Faculty Surgical Clinic, Bol. Pirogovskaya Street 6, 119874, Moscow, Russia; Tel: +7 095 248 6400 Yury I. Sedletsky (Vice-President) St. Petersburg State Medical University im. Akad. Pavlova, Faculty Surgical Clinic, 197089 Ul. L. Tolstgo 6/8, St. Petersburg, Russia; Tel: +7 812 232 3109 |
| SPAIN Sociedad Española de Cirugia de la Obesibad (SECO) www.seco.org  |
Carlos Fernandez-Escalante, MD (President) Hospital Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. Phone: 34 942 203458 E-mail: cgdfmj@humv.es Mariano Martinez Diez, MD (Vicepresident) Hospital Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain. E-mail: cgb@hculblesa.es Agustin Dominguez Diez, MD (Secretary) Hospital Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. Phone: 34 942 203458 E-mail: adominguezd@wanadoo.es Francisco Olmedo Mendicouague (Treasurer) Hospital Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. E-mail: tesorero@seco.org Phone: 34 942 203458 Members of SECO |
| SWITZERLAND Swiss Study Group for Morbid Obesity |
Andreas Glattli, MD (President), Schanzlistrasse 33, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland; Tel: +41 31-348 51 00; Fax: +41 31-348 51 01; e-mail: glaettli@bauchchirurgie.ch Dr. Ruedi Stieger (Secretary), Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, Spital, CH-8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland; Tel: +41 1 934 22 01; Fax: +41 1 934 22 05; e-mail: ruedi.stieger@gzo.ch |
| TURKEY Turkish Obesity Surgery Society (TOSS) |
Mustafa Taskin, MD (President), Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Professor of General Surgery, Halk Caddesi, Konyali Ap. No. 14/3, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey; Tel: +90 216-342 8915 or +90 212-588-4800-1059; Fax: +90 212-234-2654 or +90 216-633-2827; e-mail: m_taskn@yahoo.com Kagan Zengin (General Secretary) e-mail: ak_zengin@yahoo.com Ethem Ünal (Principal Member of General Council), e-mail: ethemunalctf@yahoo.com |
| UKRAINE Ukrainian Association of Bariatric Surgery (UABS) |
Andriy S. Lavryk, MD,
(President) Valeriy F. Sayenko (Hon-President) Aleksandr S. Tyronckic (Vice President) e-mail:
tyronekuk@suitronhr.com |
| UNITED KINGDOM British Obesity Surgery Society (BOSS) Office: Ms. J. Rabone AUGIS Royal College of Surgeons of England 35/43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, WC2A 3PN |
David Johnston, MD (President) John N. Baxter, MD (Secretary) Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, UK Tel: 01792-703573; Fax: 01792-703574; e-mail: j.n.baxter@swansea.ac.uk Peter D. Wright, MD (Treasurer) Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK; Tel: +44-191-223-1126; Fax: +44-191-223-1225 e-mail: peter.wright@ncl.ac.uk |
| USA - CANADA American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) www.asbs.org Executive Manager: Georgeann N. Mallory, RD, A.S.B.S., 7328 West University Avenue, Suite F, Gainesville, FL 32607, U.S.A.; Tel: 352-331-4900; Fax: 352-331-4975; e-mail: mallorygn@asbs.org  |
S. Ross Fox, MD, 21415 Snag Island Dr., Sumner, WA 98390, USA; Tel: (253) 472-9850; Fax: (253) 472-6479; e-mail: dr.srfox@worldnet.att.net; www.drsrfox.att.com Latham Flanagan, MD 655 East Eleventh Avenue, Suite 8, Eugene, OR 97401, USA Tel: 541-687-1445 / 1-800-440-4988, Fax: 541-687-6816 e-mail: drflanagan@oregoncenter.com Henry Buchwald, MD Box 290, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital, 420 Delaware St. S. E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Tel: 612-625-8446; Fax: 612-6255-3206; e-mail: buch001@maroon.tc.umn.edu |
| YUGOSLAVIA Yugoslav Obesity Surgery Society (YOSS) |
Milan Colic, MD (President), Bul. Revolucije 280, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Tel: +381-11/660-344; Tel/Fax: +381 11 421-837 |
| Board of Trustees |
Gerorge Cowan, MD 1835 Forest Ave. Memphis TN 38112-5010. Tel: +1-901-274-1336 e-mail: Owcinc@mindspring.com |
Supporting grants to IFSO from BIOENTERICS, Carpinteria, CA, USA, and OBTECH Medical AG, Baar, Switzerland are gratefully acknowledged.