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Date of Birth: December 20, 1948 |
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Birthplace: Italy (Agordo-BL) |
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1973 M.D., University of Padua, Italy |
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1973–1978 General surgery training at the University Hospital of Padua |
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1978 Qualified general surgeon |
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1979–1984 Benefited from additional training in thoracic surgery at the University Hospitals of Padua and Trieste |
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1984 Qualified thoracic surgeon |
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1984–1991 Associate professor of surgery at |
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1992–1998 Head of surgery at Belluno Regional Hospital, Belluno, Italy |
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1997 Member of the American Society For |
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1998 Head of surgery at Vicenza Regional Hospital, Vicenza, Italy |
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Experience |
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Performed obesity (bariatric) surgery as early as 1983 (vertical banded gastroplasty) |
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Received specific obesity surgery training at Iowa University with Dr. E. Mason |
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Performed laparoscopic surgery as early as |
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Developed and standardized the surgical technique for the laparoscopic application of gastric banding (LAP-BAND) with Dr. Guy-Bernard Cadiere in September 1993. The technique has been adopted worldwide by most surgeons using the LAP-BAND |
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Experienced in laparoscopic gastric surgery (over 400 patients operated upon with excellent results) and laparoscopic functional surgery of the stomach (Nissen fundoplicatio) |
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Regularly performs live procedures in front of audiences in the following cities: |
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Teaches at the European University of Laparoscopic Surgery, Strasbourg, France (Pr. Marescaux) and the Italian School of Laparscopic Surgery |
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Organized 15 international workshops where over 120 surgeons worldwide were given "hands-on" training on the laparotomic and laparoscopic application of LAP-BAND |
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Has given over 120 lectures worldwide |
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Published more than 160 medical articles in journals around the world including the British Journal of Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, Obesity Surgery, Journal de Coelio-Chirurgie, Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy, International Surgery, Hepato-Gastroenterology |
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Hospitals |
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Dr. F. Favretti, along with other ILOST surgeons, works at the Vicenza Regional Hospital in Vicenza, Italy, as well as the Obesity Center of the University of Padua. Both hospitals provide up-to-date facilities and equipment. |
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Contact |
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Surgical Department, Vicenza Regional Hospital |
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Date of Birth: June 2, 1957 |
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Birthplace: Italy (Gazzo-PD) |
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1983 M.D., University of Padua, Italy |
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1986–1990 General surgery training at the University Hospital of Padua |
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1990 Qualified general surgery |
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1990–1998 Surgeon at the Obesity Center, University of Padua, Surgeon at Vicenza Regional Hospital, Vicenza, Italy |
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1997 Member of the American Society for |
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Experience |
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Received specific obesity surgery training with Dr. L. Kuzmak of New Jersey |
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Performed obesity (bariatric) surgery as early as 1990 with adjustable gastric banding, invented by Dr. L. Kuzmak |
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Developed and standardized the surgical technique for the laparoscopic application of gastric banding (LAP-BAND) along with Drs. Franco Favretti and Guy-Bernard Cadiere in September 1993. The technique has been adopted worldwide by most surgeons using the LAP-BAND |
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Experienced in laparoscopic gastric surgery (over 400 patients operated upon with excellent results) |
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Organized 15 international workshops where over 120 surgeons worldwide were given "hands-on" training on the laparotomic and laparoscopic application of LAP-BAND |
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Has given over 15 lectures abroad |
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Published more than 70 medical articles in journals including Obesity Surgery, and other Italian and European surgical journals |
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Hospitals |
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Dr. G. Segato, along with other ILOST surgeons, works in the surgical department at the Vicenza Regional Hospital in Vicenza, Italy, as well as the Obesity Center of the University of Padua. Both hospitals provide up-to-date facilities and equipment. |
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Contact |
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Obesity Center (Prof. G. Enzi), Padua University |
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E-mail: gsegat@obesitylapbandsurgery.com |
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