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Dr. Carlos Ballesta López is the Head Of Laparoscopic Surgery Center. He is a top specialist in pancreatic cancer treatment, general and digestive surgery with 30+ years of practice. Dr. Ballesta is a pioneer in laparoscopic surgery (minimally invasive). This technique significantly reduces pain and recovery periods for patients. Units of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center: Metabolic Surgery (gastric bypass). Colorectal surgery. Esophageal-gastric surgery. Liver, gallbladder and pancreas surgery . The experience of Dr. Ballesta medical team includes more than 12,000 operations of abdominal and digestive surgery by laparoscopy. He is an organizer of courses of laparoscopic surgery, which have served as training for other Spanish surgeons and foreigners, especially from Latin America. In 2011, Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center obtained the accreditation of the IFSO (The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders) as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Academic titles Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada in 1973 Medical specialist in General Surgery since 1977 Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, with the outstanding qualification "cum laude" unanimously, in 1979 Medical specialist in Gastroenterology since 1979 Professional experience Physician in General Surgery Department Assistant Doctor of General Surgery and Gastroenterology Department Member of the Medical Board of Teknon Medical Center Director of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center

Dr. Antonio de Lacy Fortuny is an oncosurgeon with 25 years of experience. The doctor specialises in rectal and colon cancer treatment, bariatric surgery, esophageal cancer treatment. The surgeon has performed over 15,000 surgical procedures. Dr. de Lacy performs over 1,000 interventions a year using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic and robotic surgeries). Dr. Antonio de Lacy is a member of Medical International Communities, Societies and Associations. He is president of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe. The doctor is a lecturer at international courses on the study of advanced techniques and laparoscopy. Dr. de Lacy Fortuny is considered to be one of the world-renowned pioneers in gastrointestinal surgery. He is the first surgeon to perform surgical techniques such as: Dr. De Lacy became the world's first specialist to remove the gallbladder through the mouth. On the third day after the hospitalized the patient was discharged from the hospital. In 2010, the doctor was the first in the world to remove the large intestine. The doctor is a founder of laparoscopic surgery for the colon and rectum cancer. In 2009 he performed the first surgery of rectal extraction in the world using a new technique called TaTME (transanal total mesorectal excision). Now the doctor trains and imparts his knowledges to the surgeons. Dr. de Lacy Fortuny is a pioneer of the method of transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), which provides access to the abdominal cavity through natural openings.