Romania,
Bucharest
Catalin Copaescu
General surgeon
32 years of experience
Current Position:
Consultant General & GI Surgeon, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon
Head of the General Surgery Department
Director of the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Executive Director of the Bucharest Surgical Training Institute
Associated Professor of the “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania, and "Carol Davilla" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Main professional responsibilities and activities:
GI & Metabolic Surgery: over 1000 procedures per year - mostly laparoscopic and robotic-assisted. Pioneering and developing metabolic surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, laparoscopic hernia, GERD, SILS and NOTES in Romania, it was offered the opportunity to gain extensive experience for laparoscopic colorectal surgery, bariatric & metabolic surgery, laparoscopic hernia & incisional repair, laparoscopic treatment of GERD, endoscopic revision surgery.
Training activities in MIS: 25 years of experience, Executive Director of the Surgical Training Institute (RAES, EAES and ASM Endorsed educational activities), Course director of 12-15 MIS hands-on courses per year since 2011, Director of Clinical immersions and Workshops for international surgical teams since 2010.