Our gastric band surgeon, is based in Brussels. A leader in his field, He has successfully completed over 5000 gastric band procedures. For more information call our UK office on 0208 1444254 or email europesurgery@yahoo.co.uk.

The surgeonbeen a General Surgeon in Belgium since 1996 (license number 45651 - Medical Council Brabant/Belgium) and has also been registered as a full surgeon in the UK with the General Medical Council since 2005 (6135672).
 
He worked for a year in 1993 at the Saint Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. The Hospital is one of the most famous hospitals for thoracic and vascular surgery and Chris began work there on the prestigious thoracoscopic program.
 
He also worked as a general surgeon (with the sub-specialisation of advanced laparoscopic procedures) in 1996 at AZ Jan Portaels Hospital in Vivoorde (near Brussels), Belgium. During this time, the surgical treatment of morbid obesity became a major part of Chris’ work.
 
Chris has operated on more than 5000 obese patients through either laparoscopic adjustable silicone banding or laparoscopic bypass operations. He has made use of a wide variety of gastric bands and will recommend the type best suited to the individual patient. All bands have a CE accreditation
 
Chris has been doing pre and post-operative consultations for obesity surgery in Scotland (Edinburgh) and London since November 2005.

He is the most experienced and successful gastric band surgeon in Europe.

When patients have the band fitted with our surgeon 90 per cent get to the ideal weight in a year. Studies have found that dieting alone is unlikely to reduce weight - see this article which was posted on Yahoo 26th July 2006.

IS IT SAFE?? Yes we have proof that the surgeon has the lowest complication rate in Europe and therefore has a lower complication rate than any surgeon in the UK.