Richard Abittan, MD and label of SOFFCOMM Head of bariatric surgery in Ghandi cli

Richard ABITTAN,
richard.abittan@gmail.com
www.richardabittan.com
Cell phone: +212661156427
Born on 08/18/1958 in Casablanca, Morocco, married with 3 children.
1976 -> 1983: Medical School in university of medicine of Casablanca.
July 1985: Obtainment of the Medical Degree
1983 – 1989: Internship and assistanat

• CHU AVERROES Casablanca Morocco (1983-1987)
• CHU Henri Mondor and KREMLIN BICETRE (1987-1989)
  1989 – 1991: Boardcertified general surgeon at CHR Bouaffi - Casablanca – Morocco.
  1991 - Fellowship with Pr. J. DUBOIS in “Hôpital la Cité” in Paris to perform general laparoscopic
  surgery
  1992 - Fellowship with Pr. J. BELGHITI in “BEAUJON Hospital” in Paris to perform liver surgery
  1992 – 1993: Recurrent training with Dr. S. BENCHETRIT in “Hôpital J.MERMOZ” in Lyon to perform
  laparoscopic inguinal herniorraphy, anti-reflux procedures, colectomy, splenectomy and
  adrenalectomy. (1 week every 3 months).
  1992 -> 2017: Forerunner in laparoscopic surgery and practicemo than 1 200 procedures a year =
  liver surgery, endocrinology surgery, hernia surgery and pelvic surgery.
  2000 -> 2019: I practice with the same team 4 300 bariatric procedures.
• Banding = 1 300
• Sleeve = 1 250
• Gastric plication = 250
• Nissen Sleeve=100
• Roux en Y GBP = 500
• SAGBP = 900
  Under the leadership of Pr. GUGENHEIM (Nice- France), Huten (Tours- France), MSIKA (Paris-France)
  and PATOU (Lille-France) I obtain the first french diploma of bariatric Surgery (2007 at 2009)
  January 2014: Obtainment of the label of excellence center for bariatric surgery with my team from
  SOFFCO and IFSO.
  January 2017: Nomination IFASMBS (international fellow of the American Society for metabolic and
  bariatric surgery)
  Scientific publications :
  • 1987 = French national study on acute pancreatitis (annals of surgery) with TESTAS and JM.
  CHOLLET.
  • 1998 = Review of biliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Morocco (3 000
  cases, with Pr. ABI)
  • 2003 = Inventory of fixtures of morbid obesity in morocco (4 years of experience).
  • 2006 = In association between the Belgian society of surgery, and the Moroccan society of
  surgery, I have promoted the laparoscopic Banding indications and its complications.
  (MARAKECH MOROCCO).
  • 2009 = Gastric banding erosion, about 1000 Cases in Morocco (SOFFCO Congress Nice
  France).
  • 2012 = Outcomes of Gastric by-pass in Moroccan diabetics (DAKHLA, Morocco; medical
  congress of obesity)
  • 2012 = Private experience in bariatric surgery about 2250 patients (SOFFCO, Montpellier)
  • 2013 = Left colectomy ahead the IMA in diverticulitis pathology (SFCE – Paris)
  • 2014 =
  Ø Indications and complications of Bariatric Surgery (ATC.2017 Tunis-Tunisia)
  Ø Metabolic Surgery and Diabete (ATC 2014. Tunis)
  • 2015 = Live surgery in CASABLANCA
  Ø Laparoscopic conversion of Mason to GBP.
  Ø Laparoscopic conversion of Sleeve to GBP.
  • 2016 (February)= Delayed live :
  Ø GBP Roux in Y to treat an obese patient with old Nissen. (Marseille, France)
  • 2016 (June) = Delayed live :
  Ø Conversion of SAGBP to normal anatomy for malnutrition (Nice. France)
  • 2016 (April) = The pathway of the obese patient candidate for bariatric surgery in Casablanca
  private environment (1st Mediterranean obesity surgery summit MOSS Maples
  – ITALY)
  • 2017 (April) = Live surgery :
  Ø Roux in y GBP and removal banding in 1 step
  Ø Sleeve and removal banding in 1 step (Marrakech national congress of the
  Moroccan society of surgery)
  Titular member of these learned institutions:
  Ø AFC = French association of surgery
  Ø SFCE= French endoscopic society of surgery
  Ø SOFFCOM= French society of bariatric and metabolic surgery
  Ø ASMBS = American society for metabolic and bariatric surgery
  Ø IFSO = international federation of obesity surgery
  Ø EAES= European association of endoscopic surgery
  Ø A CLAVINE = Association of laparoscopic surgery from north east of France
  Fellowship with =
  Ø Dr. BENCHETRIT = Obesity center, Jean Mermoz Lyon
  Ø Pr MSIKA = Obesity center, Louis Mourier Paris
  Ø Pr M Chevalier = Obesity center, Georges Pompidou Paris
  Ø PR PATOU = Obesity Center, Lille
  Supervisor of several Work Shops in Morocco and Africa
  Ø Bariatric surgery
  Ø Anti reflux procedures
  Ø Colorectal surgery
  Ø Inguinal herniorraphy (TEP)
  New publication about Nissen Sleeve in obesity surgery journal(2019)

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