Curriculum vitae
Giovanni Dapri is Head of Minimally Invasive General & Oncologic Surgery at Humanitas Gavazzeni & Castelli University Hospital of Bergamo (Italy). He is Professor of General Surgery for the Italian Minister of University & Research. He is Professor of Human Anatomy at University of Mons (Belgium) and Professor of Digestive Surgery at University of Brussels (Belgium). He is Founder & Director of the International School Reduced Scar Laparoscopy (www.isrsl.net). He is Course Chair of the different Laparoscopic Courses: Esophago-Gastric Surgery, Obesity Surgery, Colo-Rectal Surgery and Abdominal Wall Surgery.
In his academic career, he has edited 5 surgical books, published more than 180 scientific publications and more than 80 book chapters.
During International and National Congresses, he has performed more than 100 laparoscopic procedures in front of the audience in foreign countries and presented more than 490 oral presentations.
He invented in 2008 an instrument set to operate in Single-Incision Laparoscopy, and in 2013 an instrument set to perform the TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery.
He operated more than 5500 laparoscopic procedures (more than 1900 by single-incision laparoscopy) and consulted more than 16000 patients.
He is member of the Editorial Board of 59 Scientific Journals; member of Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), member of Scientific Committees of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and member of Scientific Committees of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).
He is Governor of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Belgian Chapter.
He is Faculty Member of the Courses held at IRCAD (France, Taiwan, Brazil), at LapSurg Insitut (Sao Paulo, Brasil), at MISC-ASIA (Singapore) and at Cuschieri Skills Centre (Dundee, Scotland).
He is Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS), Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons (HonFPALES), Honorary Member Sociedade Portoguese de Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (HonSPCMIN), Honorary Member Bulgarian Society of Surgery (HonBSS), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva (HonCBCD), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro Cirurgiões (HonCBC), Honorary Member Turkish Association for Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery (HonELCD), and regular member of other 9 Surgical Societies.
Read moreIn his academic career, he has edited 5 surgical books, published more than 180 scientific publications and more than 80 book chapters.
During International and National Congresses, he has performed more than 100 laparoscopic procedures in front of the audience in foreign countries and presented more than 490 oral presentations.
He invented in 2008 an instrument set to operate in Single-Incision Laparoscopy, and in 2013 an instrument set to perform the TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery.
He operated more than 5500 laparoscopic procedures (more than 1900 by single-incision laparoscopy) and consulted more than 16000 patients.
He is member of the Editorial Board of 59 Scientific Journals; member of Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), member of Scientific Committees of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and member of Scientific Committees of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).
He is Governor of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Belgian Chapter.
He is Faculty Member of the Courses held at IRCAD (France, Taiwan, Brazil), at LapSurg Insitut (Sao Paulo, Brasil), at MISC-ASIA (Singapore) and at Cuschieri Skills Centre (Dundee, Scotland).
He is Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS), Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons (HonFPALES), Honorary Member Sociedade Portoguese de Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (HonSPCMIN), Honorary Member Bulgarian Society of Surgery (HonBSS), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva (HonCBCD), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro Cirurgiões (HonCBC), Honorary Member Turkish Association for Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery (HonELCD), and regular member of other 9 Surgical Societies.
Currently
- Head of Minimally Invasive General & Oncologic Surgery at Humanitas Gavazzeni & Castelli University Hospital of Bergamo (Italy)
- Professor of General Surgery for the Italian Minister of University & Research
- Professor of Human Anatomy at University of Mons (Belgium)
- Professor of Digestive Surgery at University of Brussels (Belgium)
- Founder & Director of the International School Reduced Scar Laparoscopy (www.isrsl.net)
- Course Chair of the different Laparoscopic Courses : “Esophago-Gastric Surgery”, “Bariatric Surgery”, “Colo-Rectal Surgery”, “Abdominal Wall Surgery”
- Governor of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Belgian Chapter
- Personal realization of more than 5500 laparoscopic procedures (more than 1900 by single-incision laparoscopy) and of more than 16000 consultations.
Academic Experiences
Author and Co-author
- 183 scientific publications
- 88 book chapters
- Book: Surgical Techniques in Rectal Cancer – Transanal, Laparoscopic and Robotic Approach (Springer 2017, ISBN 978-4-431-55578-0)
- Book+USB: Atlas Single-Incision Laparoscopy (EndoPress 2016, ISBN 978-3-89756-509-8)
- Book: Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery (Amolca 2015)
- Book: Reduced Port Laparoscopic Surgery (Springer 2014, ISBN 978-4-431-54600-9)
- Book+DVDs: Atlas of Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery (Lefevre 2007, ISBN 978-2-9600728)
- Brochure: A New Reusable Platform for TransAnal Laparoscopic Surgery (2015)
- Brochure+DVD: First Single-Portal Laparoscopic Surgery Using Curved and Reusable Instruments (2010, ISBN 978-3-89756-906-5)
- Brochure+DVD: First Single-Portal Access Using Curved Instruments for Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy (2009, ISBN 978-3-89756-906-5)
- 3 DVDs of Laparoscopic Surgery:
– Minimal invasive esophagectomy and gastrectomy for tumor
– Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
– Laparoscopic hernia repair - DVD of the Use of Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement in Digestive and Obesity Surgery
International and National Congress participations
- 493 oral presentations
- 154 abstracts
- 97 session moderator
- 106 LIVE surgeries in foreign countries
- 26 lab instructor
Award at Congress
- SAGES Recognition of Excellence Award at Annual Meeting of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, (April 3-6 2019, Baltimore MD, US)
- IFSO Presidential Medal at 23rd World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (September 26-29 2018, Dubai, UAE)
- SAGES Recognition of Excellence Award at 16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (April 11-14 2018, Seattle WA, US)
- MISCJU 2008 Award for Technical and Scientific Research (October 17-18 2008, Caceres, Spain)
- WCES Young Investigators Award (YIA) at 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (September 2-6 2008, Yokohama, Japan)
- EAES Educational Grant at 10th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (September 13-16 2006, Berlin, Germany)
- 21th Annual Congress of European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) (June 20 2013, Wien, Austria)
- 19th Annual Congress of European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) (June 17 2011, Turin, Italy)
- 16th Annual Congress of European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) (June 13 2008, Stockholm, Sweden)
- 109e Congrès Français de Chirurgie (AFC), session International Club of Young Laparoscopic Surgeons (ICYLS) (October 3 2007, Paris, France)
- 108e Congrès Français de Chirurgie (AFC) (October 3 2006, Paris, France)
- 9th Annual Meeting of European Society of Surgery (ESS) (November 12 2005, Vienna, Austria)
- 107e Congrès Français de Chirurgie (AFC) (September 30 2005, Paris, France)
- 13th Annual Congress of European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) (Juin 3 2005, Venice, Italy)
Development
- Set for Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery (2008-2016):
– Dapri curved grasping forceps I
– Dapri curved grasping forceps II
– Dapri curved grasping forceps III
– Dapri curved grasping forceps IV
– Dapri curved dissecting and coagulating electrode
– Dapri curved scissors
– Dapri curved bipolar grasping forceps
– Dapri curved bipolar scissors
– Dapri curved dissecting forceps
– Dapri curved needle holder I
– Dapri curved needle holder II
– Dapri 1.8mm trocarless grasping forceps
– Dapri purse-string suture device
– Dapri flex trocars - Set for TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (2013-2016):
– Dapri reusable transanal device (D-Port)
– Dapri curved grasping forceps
– Dapri curved dissecting and coagulating electrode
– Dapri curved needle holder
– Dapri curved scissors
– Dapri curved bipolar grasping forceps
– Dapri curved bipolar scissors
– Dapri curved anvil grasping forceps
Member of Editorial Board Journal
- Surgical Innovation
- Surgical Oncology
- Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
- VideoEndocrinology
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Asian Journal of Surgery
- Interventional Oncology Society Journal
- Obésité – Springer Verlag France
- WebmedCentral plus
- Archives of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- World Journal of Surgical Procedures
- Abdominal Wall Repair Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Videoendoscopic Surgery
- Global Journal of Surgery
- Global Journal of Oncologist
- Medical Instrumentation
- Minerva Chirurgica
- Yonsei Medical Journal
- Frontiers in Visceral Surgery
- Journal of Visualized Surgery
- Clinics in Surgery Journal
- Advances in Laparoscopy
- EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System
- Current Cancer Therapy Reviews
- SM Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Journal of Surgical Oncology and Clinical Research
- Journal of Oncology and Cancer Research
- Interdisciplinary Journal of Gastronterology Hepatology and Endoscopy
- Annals of Gastrointestinal Cancer and Stromal Tumor
- International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
- Journal of Emergency and Trauma Care
- Chest and Lung Research
- Ergonomics International Journal
- Oncology Research and Reviews
- Cancer and Therapy Journal
- Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal
- Gastrointestinal Cancer – Oncology Clinics Journal
- Surgery and Surgical Research
- General Surgeon Journal
- Annals of Colorectal Cancer Research
- Digestive Medicine Research
- Journal of Oncology Research
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery by Masters of Surgery
- Research and Application of Materials Science
- Annals of Translational Medicine
- Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology
- Research International Journal of Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Annals Oncology & Cancer Case Reports
- Annals of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
- Research International Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports
- AME Surgical Journal
- Journal of Hematology Research
- Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery
- International Journal of Oncology and Surgery Research
- AME Medical Journal
- Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal
- Journal of Surgery and Perioperative Care
Member of Society Committee
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) Executive Committee for “Video-based Education”
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) for “Oncology Task Force”, “Colon Task Force” and “Foregut”
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) for “Video-based Education” and “New Technology”
Member of Faculty Courses
- Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l’Appareil Digestif (IRCAD, France-Taiwan-Brazil)
- International Institut of Endoscopic Surgery (LapSurg Insitut, Sao Paulo, Brasil)
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC-ASIA, Singapore)
- Cuschieri Skills Centre (Dundee, Scotland)
- Co-Founder of Strategic Laparoscopy for Improved Cosmesis (SLIC) group (www.slicsurgery.com)
Visiting Professor
- June 3, 2017: Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima (Japan)
- February 17-18, 2016: University of West Indies School of Clinical Medicine and Research, Nassau (Bahamas)
- September 23, 2015: University College of Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science, Dublin (Ireland)
- November 11, 2013: University of West Indies, Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago)
- October 18-20, 2013: Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing (China)
- December 7, 2012: Seoul National University, Seoul (South Korea)
- October 9-10, 2012: University of Sofia, Sofia (Bulgaria)
- September 25-28, 2012: University of Dundee Medical School, Dundee (Scotland)
- April 12-14, 2012: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham (North Carolina, US)
- January 20, 2012: University of West Indies, Kingston (Jamaica)
- September 26-29, 2011: University of Minho School of Health Sciences, Braga (Portugal)
- March 3-5, 2011: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham (North Carolina, US)
- August 26, 2011: Nihon University, Tokyo (Japan)
- December 18-19, 2010: Seoul National University, Seoul (South Korea)
- October 20, 2010: National University of Singapore, Singapore
- October 18, 2010: University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- September 30 – October 1, 2010: University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg (Germany)
- July 9-10, 2010: University College of London, London (UK)
- April 8-9, 2010: University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg (Germany)
Member of Society
- Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS)
- Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS)
- Honorary Fellow Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons (HonPALES)
- Honorary Member Sociedade Portoguese de Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (HonSPCMIN)
- Honorary Member Bulgarian Society of Surgery (HonBSS)
- Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva (HonCBCD)
- Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro Cirurgiões (HonCBC)
- Honorary Member Turkish Association for Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery (HonELCD)
- Foreign Member Sociedad de Cirujanos Generales del Peru (SCGP)
- Regular Member Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Regular Member European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
- Regular Member International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
- Regular Member Royal Belgian Society of Surgery (RBSS)
- Regular Member Belgian Association of Bariatric Surgery (BABS)
- Regular Member Belgian Group for Endoscopic Surgery (BGES)
- Regular Member Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC)
- Regular Member International Club of Young Laparoscopic Surgeons (ICYLS)
Education, Training & Past Positions
- May 6, 1975: born in Treviglio (Bergamo), Italy
- 1994-2000: Degree of Medical Doctor at the University of Milan, Italy
- 2000-2006: Degree of General Surgeon at the University of Milan, Italy
- 2006-2013: Degree of Physical Doctor at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
- 1998: Internship at the Department of Surgery of the University of California San Diego, San Diego, US
- 1999: Internship at the Department of Surgery of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, US
- 2002: Fellowship at the Service of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco, Principaute of Monaco
- 2004-2006: Fellowship at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- 2006-2013: Ass. Professor at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- 2006-2015: Secretary of the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- 2007-2012: Surgeon staff at Obesitas Centre, Dendermonde, Belgium
- 2014-2019: Professor and Head of Digestive Clinic, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- 2015-2019: Co-Director of the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- 2007-2010: Vice-President International Club of Young Laparoscopic Surgeons (ICYLS)
- 2008-2009: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Endoluminal”
- 2008-2012: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Research”
- 2008-2017: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Bariatric”
- 2009-2015: Member ASMBS Scientific Committee for “International Development”
- 2010-2013: Member IFSO Scientific Committee for “New Technologies”
- 2011-2015: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Flex Endoscopy”
- 2011-2016: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Guidelines”
- 2012-2016: Member EAES Scientific Committee for “New Technology”
- 2013-2020: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Technology & Value Assessment”
- 2016-2019: Member SAGES Scientific Committee for “Robotics Task Force”
- 2020-2021: Member ASCRS Scientific Committee for “International”