Dr. Michel Gagner, M.D.

Bariatric Surgeon

4 Westmount Sq Suite 250 Westmount, QC H3Z 2S6, Canada

Description

Dr. Michel Gagner is a highly accomplished bariatric surgeon renowned for his pioneering work in minimally invasive surgery. With a Diploma in Sciences and an M.D. from the Faculté de Médecine de l’Université de Sherbrooke, he completed surgical training at McGill University, specializing in hepatic and pancreaticobiliary surgery. Dr. Gagner’s career includes professorships at prestigious institutions such as Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is recognized for groundbreaking procedures, including laparoscopic adrenalectomy and transgastric cholecystectomy. With over 300 publications and extensive international experience, Dr. Gagner continues to lead advancements in bariatric and upper digestive tract surgery.

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Dr. Michel Gagner, M.D.

Bariatric Surgeon

EDUCATION:

Diploma in Sciences
Seminaire de Sherbrooke
1978

Medical School
Faculté de Médecine de l’Université de Sherbrooke
1982

Surgical Training
McGill University
1982-1988

Ph.D. Program on Human Lipolysis in Sepsis
Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University
1984-1986

Hepatic Surgery Fellowship / Pancreaticobiliary Surgery Fellowship
Hospital Villejuif in Paris, France / Lahey Clinic Medical Center
1989-1990

CERTIFICATIONS:

Board Certified in General Surgery
The American Board of Surgery

Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Fellow of the Society for Surgical Oncology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Surgical Oncology
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

CONTRIBUTIONS:

First laparoscopic adrenalectomy (1992)
First laparoscopic pancreatectomy (1992–1993)
First endoscopic neck surgery with parathyroidectomy (1995)
First transgastric cholecystectomy (NOTES) (1997)
First laparoscopic duodenal switch (1999)
One of the first laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies performed (2000), which became a cornerstone of bariatric surgery worldwide.

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