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.
Information
Dr. Michel Gagner, M.D.
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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