Dr Antonio M. de Lacy Fortuny (born February 13, 1957, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain) is a Spanish doctor. He is Director of Instituto Quirúrgico Lacy at Quirónsalud.
Biography
Education
- 1980 MD in Medicine and Surgery. Medical School (Universitat de Barcelona)
- 1987 Specialist in General Surgery (Hospital ClÃÂnic de Barcelona)
- 1988 Ph.D. in Medicine and Surgery: "Distal Spleno-Renal Anastomosis through the Retroperitoneum. A Study of Long-Term Haemodynamic Alterations". Excellent Cum Laude Distinction (Universitat de Barcelona)
Postgraduate Training
- Emory University (Atlanta)
- Pacific Presbyterian Hospital (San Francisco)
- Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City)
- Cornell University (New York State)
Professional career
- 1983-1987 â Surgery Internist: 2nd University Surgery Clinic. Hospital ClÃÂnic i Provincial de Barcelona.
- 1988 â Surgery Associate: Surgery Subdepartment. General and Digestive Surgery Service. Hospital ClÃÂnic i Provincial de Barcelona.
- 1996-2001 - Senior Specialist: General and Digestive Surgery Service. Institut de Malalties Digestives. Hospital ClÃÂnic i Provincial de Barcelona.
- 1998-2003 â Associate Professor of Surgery and Surgical Specialities: Surgery Department. Medical School, Universitat de Barcelona.
- 2001 â Surgery Consultant: General and Digestive Surgery Service. Institut de Malalties Digestives. Hospital ClÃÂnic i Provincial de Barcelona.
- 2002 â Member of the Advisory Board to the Medical Management at the Hospital ClÃÂnic de Barcelona.
- 2002 â Head of Department at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department. Institut de Malalties Digestives I Metabòliques. Hospital ClÃÂnic de Barcelona.
- 2003 â Professor of Surgery and Surgical Specialities. Surgery Department. Medical School, Universitat de Barcelona.
- 2007 â Head of Service at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Service. Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques, Hospital ClÃÂnic de Barcelona.
- 2007-2009 â President of EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery).
Research
- Laparoscopic surgery (gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, oesophagus and stomach tumours, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease â Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis âÂÂ, colorectal cancer, colonic bowel polyposis, liver surgery, gall bladder and bile duct surgery, pancreas tumours, etc.) He has performed various new procedures: the first laparoscopic and thoracoscopy approach to oesophageal cancer, the first laparoscopic approach to live kidney donation, etc.
- NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) and SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery). He has performed transgastric cholecystectomy, anti-transoral oesophageal-gastric reflux techniques, transvaginal sigmoidectomy, transvaginal tubular gastroplasty, cholecystectomy and obesity surgery â sleeve gastrectomy, taking a SILS approach.
- Oncological Surgery (colon and rectal cancer, esophageal and stomach cancer, metastasis treatment â surgical resection, radiofrequency, etc. âÂÂ, pancreas cancer, liver tumours).
- Obesity Surgery and Development of Surgical Programme for Type-2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, as part of international working groups for the development of new techniques.
- Dr Lacy is also a pioneer in use of the Cecil Approach (simultaneous robotic transabdominal and transanal approach to removal of rectal cancer).
- He is a Founding Member of AIS (Advances in Surgery) Channel, a leading global educational platform providing training and networking for surgeons.
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