Consultant Profile

Name:

Mr Michael Van Den Bossche MD, FRCS

Practising at:

Spire Southampton Hospital

Specialties:

General surgery
- Obesity Surgery
Weight loss surgery (Obesity)

Special clinical interests:

GI pathology

Current NHS and /or university posts:

Consultant general surgeon, Princess Elisabeth Hospital, Guernsey

Year of first medical qualification:

1988

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Editorial Board, Keyhole Surgery Forum, United Kingdom
Fellow, International College of Surgeons
Member, European Association of Endoscopic Surgery
Member, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Contact Details

Telephone number to make a private appointment:

023 8076 4326 Lesley Dawson

Private secretary telephone number:

023 80764326 Lesley Dawson

Private secretary fax:

023 8076 4311

Private secretary email address:

lesley.dawson@spirehealthcare.com

Website:

http://www.lapband.co.uk

Background Information

Professional profile:

Mr Van den Bossche started doing obesity surgery in 1995 in Belgium and has since been a member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. He is a preceptor for obesity surgery and has given training to surgeons in several hospitals in the UK.

He has developed the obesity surgery service at the Spire Southampton Hospital in collaboration with Mr Ian Bailey. Outpatients are seen at a dedicated obesity clinic on Thursday afternoons and the following procedures are available: lapbanding, laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic biliopancreatic division - duodenal switch.

Personal profile:

Mr Van den Bossche's interests away from work include clay pigeon shooting, squash, travelling and spending time with his family.

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Mr Michael Van Den Bossche

Mr Michael Van Den Bossche General surgery & Weight loss surgery (Obesity) Consultant, Southampton, Hampshire, private hospital specialist.