Gastric Band Service

European Surgeons: Vincent Frering M.D.

Vincent Frering M.D. Centre de Consultations Spécialisées de la Sauvegarde 25, Av des Sources 69009 LYON FRANCE Tel : +33(0)437 497 010 Fax +33(0)437 497 013 Date of Birth: January 16th, 1961 Specialization: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery For any enquiries/communication, please use our contact us page

Qualifications

• 1992: Doctor of Medicine
• 1992: Certificate in Clinical Reserch and Epidemiological Methodologies (Lyon)
• 1993: Higher Certificate in General and Internal Surgery (Lyon)
• 1993: Certificate in Hepatobiliary Surgery (Paris)
• 1994: Diploma in Biological and Medical Engineering (Lyon). [Title of dissertation "Using a water scalpel in liver surgery"]

Hospital Positions

• 1984: Extern, Lyon Public Hospital System
• 1987: Intern, Lyon Public Hospital System
• 1993: Resident, Lyon Public Hospital System

Internships

• Pediatrics: Professor HARTEMANN
• Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology: Professor FISCHER
• Pediatric Surgery: Professors MICHEL, CHAPPIUS and DAUDAT
• General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Professor PARTENSKY
• General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Professor BERARD
• General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Professors POUYET and BAULIEUX
• General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Professors CHABAL and BOULEZ
• General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Professor PARTENSKY

Exchange

• Vascular Surgery: Professor BARRAL
• Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary: Professor BISMUTH and CASTAING

Duties

• 1988-1993: Intern duty tour - General Surgery, Hospital Edouard Herriot - Orhopedic Surgery, Hospital Edouard Herriot -Debrousse Children's Hospital - Liver Transplantation Duty Tour
• Since 1993: Surgeon's Duty Tour, Hôpital Edouard Herriot
• Since 1993: Liver Transplantation Duty Tour, Hôpital Edouard Herriot

Responsibilities

• Since November 1993 : The Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery (Professor PARTENSKY).

Military Positions

• 1988: Military Service in the Department of General Surgery (Professor Pagliano) of the Hôpital Desgette.

Awards

• 1993: Prix Antonin Poncet (Phase 1)
• 1994: Antonin Poncet (Phase 2)

Teaching Positions

Courses for Medical Students and Interns

• 1988: Preparation for Boards Examinations, UPM Faculty Lyon-Nord (Professor Llorca)
• 1994-5: Abdominal surgery demonstrations in pigs for interns
• 1994-6: Courses in Surgical Symptomatology for medical students, UFR Grange Blanche

Courses for Nursing Staff

• 1994-5: Gastrointestinal Surgery. Red Cross School of Nursing
• 1994-5: Gastrointestinal Surgery. School of Nursing of the Hospices Civils of Lyon
• 1994-5: Gastrointestinal Surgery. Rockefeller School of Nursing
• 1994-6: Gastrointestinal Surgery. Vinatier School of Nursing

Post-graduate courses

• May 2-7,1994: "Surgical management of cystic tumors of the pancreas" Intensive Courses in Hepatogastroenterology (Session XX)
• April 24-29, 1995: "Liver resection to treat hepatocellular carcinoma" Intensive Courses in Hepatogastroenterology (Session XXI)
• April 22-27, 1996: "Radioactive lipiodol in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma" Intensive Courses in Hepatogastroenterology (Session XXII)
• April 22-27, 1996: "Surgical treatment of obesity" Intensive Courses in Hepatology and Gastroenterology (Session XXII)

Scientific work and links with companies, universities and research institutions

• 1993-4: Collaboration with "Saphir Medical" to develop a water scalpel at the Institute of Surgical Research, Faculté Alexix Carrel.

Involvement with Medical Journals

• Since June 1993: Member of the Editorial Board of "Annales de Chirurgie" (Paris)

Research Experience

Doctoral Thesis

• October 1992: Title : "Liver Resection to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (47 patients - Lyon)"

Book Chapters

1. C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, E. VELECELA - Anastomoses at the upper esophagus after transhiatal esophagectomy, Fortune and misfortune. In : Compression Anastomosis by biofragmental rings. Proceeding of the second European workshop, ed. R. Engeman, A. Thiede. Springer Verlag Berlin : 1994 : 72-3.
2. C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, E. VELECELA - Colonic anastomosis for inflammatory bowel disease : Crohn's disease and diverticultis. In: Compression anastomosis by biofragmental rings. Proceeding of the second European workshop, ed. R. Engeman, A. Thiede. Springer Verlag Berlin : 1994 : 72-3.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children by endoscopic injection of Teflon. H. DODAT, P. TAKVORIAN, E. SABATIER, V. FRERING, A. ENNASSIH
2. Amélioration du pronostic et du traitement de l'hydronéphrose par maladie de la jonction pyélourétérale. V. FRERING, H. DODAT, E. SABATIER, P. TAKVORIAN Progrès en Urologie 1992 ; 1 : 45-8
3. Evaluation de l'efficacité de deux colles de fibrine en chirurgie digestive. Etude expérimentale chez le porc. C. GOUILLAT, B. TETE, V. FRERING, G. SAGUIER, J.F. EAIN, Ph. BERARD Lyon-Chirurgical 1990 ; 6 : 481-7
4. Dysplastic lesions of renal artery branches, late results of ex vivo repair X. BARRAL, J.P. GOURNIER, V. FRERING, J.P. FAVRE, F. BERTHOUX Ann Vasc Surg. 1992 ; 6 : 225-31
5. Surgical experience with endocine tumors of the pancreas and duodenum C. PARTENSKY, F. BERGER, J.A. CHAYVIALLE, P.J. VALETTE, V. FRERING Int. J Surg Science 1994 ;; 1 ;: 33-8
6. La chirurgie carotidienne chez l'octogénaire. J.P. FAVRE, J.M. GUY, V. FRERING, Ch BOISSIER, X. BARRAL Ann Chir Vasc 1994, 8 : 421 - 6
7. Anastomose cholédoco - cholédocienne sans drainage en transplantation hépatique. O. BOILLOT, A. ENNESSIH, E. FONTAUMARD, V. FRERING, T. PONCHON, S. BARCET, M. DAWAHRA, J. PORCHERON, H. AKOUM, D. GILLE, B. DELAFOSSE et P. PALIARD Lyon Chir 1995 ;; 91 ;: 20-5
8. Pancréatectomie segmentaire isthmique pour tumeur du pancréas. C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, A EL ARINI Lyon Chir 1995 ; 91 : 258-61
9. Résection hépatique pour adenoma et adénomatose. S. BARCET, V. FRERING, C. PARTENSKY Lyon Chir 1995 ;; 49 ;: 928 - 35
10. Duplications digestives hautes de l'adulte. V. FRERING, E. VELECELA, P. FOUQUE, P. CHAMPETIER, C. PARTENSKY
11. Anomalous drainage of the inferior vena cava to an aneurysmal portal vein without portal hypertension. V. FRERING, C. PARTENSKY, A. CROMBE, P.J. VALETTE Digestive Surgery (à paraître)
12. Résultats à distance de la gastroplastie verticale calibre pour obésité morbide V. FRERING, D. HONNORAT, J.P. RIOU, C. PARTENSKY Ann Chir 1996 ; 50 : 139-45

Presentations at Scientific Meetings

Oral Presentations

1. Segmental pancreatomy for a tumor in the isthmus of the pancreas. A. EL ARINI, V. FRERING, E. VELECELA and C. PARTENSKY Third Spring Day of the Society for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Monaco, 1992
2. The place of surgery in the treatment of complications following endoscopic, sphincterotomy C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, T. PONCHON and P.J. VALETTE Third Spring Day of the Society for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Monaco, 1992
3. Mucinous sponge pancreas : a diagnosis with should not be overlooked C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, E. VELECELA and L. HENRY Fourth Spring Day of the Society for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Lyon, 1993
4. Adjunct treatment with radioactive lipiodol after radical resection of the liver for hepatocellular carcinoma. Preliminary results V. FRERING, C. PARTENSKY, G. SASSOLAS, E. VELECELA and L. HENRY French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Paris, 1994
5. Using a water scalpel in liver surgery: experiments in porcine tissue V. FRERING, C. DURCERF and C. PARTENSKY Fifth Spring Day of the Society for Hepatocellular Surgery and Transplantation, Paris, 1994
6. Lipiocis in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma V. FRERING XXXIII Colloquium on Nuclear Medicine, Grenoble, 1994
7. Correcting biliary damage inflicted during laparoscopic cholecystectomy V. FRERING, E. FONTAUMARD, C. PARTENSKY, J. BOULEZ, T. PONCHON and P.J. VALETTE Joint Congress of the French Societies for Viscerosynthesis and Surgical Techniques and of Endoscopic Surgery and Interventional Radiology, La Baule, 1994
8. Adjunct treatment with radioactive lipiodol after radical resection of the liver for hepatocellular carcinoma, preliminary results V. FRERING, L. HENRY, G. SASSOLAS, P. PALIARD and C. PARTENSKY XXXIII Colloquium on Nuclear Medicine, Grenoble, 1994
9. Long term outcome of vertical banded gastroplasty in the treatment of morbid obesity. V. FRERING, D. HONNORAT, J.P. RIOU and C. PARTENSKY 9^th Meeting of the French Society for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Caen, 1994
10. Resection of the liver for adenoma and adenomatosis. S. BARCET, V. FRERING and C. PARTENSKY
11. Resection of the liver for surgical damage to the hepatic channels (only discovered at a later juncture) V. FRERING, C. PARTENSKY, T. PONCHON and P.J. VALETTE French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Nantes, 1995
12. Exclusive aortic cannulation for liver cooling in cadaveric organ procurement enabled the function of 120 consecutive transplanted grafts. O. BOILLOT, S. BARCET, M. DAWAHRA, V. FRERING, J. PORCHERON, A. ENNASSIH, E. FONTAUMARD, E. VOIGLIO, D. GILLE. 7^th Congress of the European Society of Organ Transplantation. Vienna, Austria, 1995
13. Use of Biofragmentable Anastomosis Ring in small and large surgery : results in French center experience. V. FRERING, C. PARTENSKY International meeting on compression anastomoses in digestive surgery. Verona, Italy, 1994
14. Procurement of the liver using the technique of exclusive aortic cannulation : good postoperative graft function after all of 120 consecutive transplantation operations. S. BARCET, O. BOILLOT, M. DAWHARA, V. FRERING and J. PORCHERON French Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Paris, 1995
15. Dissection using high pressure water V. FRERING Surgical Days of Limoges and AFVS, Limoges, 1995
16. Combined resection of the liver and the bile duct for Type III chilar cholangiocarcinoma V. FRERING, F. COBRIANCHI and C. PARTENSKY French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Lille, 1996
17. Resection of the liver for metastases and apparently primitive neuroendocrine tumors V. FRERING, T. AMBOUR, J.A. CHAYVIALLE, and C. PARTENSKY Seventh Spring Day of the Society for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Limoges, 1996
18. Procurement of the liver S. BARCET, V. FRERING, P.MEEUS and O. BOILLOT Seventh Spring Day of the Society for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, Limoges, 1996
19. Long term results of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) in a French center V. FRERING, D. HONNORAT, C. PARTENSKY Tenth International symposium on obesity surgery, Prague, 1996
20. Complication following vertical banded gastroplasty V. FRERING, C. BRETON, C. PARTENSKY Tenth International symposium on obesity surgery, Prague, 1996
21. Surgical treatment of morbid obesity V. FRERING ICARE, Lyon, 1996

Posters

1. Calibrated resection of the liver for intrehepatic bile duct damage following cholecystectomy. V. FRERING, R. LANDRAUD, P.J. VALETTE, T. PONCHON and C. PARTENSKY Fourth Meeting of the French Society for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Paris, 1989
2. Liver resection to treat hepatocellular carcinoma V. FRERING, E. VELECELA, P. PALIARD and C. PARTENSKY French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Mach, 1993
3. High gastrointestinal duplications in adults E. VELECELA, V. FRERING, D. BODNAR and C. PARTENSKY Eight Days of the French Society for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Rennes, 1993
4. The water scalpel in hepatobiliary surgery V. FRERING and C. PARTENSKY Foundation Crossroads Meeting, The future of the Rhone Alps Day, Lyon, 1993
5. Pancreataectomy for mucinous sponge pancreas C. PARTENSKY, V. FRERING, E. VELECELA, P.J. VALETTE and F. BERGER French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Paris, 1994
6. Segmental pancratectomy for a tumor in the isthmus of the pancreas C. PARTENSKY, A. EL ARINI, E. VELECELA, and V. FRERING French speaking Days on Gastrointestinal Disease, Paris, 1994
7. Exclusive aortic cannulation for liver graft cooling in cadaveric organ procurement for transplantation : 120 consecutive functioning grafts. O. BOILLOT, S. BARCET, M. DAWAHRA, V. FRERING, J. POCHERON, A. ENNASSIH, E. FONTAUMARD, E. VOIGLIO, D. GILLE. III International congress of the society for organ sharing, Paris 1995