Meet the Committee

Luc is President of ESPCOP, director of anaesthesia at the University Hospital Gent and an expert in Anaesthesia for Bariatric and Liver Surgery. His PhD was in the field of pharmacokinetics in obese patients. His excellent english and dry humour have made him a highly sought-after speaker at international conferences.

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Mike trained in London, Oxford, Munich and Sydney, is Vice-President of ESPCOP and a founding member of SOBA-UK. He was a long-term consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care in Chichester, UK, but is currently taking a break and working in Hobart, Tasmania (loving it). His MD was in microvascular permeability and recent interests have focussed on Airways and Sleep Apnoea in Severe Obesity. He has co-ordinated the Key Issues in Obesity Anaesthesia course in seven countries - so far.

Daniela is one of the most experienced bariatric anaesthetists in Europe, with some 6,000-odd cases experience. Daniela trained and works in Bucharest, where she is an associate professor at the University, and is especially renowned for her Airway Workshop organisation and teaching skills.

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Jan is another European with a massive bariatric experience, possibly the largest number of cases worldwide. He was director of his department in Belgium, with an experience of more than 25 years of bariatric anaesthesia. He has welcomed literally hundreds of visitors to Brugge, to witness the techniques his hospital uses. He is widely published, with 220+ papers, and was the founding president of ESPCOP.

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Tomasz is Professor in the Dept of Anaesthesia in Lodz, Poland. He also has a particular interest in airway management, extensively published in this area, with some 160+ listed papers on ResearchGate, many in conjunction with other European centres.

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