Dr Leger, Surgeon
Dr Philippe LEGER's particular areas of expertise include laparoscopic and gastrointestinal surgery. In addition to laparoscopic surgery for obesity, Dr Leger also specializes in: thoracic surgery performing operations on the lungs, esophagus and other organs in the chest. Dr Leger is also specializes in vascular surgery that is a speciality of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system or ateries and veins.
(DESC holder of Visceral Surgery, and General Oncology, Member of the SOFFOMM: French and Francophone Society of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, Member IFSO: International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders).
"The more experienced your surgeon, the greater your operation's chance of success"
Because in any medical field, experience reigns supreme, it is important for us to present the following informations about the Dr Leger:
Since 2008, Dr. Leger has established a multidisciplinary team to develop the management of severe obesity in New Caledonia. Creator of this new medical-surgical activity in the country. Since he started in 2008 the bariatric surgery, he has performed more than 1200 bariatric operations especially the sleeve gastrectomy.
Publications and research in the field of bariatrics
Dr Leger and M. Frederic Lemaître have published a research based on the first 510 patients