About
About Dr. Matthias Schlensak Dr. Matthias Schlensak is a General & Bariatric Surgeon with experience of more than 29 years in the field. He is a member of the German Society of Surgery (DGCH), the German society for general and visceral surgery (DGAV), German Society of Treatment of Obesity (CAADIP), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), German Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIC), and European Hernia Society (EHS). He pursued his study in medicine at the University of Essen in 1991. He is ranked among the best weight loss surgeons in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland according to the Leading Medicine List. Dr. Schlensak has comprehensive knowledge in the field of bariatric surgery, as well as in the treatment of complications after bariatric surgery, and also Gastric Balloon, Mini Port Surgeries, Colonoscopy, Abdominal surgery, and Slimming, etc. He has written several publications to his credit in reputed national and international journals.
Work Experience
Senior Consultant, Evangelisches und Johanniter Klinikum Niederrhein
Head of Department, Alfried Krupp Hospital Essen-Steele
Special Interest
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgical Gastroenterology
Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Gastric Plication
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
Hernia Repair Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Obesity Surgery
Gall Bladder (Biliary) Stone Treatment