Dr. Lemmens

Bariatric surgeon

Dr Lemmens is a pioneer of obesity surgery in Belgium. For example, he took part in the first world congress on obesity surgery in 1984. Even today, Dr Lemmens is regularly invited to speak at international congresses such as the IFSO. These years of commitment have enabled him to acquire extensive expertise in bariatric surgery.

Thanks to this expertise, several thousand obese patients have been helped.

We were also the first Centre of Excellence in Europe to be recognized by the IFSO (International Federation for Bariatric Surgery).

Some important publications in the International Journal of Obesity Surgery: Obesity SURGERY.

• Banded Gastric Bypass
  Better Long-Term Results? A Cohort Study with Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up.
  Obes Surg. (2017) 27:864-872. Lemmens L.
• Banded gastric bypass
  Four years follow up in a prospective multicenter analysis.
  BMC Surg. 2014; 14: 88. Published online 2014 Nov 12. doi:  10.1186/1471-2482-14-88
  PMCID: PMC4236457. Luc Lemmens, W Konrad Karcz, Waleed Bukhari, Jodok Fink, and Simon Kuesters
• Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy
  Better Long-Term Results? A Long-Term Cohort Study Until 5 Years Follow-Up in Obese and Superobese Patients.
  Obesity Surgery (2018) 28:2687–2695. Luc Lemmens, Jelmer Van Den Bossche, Hinali Zaveri, Amit Surve

Member of professional organisations:

• Founding member (1996) of the Benelux Association of Bariatric Surgeons (BABS)
• Founding member (2006) of the Section for Obesity Surgery Belgium (SOSB), which subsequently became BeSOMS
• Treasurer of BeSOMS
• President (2008 – 2010) of the IFSO European Division (IFSO EC)
• President of the IFSO EC Congress (2014)
• Member of the Royal Belgian Society of Surgery (RBSS)