About IFSO
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VISION
“To optimize the control of adiposity-based chronic diseases.”
MISSION
“To unify the global scientific, surgical and integrated health communities, for the purpose of dissemination of knowledge, collaboration and establishing universal standards of care for the treatment of individuals with adiposity-based chronic disease.”
Executive Board
Nicola Scopinaro
Honorary President
Lilian Kow
PRESIDENT
Scott A. Shikora
PRESIDENT Elect
Almino Ramos
Past President
JaCques Himpens
Senior Past President
Abdelrahman Nimeri
Secretary / Treasurer
Luigi Angrisani
Board of Trustees chair
Mary O’Kane
Integrated Health Chair
Silvia Leite Faria
Integrated Health Vice-Chair
Kazunori Kasama
Asia Pacific Chapter President
Seung Ho ChoI
Asia Pacific Chapter Member at Large
Gerhard Prager
European Chapter President
Nicola di Lorenzo
European Chapter Member at Large
Estuardo Behrens
Latin American Chapter President
Caetano Marchesini
Latin American Chapter Member at Large
Raul Rosenthal
North American Chapter President
Laurent Biertho
North American Chapter Member at Large
Khalid Mirza Gari
Middle East North African Chapter President
Ali Khammas
Middle East North African Chapter Member at Large
Non-voting Members
George Cowan
Historian
Scott A. Shikora
Obesity Surgery Editor in Chief
Natan Zundel
President of the 2021 Congress
Contact Us
Manuela Mazzarella
Ifso Chief Operating Officer
Rione Sirignano, 5
80121 Napoli (Italy)
+39 081 7611085
+39 081 2470383