PLENARY SESSION #2 - 11:00 – 11:15 am

IFSO NAC Session: Best Treatment Option for Obesity Class I and Type 2 Diabetes

Endoscopy (Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty)

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn indications and contraindications to endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
• Learn techniques and nuances of performing endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
• Learn evidence base supporting use of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in a multidisciplinary obesity treatment program

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Speaker

Dr. Roberto Trasolini, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Roberto Trasolini is an advanced endoscopist at Vancouver General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in advanced endoscopy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston and a fellowship in bariatric endoscopy and endo surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has performed over 200 endoscopic bariatric procedures including primary and revisional procedures using a variety of devices. He has participated in early and late stage laboratory and clinical research for a variety of endoscopic procedures and devices.