Foreign Surgeons Travel to Min-Sheng Hospital for Training in Bariatric Surgery

Taoyuan, Taiwan, July 04, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Min-Sheng Hospital was one of the first hospitals in Asia to establish a center for minimally invasive laporascopic surgery. The reputation of the center has grown rapidly and has since crossed borders. Min-Sheng Hospital is now recognized internationally as a leader in endoscopic weight loss surgery, and hosts the head quarters of The Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society. Professor Lee Wei-Jei and his team have performed nearly 2500 bariatric procedures, more than any other institution in the region, and actively contribute to the development of new surgical techniques. Studies conducted over a large number of patients at Min-Sheng hospital have also added to the research establishing the positive effect of some types of bariatric procedures in curing patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Doctors from across Asia have for some time now been visiting and staying at Min-Sheng Hospital to gain first-hand knowledge and experience in the latest techniques and developments in bariatric and metabolic surgery. In June we welcomed six doctors and assistant professors from leading institutions in Korea, as well as two surgeons from Hanoi in Vietnam. During their stay, the visiting doctors sat for lectures on diabetes and metabolic surgery, and attended live demonstrations of laporoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies, Mini-Gastric bypasses and R-Y Gastric bypasses.

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