Antonio Cubisino

Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, (France); Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

Dr. Cubisino is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgeon in the Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation at Beaujon Hospital - Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP). He received his medical degree with honors at the University of Catania in Italy. He then completed his general surgery residency with full marks and honors at the University of Trieste. Dr. Cubisino completed a Minimally Invasive and Robotic Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) working with Prof. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti. He has an active clinical and research interest in HPB diseases and minimally invasive approaches.  

Mickael Lesurtel

Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, (France); Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

Dr. Lesurtel completed his General & Visceral Surgery residency at the University of Paris, France. Subsequently, he completed an HPB & Liver Transplant Fellowship at Saint Antoine Hospital (Prof. Parc) and Beaujon Hospital (Prof. Belghiti) in Paris. In 2008, he was appointed Assistant Professor and Attending Staff Surgeon at the Swiss Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Center in Zurich (Prof. Clavien). He was granted a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) Clinical Professorship. In this setting, he ran an active basic science team focusing on liver regeneration, portal vein occlusion, and liver volume modulation. In September 2016, he was appointed Full Professor of Surgery (HPB and Liver Transplantation) at Croix Rousse University Hospital in Lyon, France. Finally, in October 2021, he joined Beaujon Hospital, the University of Paris as Head of the Department of HPB and Liver Transplantation. He is a member of the European Surgical Association and of the Council of the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA) as Chair of the Scientific & Research Committee (2015-2021) and as co-organizer of the upcoming 15th Biennial Congress of the E-AHPBA on 6th – 9th June 2023 in Lyon, France. 

Riccardo Memeo

Department of HPB Surgery - Miulli Hospital - Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy

Dr. Memeo received his medical degree in Italy. During his activity, he spent seven years in France, where he consolidated his Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgical competencies. He is an expert in hepatic minimally invasive procedures and robotic surgery. Currently, Dr. Memeo is Head of the Department of HPB Surgery at the Miulli Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy). He is internationally involved in many educational and research programs.

Santiago Lopez-Ben

Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta de Girona

Dr. López-Ben completed his residency in General & Visceral Surgery at the Bellvitge University Hospital. In 2011, he was appointed Associated Professor of Medicine at the University of Girona. He is a member of numerous international Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgical societies such as the International Laparoscopic Liver Society, the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, the European Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, Asociación Española de Cirujanos, Catalana de Cirurgia, Societat Catalana del Páncrees, Sociedad Española de Oncología Quirúrgica. Since 2019, he has been head of the HPB surgical unit in the General Surgery Department at Doctor Josep Trueta University Hospital in Girona. He is a reviewer for many scientific journals, like the British Journal of Surgery and Cirugia Española.