Dr. Luciano Antozzi is a surgeon specialized in bariatric, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgery of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. He currently serves as Director of the Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery Department at Hospital Italiano Regional del Sur and as Co-Director of the Center for Special Surgery in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. With over 12 years of experience in obesity surgery and upper GI diseases, he has performed more than 700 bariatric procedures and over 800 complex digestive surgeries as the lead surgeon.
Dr. Antozzi completed his surgical training in Argentina, Italy, and the United States, including a 14-month fellowship in robotic and endoscopic surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He holds robotic surgery certification from IRCAD and has undergone international training in advanced techniques for treating GERD, achalasia, esophagogastric tumors, and revisional surgery.
Academically, he is an active member of several national and international surgical societies, including the Argentine Association of Surgery (AAC), SACO, IFSO, IGCA, and ISS/SIC. He serves as a peer reviewer for the journal Obesity Surgery and has been a speaker and organizing committee member at numerous congresses, including the IFSO World Congress and various Latin American bariatric and metabolic surgery events.
Dr. Antozzi is also the author of numerous scientific publications and book chapters on bariatric surgery, therapeutic endoscopy, and revisional procedures. His approach integrates technological innovation with a comprehensive vision for the treatment of obesity and upper GI tract disorders.
Selected publications from PubMed
Gastric Bipartition with Functional Duodenum Exclusion (GBp-FDE) as a Possible Surgical Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with De Novo GERD and Obesity Recidivism: Preliminary Results of a Case Series.
Dib VRM, Madalosso CAS, De Melo PRRE, Ramos AC, D'Almeida LAV, Antozzi L, Balibrea Del Castillo JM, Noel P, Galvão Neto MP, Chiappetta S, de Barros F, Teixeira A, Chaim EA, Zorron R, de Godoy EP, de Aquino CGG, Baretta GAP, Kfouri DS, Okano Júnior H, Kawahara NT, Tinoco ACA, Kruel NT, Waltrick Junior JJ, Frota Dillenburg C, Dos Santos FAI, Abaid RA, Da Costa CEA, Scortegagna GT, Silva GF, Taskin HE, Nassar RM, Layani LA, Caiña DO, Avalos MA, Bravo Lópes J, Sotelo JSV, Vilallonga Puy R, Stier CK, Domene CE, Volpe P, García Ruiz de Gordejuela A, Poggi L, Torres A, Carbajo MÁ, Braghetto I, Ribeiro R, Parmar C
Am J Case Rep. 2025 Nov 27;26:e950798 doi: 10.12659/AJCR.950798.
Patient Selection in One Anastomosis/Mini Gastric Bypass-an Expert Modified Delphi Consensus.
Kermansaravi M, Parmar C, Chiappetta S, Shahabi S, Abbass A, Abbas SI, Abouzeid M, Antozzi L, Asghar ST, Bashir A, Bhandari M, Billy H, Caina D, Campos FJ, Carbajo MA, Chevallier JM, Jazi AHD, de Gordejuela AGR, Haddad A, ElFawal MH, Himpens J, Inam A, Kassir R, Kasama K, Khan A, Kow L, Kular KS, Lakdawala M, Layani LA, Lee WJ, Luque-de-León E, Loi K, Mahawar K, Mahdy T, Musella M, Nimeri A, González JCO, Pazouki A, Poghosyan T, Prager G, Prasad A, Ramos AC, Rheinwalt K, Ribeiro R, Ruiz-Úcar E, Rutledge R, Shabbir A, Shikora S, Singhal R, Taha O, Talebpour M, Verboonen JS, Wang C, Weiner R, Yang W, Vilallonga R, De Luca M
Obes Surg. 2022 Aug;32(8):2512-2524 doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06124-7.
The first survey addressing patients with BMI over 50: a survey of 789 bariatric surgeons.
Kermansaravi M, Lainas P, Shahmiri SS, Yang W, Jazi AD, Vilallonga R, Antozzi L, Parmar C, Kassir R, Chiappetta S, Zubiaga L, Vitiello A, Mahawar K, Carbajo M, Musella M, Shikora S
Surg Endosc. 2022 Aug;36(8):6170-6180 doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08979-w.
Roux-en-Y to One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Conversion: Description of a Novel Technique.
Antozzi L, Pérez-Santillán JA, Abreu Quezada H, Luque-de-León E, Carbajo MÁ
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Jan;32(1):19-22 doi: 10.1089/lap.2021.0518.
Dr. Luciano Antozzi is a surgeon specialized in bariatric, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgery of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. He currently serves as Director of the Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery Department at Hospital Italiano Regional del Sur and as Co-Director of the Center for Special Surgery in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. With over 12 years of experience in obesity surgery and upper GI diseases, he has performed more than 700 bariatric procedures and over 800 complex digestive surgeries as the lead surgeon. Dr. Antozzi completed his surgical training in Argentina, Italy, and the United States, including a 14-month fellowship in robotic and endoscopic surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He holds robotic surgery certification from IRCAD and has undergone international training in advanced techniques for treating GERD, achalasia, esophagogastric tumors, and revisional surgery. Academically, he is an active member of several national and international surgical societies, including the Argentine Association of Surgery (AAC), SACO, IFSO, IGCA, and ISS/SIC. He serves as a peer reviewer for the journal Obesity Surgery and has been a speaker and organizing committee member at numerous congresses, including the IFSO World Congress and various Latin American bariatric and metabolic surgery events. Dr. Antozzi is also the author of numerous scientific publications and book chapters on bariatric surgery, therapeutic endoscopy, and revisional procedures. His approach integrates technological innovation with a comprehensive vision for the treatment of obesity and upper GI tract disorders.
With Argentinian Society of Surgery of Obesity, Metabolic Disease and Other Obesity-Related Diseases
Published
Aug 2025
The three sides of the tale about gastroesophageal reflux and sleeve gastrectomy: yours, mine and the truth, Conversion from SG to RYGBP and Panel discussion & closing remarks.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Jan 2023
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