Born in Naples, Italy, where he graduated with honors in Medicine at the University of Naples "Federico II". He continued his studies and carried out the practice in London, Pittsburgh, Lyon, Mumbai, New York, Los Angeles, Birmingham and Cambridge.
In 2000 he became Director of the Department of Laparoscopic Surgery and General Hospital "San Giovanni Bosco'' in Naples. From 2008 to 2010 he was President of the Italian Society of Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases (SICOB). He actively contributes to the publishing world with scientific publications in the field of obesity; he’s Associate Editor of the official journal of IFSO, Obesity Surgery. He was President of the International Federation of the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) from 2013 to 2014 and is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of IFSO.
He is the Author of more than 123 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed impact factored scientific journals.
Selected publications from PubMed
Long-Term Anatomical Durability and Clinical Outcomes of Concomitant Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair: Up to 10-Year Multicenter Analysis.
Carrano FM, De Luca B, Angrisani F, Griguolo G, Campanile FC, Perrotta N, Boru CE, Angrisani L, Silecchia G
Obes Surg. 2026 Aug;36(8):4052-4064 doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08803-1.
Global Variability in Children and Adolescent Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Guidelines: A Worldwide IFSO Survey.
Pujol-Rafols J, Felsenreich DM, Carmona-Maurici J, Prager G, Cohen RV, Zundel N, Parmar C, Alqahtani A, Copaescu C, Omelanczuk P, Himpens J, Olbers T, Pouwels S, Shikora SA, Di Lorenzo N, de Luca M, Weiner S, Mazzarella M, D'Arco S, Angrisani L, Uyanik O, Pardina E, Balibrea JM
Obes Surg. 2026 Jul;36(7):3456-3467 doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08743-w.
Same-day Discharge Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: a GRADE-based International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) Position Statement.
Kermansaravi M, Cohen RV, Shikora SA, Chiappetta S, Parmar C, Mahawar K, Aminian A, Dillemans B, Monami M, Belluzzi A, Nimeri A, Angrisani L, Di Lorenzo N, Prager G, Petry TB, Kassir R, De Luca M
Obes Surg. 2026 Apr;36(4):1932-1945 doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08555-y.
Preoperative endoscopy in revisional bariatric surgery: who should hold the scope?
Carandina S, Avallone S, Zulian V, Angrisani F, Angrisani L, Iannelli A
J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Feb;30(2):102303 doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102303.
Primary and Revisional One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Systematic Review and GRADE-Based IFSO Position Statement.
De Luca M, Belluzzi A, Monami M, Angrisani L, Carbajo MA, Di Lorenzo N, Himpens J, Kermansaravi M, Merola G, Navarra G, Nimeri A, Petry TBZ, Piatto G, Shikora S, Cohen RV
Obes Surg. 2026 Jan;36(1):253-304 doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-08278-6.
Published
Oct 2022
On May 7 at 2pm (Naples Time), AIS Channel will be broadcasting this procedure performed by Dr. Luigi Angrisani (ITALY), Dr. Rosella PALMA (ITALY) and their team at Hospital Santa Maria La Bruna, Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
May 2021
Clinical Case The prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus in Europe is around 1.3% to 1.6%. This incidence is claimed to be higher in patients on whom a sleeve gastrectomy has been performed. Dr. Alfredo Genco , from the Department of Surgical Sciences at La Sapienza University in Rome (Italy) argues that evaluating the gastroesophageal reflux after a sleeve on the basis of symptoms only is not enough. He reviews the literature and explains that there is an increase of Barrett’s esophagus from 0% to 14% in the long-term follow-up and that > 70% of the patients have bile reflux when evaluated with gastroscopy. Nearly 80% of patients have esophagitis according to the Los Angeles criteria. All this may be secondary to an intrathoracic migration of the esophago-gastric junction (72% of patients). He concludes that Barrett’s esophagus can progress despite medical therapy, and thus close follow-up including gastroscopy should be mandatory . In order to reduce reflux and its complications, a change of surgical procedure is needed to make sleeve gastrectomy safer. An international panel of experts from IFSO composed by Dr. Genco, Dr. Himpens, Dr. Lakdawala, Dr. Ramos, Dr. Angrisani, Dr. Higa, Dr. Zundel and Dr. Nimeri discuss the importance of GERD after sleeve gastrectomy, the treatment and prevention of Barrett’s esophagus in these patients, and the role of endoscopic follow-up and IBPs in these patients.
Published
Jul 2017
The ideal surgical procedure adapted to the patient's characteristics is a current topic of discussion and is a growing field of research. On June 21 the gastrointestinal surgery department at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona brought together such international experts as Camilo Boza from Chile, Luigi Angrisani from Italy and Antonio M. de Lacy from Spain. Each of them performed a surgical procedure, providing tips and tricks, and the procedures were broadcast live in the 18th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Surgery of Morbid Obesity and its Metabolic Diseases and on AIS Channel. More specifically, the conversion of a sleeve gastrectomy into a roux en y gastric bypass, a sleeve gastrectomy and a roux en y gastric bypass were broadcast. It was an amazing experience as the main tips and tricks, indications and surgical innovations were discussed. This event was recorded and will soon be available in our Live surgery section. Please check our website for updates.
Published
Jul 2016
There is enough data to support surgery as the best treatment of morbid obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) is the gold standard surgical procedure. However, the sleeve gastrectomy is also being considered among the bariatric community. On June 21th, the 18th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Surgery of Morbid Obesity and its Metabolic Diseases (SECO) was held in Barcelona. On its first day Camilo Boza (Chile), Luigi Angrisani (Italy) and Antonio M. Lacy (Spain) performed 3 simultaneous live surgical procedures for the treatment of T2DM for the entire AIS Community: LRYGB, sleeve gastrectomy and conversion of a sleeve gastrectomy into LRYGB.
With Olympus
Published
Jun 2016
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