Memberships:

• The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders(IFSO)
• Tallinn Surgeons Associtaion
• Estonian Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association
• Estonian Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Associtiaon

Working experience:

• Currently working in East-Tallinn Central Hospital Mini-invasive and Oncological Surgery unit as surgeon, since December 2011
• Adams Kirurgia Grupp OÜ Surgeon, owner, member of board. 2007
• North-Estonian Regional Hospital, director of III Surgery Department. 1997-2011
  
• Tallinn Mustamäe Hospital, I Surgery Department, surgeon. 1983-1996

Experience in plastic surgery since year 2000 and in bariatric surgery since 2004. About 250 weight loss surgery operations are performed annualy in our surgery unit. Most common plastic operations are abdominoplasty and breast reduction including postbariatric
body-contouring.

Courses attended

• Meeting “Decision Making in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery“. Rome, Italy, 2013
• Post-bariatric surgery, reconstructive breastsurgery and aesthetic surgery. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. 2013
• International Surgical Week. Helsinki, Finland, 2013
• 3rd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia, 2013
• Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. 7th Frankfurter Meeting. Germany, 2012
• Secondary Optimizing Aesthetic Surgery Salvage Procedures After Pitfalls in Aesthetic Surgery. International Symposium for plastic surgeons. Munich, Germany, 2012
• XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Hamburg, Germany, 2011
• Abdominoplasty, Breastsyrgery, Liposuction. Prof.Dr.J.Liebau. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. 2011
• 2nd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia, 2010
• XV World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Los Angeles, California, USA. 2010
• XIVth World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. Paris, France. 2009
• 3rd Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. Capry, Italy. 2008
• Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Breast-Cancer-Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. 2008
• Treatment of Obesity by Intragastric Balloon System. Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity by Adjustable Gastric Band. Jean Mermoz Hospital, Lyon, France. 2008
• 1st ESGE Live Endoscopy Workshop in Baltic States. Tallinn, Estonia. 2007
• Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Breast Cancer Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. 2006
• 14th International E.A.E.S Congress. Postgraduate Course“ Bariatric Surgery“
  Course Director Dr.Rudollf A.Weiner. Berlin, Germany. 2006
• 15th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists. Prague, Czech Republic. 2005
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Prof.Dr.Rolf.R.Olbrish. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. 2005
• 13th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists. Estoril-Portugal. 2003
• Minimally Invasive Techniques in Visceral Surgery. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany. 2003
• Plastic and reconstructive surgery, handsurgery.Dr. A.Lehmköster. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany. 2002
• Minisymposium about Colorectal Surgery. Dr.U.Kressner. Uddevalla Hospital, Sweden. 2001
• General Surgery. Dr.H.-J. Hoeppener. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany. 2000
• Principes of Reconstructive surgery for pressure sores, aesthetic and reconstructive mammarian surgery and handsurgery. Dr.A.Lehmköster. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany. 2000
• 2nd Workshop on Good Endoscopy Practice. Riga,Latvia. 1999
• A Course in Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany. 1997
• Essentials of Laparoscopic Surgery. University of Dundee, Surgical Skill Unit. 1996
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr.R.Tomingas. Schnaittach Hospital Germany. 1996
• Laparoscopic Surgery . Dr.H.-J.Hoeppener. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany. 1994
• General Surgery , Gastrointestinal Endoscopy courses. Estonian Oncologic Centrum. 1983
• One-year internship, Cerificate No 9 with specialty general surgery, 1982-1983
• University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine, 1976-1982