Natan Zundel United States

Dr Zundel is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Department of Surgery University at Buffalo, NY. Additionally, Dr. Zundel functions as a consultant for the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery of Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, and as Bariatric Surgeon at Jackson North Medical center in Miami. Dr. Zundel has extensive experience with Minimally Invasive and bariatric surgical procedures. He is an active member of the following societies, serving on various committees and executive boards: ACS, ASMBS, SAGES, IFSO, IFSES, FELAC, ABE, ASGE. Dr. Zundel has served as a Founder, Active or/and Honorary member of Surgical, Laparoscopic and/or Bariatric Societies in 48 Countries around the world. In addition to being a world class educator in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery, Dr. Zundel has also been a leader. He was / is the President of several international surgical societies and meetings including the World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (2012), the Latin-American chapter of IFSO (2013-2015), the VI IFSO LAC Congress in Los Cabos, Mexico, (July 8-11,2015) and International Federation for Obesity Surgery (IFSO) (2015-2016). He was former President and now currently serves as Governor for the ACS South Florida Chapter. Also, President of IFSES (2020-2023), and was President of WCES in November 2023. He was elected Executive Director of FELAC on March 2017, a Federation that comprises 17 Countries from Latin America for the next 8 years. Dr Zundel was also voted by his peers and was a member of ASMBS Executive Council for 4 years. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, books chapters, and other educational platforms. He is Editor of or Co-Editor of 10 Books. He currently serves on several editorial boards including Bariatric Times, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), Obesity Surgery, Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy, Percutaneous Techniques, Surgical Endoscopy, Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care in the US, along with 6 other international publications. He is an Ad-hoc reviewer for JACS, World Journal of Surgery, and Annals of Surgery. Dr Zundel has lectured extensively all over the world on Minimally Invasive and Bariatric topics. He also trained and proctored hundreds of surgeons, fellows and surgical residents on Bariatric and Minimally invasive procedures. He has been very active in developing, real and simulation training programs, like the LAP Project. Dr Zundel or his research has received more than 42 awards both nationally and internationally. He received the SAGES International Ambassador Award in 2015, the ASMBS Master Educator Award in 2017, the ASMBS Surgical Innovation Award 2018, Walter Poires Award, for a Career in Innovation in Washington D.C in 2021, the biggest honor for a Surgeon in his native country Colombia: Master of Colombian Surgery, given in a ceremony in November 2021. He was awarded with the Lifetime Outstanding Achievement award by ASMBS 2022, also the IFSO Life Membership in August 2022 and the Surgical Innovator Award IFSO 2022. ACOCIB, the Colombian Bariatric Association decided in 2023 to name the contest for best abstracts: Natan Zundel Award (for life). An Honorary Membership Award from EAES (European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons), was given in Rome in June 2023. SAGES just awarded him with the SAGES Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy Award given in SAGES meeting Cleveland April 2024. Also has 3 ORs named after him in 3 Different Countries. Dr. Zundel was awarded the academic rank of Professor of Surgery at various universities in 6 countries. Natan Zundel lives in South Florida, has 3 children. His favorite hobbies include reading, theater, music and sports.