Our team

The Center for Digestive Surgery (CDS) has one of the most advanced teams of surgeons and medical specialists in abdominal laparoscopic surgery in the world.
With over 10,000 laparoscopic operations performed to date and over ten years’ experience in the field, our surgeons and staff – as researchers, developers and implementers of this type of minimally invasive procedure – are very experienced and well-known.

In fact, medical professionals from around the globe come to Brussels to learn our techniques. The CDS has also cultivated a friendly, committed and highly trained nursing team that is specialized in treating and caring for laparoscopic patients.

Key members of the surgical team include:

Guy-Bernard Cadière MD PHD
Chief of Gastro-Intestinal Surgery
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Jean André Bruyns MD
Assistant Head of Clinic
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Elie Capelluto MD
Assistant Head of Clinic
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   Giovanni Dapri MD
Assistant Surgeon
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Jacques Himpens MD
Attending Surgeon
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David Lipski MD
Assistant Surgeon
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