Dr. Stijn De Sutter

Bariatric Surgeon

About

Dr Stijn De Sutter is a general surgeon with subspecialization in bariatric, abdominal wall and colorectal surgery.
He started his surgery training in Ghent, where he was able to study abdominal wall surgery under the supervision of dr Filip Muysoms.
He later specialized further in bariatric and colorectal surgery with a fellowship at the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Dordrecht.
A fellowship followed at the service of prof Piet Pattyn at the university hospital of Ghent for colorectal surgery and esophageal surgery.
To delve deeper into obesity surgery, dr De Sutter first worked with prof Yves Van Nieuwenhove.
He topped his training into bariatrics with a fellowship with dr Bruno Dillemans in the AZ Sint Jan in Bruges.
There he got submerged into the wonderful world of bariatric revisional surgery.
From 2017 till 2021 dr Stijn De Sutter worked in the general hospital of Oudenaarde where he kick-started the bariatric and laparoscopic surgery.
In march 2021 he joined the surgical team of Sint Elisabeth hospital in Zottegem to continue in abdominal oncological surgery with Dr Michel Goethals and in bariatric surgery with Dr Chris Matthys and Dr Wouter Vleeschouwer.