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Professor Francesco Rubino is a leading, internationally-renowned bariatric surgeon and a pioneer in the field of metabolic weight loss treatment and surgery, based in London.
Originally, Professor Rubino trained in Rome, Italy, at the Catholic University Hospital doing his residence in general surgery and receiving his MD. His surgery training was furthered during his Fellowship in laproscopic and minimally invasive surgery at The European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Naturally, Professor Rubino became Chief of Gastroinestinal Metabolic Surgery and Director of the Diabetes Surgery Centre at Weill Cornell Medical College. At the same time, he was an attending surgeon at New York Presbytarian Hospital in New York. Not too long after in 2013, he was appointed to King's College Hospital as a Professor of Metabolic Surgery; it was the first of its kind, making him an international ground-breaker in the field.
Since then, he has continued to lead his field with novel procedures and advancing the concept of bariatric surgery. Professor Rubino has transformed bariatrics from simply weight-loss therapy to a surgical treatment for multiple metabolic conditions. In particular, he did a study in 2006 that resulted in positive results for type II diabetes. Pioneering the world of bariatrics, Professor Rubino has gone around the world attending various conferences, holding posts a memberships, publishing more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific journals, receiving innumerable prizes, and even organising his own Diabetes Surgery Summit which was supported internationally. Without a doubt, he has become a reference in his field.
Representing the impact of his expertise, one of Professor Rubino's patients, Jenni Murray, authored a memoir, Fat Cow, Fat Chance, about her journey through weight loss. Murray struggled throughout her life with the idea of weight, obesity, and weight loss. Once she found Professor Rubino, her life was forever changed and, more importantly, saved.
Originally, Professor Rubino trained in Rome, Italy, at the Catholic University Hospital doing his residence in general surgery and receiving his MD. His surgery training was furthered during his Fellowship in laproscopic and minimally invasive surgery at The European Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, France, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Naturally, Professor Rubino became Chief of Gastroinestinal Metabolic Surgery and Director of the Diabetes Surgery Centre at Weill Cornell Medical College. At the same time, he was an attending surgeon at New York Presbytarian Hospital in New York. Not too long after in 2013, he was appointed to King's College Hospital as a Professor of Metabolic Surgery; it was the first of its kind, making him an international ground-breaker in the field.
Since then, he has continued to lead his field with novel procedures and advancing the concept of bariatric surgery. Professor Rubino has transformed bariatrics from simply weight-loss therapy to a surgical treatment for multiple metabolic conditions. In particular, he did a study in 2006 that resulted in positive results for type II diabetes. Pioneering the world of bariatrics, Professor Rubino has gone around the world attending various conferences, holding posts a memberships, publishing more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific journals, receiving innumerable prizes, and even organising his own Diabetes Surgery Summit which was supported internationally. Without a doubt, he has become a reference in his field.
Representing the impact of his expertise, one of Professor Rubino's patients, Jenni Murray, authored a memoir, Fat Cow, Fat Chance, about her journey through weight loss. Murray struggled throughout her life with the idea of weight, obesity, and weight loss. Once she found Professor Rubino, her life was forever changed and, more importantly, saved.
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3rd Floor, 29 Tooley Street, Central London, SE5 9RSMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 32 years of experience
- Full Professor and Chair of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, King’s College (2014 - present)
Subspecialties
- Metabolic surgery
- Diabetes surgery
Professional memberships
- American Association of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
- British Obesity and Metabolic Surgical Society (BOMSS)
Education
- GMC Registration with full license to practice in the UK (2013)
- Medical License (Full License), New York State Department of Health (2008)
Teaching posts
- Full Professor, Chair of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, King’s College (2014 - present)
- Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Rome (2004 - present)
Positions in organisations
- Congress Director The World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes (2011)
- Co-Director, 1st Diabetes Surgery Summit, International Consensus Conference (2007)
Publications and conferences
- Congress Director The World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes (2011)
- Congress Director The World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes (2008)
Prizes and awards
- America’s Top Doctors Castle Connolly (2012)
- NYC Best Doctors, New York Magazine (2012)
Languages spoken
- English
- French
Registration number: 7463904
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Article
Can metabolic surgery cure diabetes?
Professor Francisco Rubino, a pioneer in the field of metabolic weight loss, with many yea...
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Surgical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
How can you treat type 2 diabetes with surgery? Professor Rubino explains.
Article
Bariatric surgery: a solution for type 2 diabetes
Professor Rubino sheds light on how metabolic surgery changes the way blood sugar levels a...
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How does Gastroint surgery influence diabetes
How does gastrointestinal surgery affect diabetes?
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What is Bariatric surgery?
Professor Rubino explains bariatric surgery.
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Which procedures can be used to treat type 2 diabetes?
Professor Francesco Rubino explains treatment options for type 2 diabetes.
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Top Doctors Professor Rubino talks about bariatric surgery and diabetes
Professor Francesco Rubino talks about bariatric surgery and diabetes.
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- Excellent
- I am so pleased that I made the decision to have Prof Rubino work with me on this journey. He is calm, considered and obviously extremely knowledgable. But more than that, he understood and did not judge how and why I had made the choice to pursue metabolic surgery as a solution.
- From my first meeting with Professor Rubino, I knew I was in safe hands. He immediately made me feel at ease and explained everything to me clearly and compassionately. It was clear to me that my health and wellbeing was Professor Rubino's primary concern. I highly recommend.
- I have received excellent care from Professor Rubino with support from his practice manager Nina. We covered extensive pre-op testing, reviewed my options and discussed those choices in detail. Impeccable credentials, surgical skills and bedside manner. I highly recommend.
- After contacting Prof Rubino’s sec Nina, she organised all blood tests, etc Prof Rubino spoke to me in full regarding my op. It was a great success and it has prolonged my life. Other staff that were amazing were Sudha, Dave, Prof McGowan, hosp chefs, cleaners, etc
- I strongly recommend Prof. Rubino and his team for the highest level of competence, assistance, care and clarity I received all along my WLS surgery journey. I'm 4 weeks post-op and couldn't be more satisfied.
- I did not attend an appointment