IRCCS OSPEDALE GALEAZZI - SANT'AMBROGIO
Gastric band surgery in Italy typically costs from $9,000 to $14,000. Factors affecting the final price include the clinic's location, the surgeon's specialized expertise, and the facility's accreditation level. In the US, similar procedures cost around $17,000 on average. Patients save around 32% when choosing Italian medical centers, which provide preoperative tests, anesthesia, and multi-night hospitalization.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing a specialist in Bologna or Ravenna can provide exceptional value. For instance, Maria Cecilia Hospital is Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited and features surgeons with over 12,000 gastrointestinal interventions. This clinic offers a high standard of care for bariatric patients. Patients can find high-tier expertise in these regions at more competitive rates than in Milan's luxury private facilities.
| Italy | Turkey | The USA | |
| Gastric band | from $9,000 | from $4,275 | from $12,000 |
Specializes exclusively in minimally invasive bariatric surgery at Maria Cecilia Hospital, with advanced training from top Italian and Belgian institutions.
Over 500 successful Nissen and Toupet Fundoplication procedures – Dr. Braun specializes in minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques for GERD.
Prof. Dr. Luigi Masoni is a general surgeon with 35 years of experience. He specializes in oncology and general surgery. Dr. Masoni is known for his skill in minimally invasive colorectal, proctological, and pelvic floor surgeries. He developed a new bilio-intestinal bypass technique. He also received recognition for performing a total proctocolectomy using a three-trocar method.
Dr. Masoni is active in research and teaching. He served on the Didactic and Scientific Council at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'. He completed specializations at both 'La Sapienza' and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. This has strengthened his international profile.
The doctor is the Director of the Endocrine and Bariatric Surgery Unit at Mater Olbia Hospital Bariatric Center. The doctor graduated from the School of Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Certificate of Specialist in General Surgery. Specializing in laparoscopic surgical approaches to morbid obesity and endocrine gland diseases, the doctor emphasizes minimally invasive techniques. With over 4500 surgical procedures, including more than 1500 as the primary surgeon, the doctor has extensive experience in elective and emergency surgeries.
From 2015 to 2020, the doctor taught "General surgery professional training" at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and was a teacher at the National School of Endocrine Surgery of the Italian Society of Surgery from 2013 to 2018.