Antonio de Lacy Fortuny
- 4.4 Good • 6 reviews
- Spain, Barcelona, Hospital Quiron Barcelona
Dr. Antonio de Lacy Fortuny is a surgical pioneer at Hospital Quiron Barcelona. He has performed 15,000+ surgeries and conducts over 1,000 minimally invasive procedures every year. He famously performed the world’s first gallbladder removal through the mouth. Dr. de Lacy also developed the TaTME technique for rectal cancer treatment.
- Serves as President of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe.
- First surgeon in the world to perform a transanal large intestine removal.
- Pioneered the NOTES method using natural openings to access the abdominal cavity.
- Specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for colon, rectal, and esophageal cancer.
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