Dr. Francois Prunel

Biography

Dr. Francois Prunel has been practicing as a general surgeon for twelve years and worked for four years in the digestive, hepato-biliary, and endocrine surgery department at the prestigious Cochin Hospital in the heart of Paris, France, where he gained his expertise in colorectal surgery, endocrine surgery, hepato-biliary surgery and all fields of general surgery including hernias, proctology, upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and general surgery emergencies.

He joins us from the Clemenceau Medical Center in Dubai, where he was a Consultant General Surgeon.

Dr. Prunel received his medical degree from Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. His digestive surgery residency was completed at the Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand, France, followed by a fellowship at Cochin University Hospital, where he contributed to residents' education and medical training.

He performed operations on over 4,000 patients, treating both benign and malignant digestive diseases. He specializes in common general surgery conditions such as laparoscopic hernia repair, gallbladder disease, pilonidal disease, and abdominoplasty. He also has extensive experience in advanced open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures, as well as expertise in emergency surgery.

Dr. Prunel has published his study in several medical journals, including the Journal of Visceral Surgery.

He is certified by the French Board of General Surgery and Digestive Surgery.

Field of Expertise 

• Abdominoplasty
• Colorectal surgery
• Endocrine surgery (thyroid, adrenal)
• Emergency surgery
• Gallbladder disease
• Hepato-biliary surgery
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• Pilonidal disease

Awards & Accreditations

• Doctor of Medicine
• PhD from Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, France
• French Board certified in General Surgery
• French Board certified in Digestive Surgery
• Holder of a Digestive Traumatology Surgery Diploma
• Holder of a Colo-Proctology Surgery Diploma

Thesis

• Right hepatectomy vs bi-segmentectomy: retrospective series from 2008 to 2015 (PhD) in Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital

Publications

• Anterograde cholecystectomy by laparotomy for acute cholecystitis. J Visc Surg. 2015 Apr
• Validation of a score for the early diagnosis of anastomotic leakage following elective colorectal surgery. J Visc Surg. 2015 jan
• Adrenalectomy with nephrectomy, right hepatectomy and inferior vena cava thrombectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma (with video). J Visc Surg. 2018 Sep;155(4):329-331
• Surgical procedure for multifocal duodenopancreatic gastrinomas in a MEN-1 patient (with video). J Visc Surg. 2019 Feb;156(1):69-71

Presented Studies

• Gastroplasty necrosis after Lewis-Santy procedure, Congress of the French association of digestive surgery 2019
• Complications after cephalic duodenopancreatectomy for intra-pancreatic bile duct cholangiocarcinoma in a patient with multiple anatomical variations, Congress of the French association of digestive surgery 2017
• Late occlusion on right ileocolic endometriosis, Congress of the French association of digestive surgery 2016
• What’s new in pancreatic surgery, Gastroenterology congress 2018, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France