Nicolas Christou MD PhD FRCSC
Professor of Surgery, McGill University
Montreal, QC

Nicolas Christou obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1971 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1975. He completed his surgical training at McGill in 1980 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGill University and Attending Staff Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1981. He became a Professor of Surgery in 1991. He was head of the Division of General Surgery from 1991 to 2005. He is a member of many prestigious societies including the American Surgical Association, The Canadian Association of General Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Christou started the first laparoscopic weight loss surgery program in Canada on February 8, 2002. He is currently a “full-time” practicing laparoscopic bariatric surgeon. He is the Past President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons and the Past Chair of the Program Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Christou holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from McGill University in Surgical Immunology.  His research interests in the first 20 years of his academic career  focused on surgical infections and the host response to infections. His current research interests are: Outcomes Research -Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality, Morbidity and Health Care Costs. The North American coordinating site for the clinical study of a new telemetric adjustable gastric banding device. Basic Science Research -The impact of the leptin/adiponectin adipokinostat on the inflammatory response of severe obese subjects and Clinical Studies - He has published over 230 peer reviewed publications, more then 40 book chapters and over 350 abstracts.