Qualification
- Medical School, Toulouse University Hospital, France
- Residency in General Surgery, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, France
- Fellowship in Digestive, Hepato-biliary and Endocrine department in Cochin university hospital, Paris, France
- DES (specialized Diploma in General Surgery)
- DESC (complementary specialized Diploma in Digestive, Hepato-biliary and Endocrine surgery)
With 15 years of experience in general surgery, Dr. François Prunel is a dedicated and skilled Consultant General Surgeon currently practicing at NMC Royal Hospital in Dubai. Dr. Prunel specializes in a wide range of surgical procedures, including endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas), colorectal surgery, foregut surgery, hernia repair, and the treatment of gallbladder disease, as well as handling all general surgery emergencies. He treats both benign and malignant digestive diseases and has developed expertise in advanced open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries.
Dr Prunel performed over 4000 surgeries.
After completing his medical degree at Toulouse University in France, he specialized in General Surgery, undertaking a 5-year residency in the Digestive, Hepato-Biliary, and Endocrine Surgery department at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital. He further advanced his expertise with a 4-year fellowship at the renowned Cochin University Hospital in Paris, where he honed his skills and gained the confidence to manage complex cases in Digestive, Hepato-Biliary, and Endocrine surgery.
Expertise:
- Laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, open surgery
- Oncologic surgery:
- Colorectal surgery
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Pancreatic surgery
- Oesophagus and gastric surgery
- Gynecologic surgery: endometriosis and complex gynecologic disease
- Endocrine surgery: Thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery
- Hiatal hernia, oesophagus trouble surgery
- General surgery: gallbladder, hernia, complex parietal surgery, abdominal plastic surgery, hemorrhoids, anal fistula, anal fissure, abscess, pilonidal cyst, port a cath insertion, emergencies cases
