Boldog Barna

Liv Duna Medical Center

General Surgery

Areas of Interests

Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia
Surgery for gallstone disease
Surgical treatment of abdominal wall and inguinal hernias
Surgical management of inflammatory bowel diseases
Surgery for benign and malignant tumors
Bariatric surgery

Introduction

Dr. Barna Boldog is an internationally recognized consultant surgeon with more than 36 years of surgical experience in Switzerland. His main fields of expertise include minimally invasive abdominal and thoracic surgery (laparoscopy), with special focus on single-port / single-incision surgical techniques, as well as bariatric (obesity) surgery.

Throughout his career, he has performed over 15,000 abdominal and thoracic procedures, in addition to more than 15,000 general surgical operations. He has been applying laparoscopic techniques for over 30 years and performing single-port procedures for 15 years, offering patients reduced postoperative pain, faster recovery, and excellent aesthetic outcomes.

Education

1981–1983 – Nursing training, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged
1983–1989 – Medical studies, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged
1989 – Medical Degree (M.D.)
1998 – Ph.D. dissertation – Surgical treatment of obesity
2018 – Robotic surgery training (da Vinci system), Belgium

Professional Experience

1990 – District Hospital, Tafers (FR) – Internal Medicine
1990 – District Hospital, Tafers (FR) – Surgery
1991–1992 – Cantonal Hospital Altdorf (UR) – Surgery
1992–1994 – Inselspital Bern – Visceral and Transplant Surgery, and Emergency Department
1994–1995 – Inselspital Bern – Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
1999– Heidelberg – Visiting Surgeon, Thoracic Surgery
1996–2013 – Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen – Department of Surgery, Senior Consultant / Head Surgeon
2013–2025 – Private Practice – Consultant Surgeon, Practice for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Significance of liver enzymes and bilirubin in the evaluation of liver trauma (1996)
Laparoscopic gastric band implantation (1998)
Gastric band implantation in the treatment of morbid obesity (1999)
Cystic pleuropulmonary blastoma (1999)
Cystic pancreatic tumors (1999)
Janeway gastropexy in “upside-down stomach” (1999)
Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding (SAGB) – clinical experience (1999)
Hiatal hernia and gastric banding (SAGB) (2000)
Gastric band erosion (2000)
Proximal gastric bypass – clinical experience (2001)
Laparoscopic hand-assisted colorectal surgery (2001)
Hiatal hernia and SAGB (2003)
Transanal tumor resection using single-port rectoscopy (2010)