He was president of the IFSO-EU Chapter from 2006 to 2009, and is the current president of the French Society for Obesity Surgery (SOFFCO), has published many articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including most recently on the merits of minimally invasive injection of hyaluronic acid versus and combined with intragastric balloon for the treatment of obesity, and the pathogenesis and response to treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in the context of obesity. He his hosting an annual meeting dedicated to new technologies in the bariatric field in Lyon since 2011 (“NON INVA symposium”).