May 17, 2021
MBBS, MD, PhD, FMH, FRACS
Prof Chris Berney is an advanced laparoscopic surgeon who has performed well over 7,000 laparoscopic procedures. He is one of the leading surgeons in the field of hernia repair, with the world’s largest series on non-traumatic fibrin glue mesh fixation.
Prof Chris Berney completed his medical and surgical training in Switzerland before coming to Australia over 25+ years ago. He has dedicated his professional career to the research and development of many pioneering laparoscopic procedures, such as the use of mesh in hernia surgery, and now has one of the largest series of patients of any surgeons in Australia for this specific approach to hernia repair.
He is fluent in both English and French.
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