Introduction
Dr. Rein Adamson has been a practising surgeon for nearly 40 years and has worked in Estonia’s largest public and private hospitals. Today, Dr. Adamson is one of Estonia’s leading bariatric surgeons and one of the most experienced body contouring surgeons.
He manages Health Clinic’s Bariatric Surgery Department and performs a variety of aesthetic surgeries (abdominoplasty, liposuction, thigh lift, etc.) on a daily basis. He has worked at the Health Clinic since it was established and is happy that he can work here with his son Dr. Martin Adamson.
Dr. Adamson regularly attends training events and seminars in Europe and the United States to expand his knowledge in the fields of weight-loss surgery and aesthetic medicine.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 1982 – 1983 | Internship at Tallinn Hospital |
| 1976 – 1982 | Faculty of Medicine of Tartu University |
| 1965 – 1976 | Kuressaare First High School |
Work experience
| 2012 – … | East-Tallinn Central Hospital |
| 2009 – … | Health Clinic |
| 2007 – … | Adams Kirurgia Grupp |
| 2002 – 2006 | Viimsi Hospital |
| 1994 – 2007 | Viimsi Haigla |
| 1983 – 2011 | North Estonia Medical Centre |
Further training
2022. Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. 13th Frankfurter Meeting. Frankfurt, Germany.
2022. 8th Live Surgery Course Marbella. Marbella, Spain.
2019. Abdominal Wall Recounstruction Europe 2019. London, United Kingdom.
2019. Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Course. Udine, Italy.
2019. 24th IFSO World Congress: Post-Graduate Course: OAGBMGB – Indications and controversies. Madrid, Spain.
2018. Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Workshop. Brussels, Belgium.
2018. 6th Course of Live Surgery of Fat Grafting. Malaga, Spain.
2018. Practical course: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe. Royal College of Physicians. London, United Kingdom.
2017. The 22nd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, London, United Kingdom.
2017. Practical course: Surgery of massive weight loss patients. Printzlau Private hospital, Denmark.
2017. 5th Course of Live Surgery of Fat Grafting. Malaga, Spain.
2015. 12th BEAULI Workshop of fat grafting. Birkenwerder. Berlin, Germany.
2015. Advanced course in Revisional Procedures & Management of Complex Cases in Bariatric Surgery. AZ Sint Jan hospital, Bruges, Belgium.
2014. Practical course: Breast surgery. Breast reduction. Düsseldorf. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital.
2014. Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. 8th Frankfurter Meeting.
2014. Practical course: Surgery of massive weight loss patients. Printzlau Private hospital, Denmark.
2013. Meeting “Decision Making in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery“. Rome, Italy.
2013. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. Post-Bariatric Surgery, Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery.
2013. International Surgical Week. Helsinki, Finland.
2013. 3rd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia.
2012. 7th Frankfurter Meeting. Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Germany.
2012. International Symposium for plastic surgeons – Secondary Optimizing Aesthetic Surgery Salvage Procedures After Pitfalls in Aesthetic Surgery. Munich, Germany.
2011. XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Hamburg, Germany.
2011. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. Abdominoplasty, Breast Surgery, Liposuction. Prof.Dr.J.Liebau.
2010. 2nd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia.
2010. Los Angeles, California, USA. XV World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
2009. Paris, France. XIVth World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
2008. Capry, Italy. 3rd Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
2008. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Breast-Cancer-Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau.
2008. Jean Mermoz Hospital, Lyon, France. Treatment of Obesity by Intragastric Balloon System. Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity by Adjustable Gastric Band.
2007. Tallinn, Estonia 1st ESGE Live Endoscopy Workshop in the Baltic States.
2006. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Breast Cancer Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau.
2006. Berlin, Germany. 14th International E.A.E.S Congress. Postgraduate Course“ Bariatric Surgery“. Course Director Dr.Rudollf A.Weiner.
2005. Prague, Czech Republic. 15th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists.
2005. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Prof.Dr.Rolf.R.Olbrish.
2003. Estoril-Portugal, 13th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists.
2003. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany – Minimally Invasive Techniques in Visceral Surgery.
2002. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, hand surgery. Dr. A.Lehmköster.
2001. Uddevalla Hospital, Sweden – Minisymposium about Colorectal Surgery. Dr.U.Kressner.
2000. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany – General Surgery. Dr.H.-J. Hoeppener.
2000. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany – Principes of Reconstructive Surgery for pressure sores, aesthetic and reconstructive mammarian surgery and hand surgery. Dr.A.Lehmköster.
1999. Riga, Latvia – 2nd Workshop on Good Endoscopy Practice.
1997. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany – A Course in Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery.
1996. University of Dundee, Surgical Skill Unit – Essentials of Laparoscopic Surgery.
1996. Schnaittach Hospital Germany – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr.R.Tomingas.
1994. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany – Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr.H.-J.Hoeppener.
1983. Estonian Oncologic Centrum – General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy courses.