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 The 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.
In 2004, Dr. Rein Adamson organised the first bariatric surgery in Estonia, which involved an Estonian being fitted with a gastric band at Mustamäe Hospital. At the time, the operating surgeon was a colleague from Finland who was assisted by Dr. Adamson. To date, Dr. Adamson has personally performed more than 1,000 bariatric surgeries and is the only bariatric surgeon in Estonia who regularly performs all of the six main types of bariatric surgeries.
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
Professional Experience
2012 – …… East-Tallinn Central Hospital
2009 – …… The Health Clinic LLC
2002 – 2006 Vitaclinica
1994 – 2007 Viimsi Hospital
1983 – 2011 North Estonia Medical Centre
Member of:
* the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) since 2011.
* Tallinn’s Surgeons Society since 1998.
Postgraduating Courses
1983. Estonian Oncologic Centrum – General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy courses.
1994. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany – Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr.H.-J.Hoeppener.
1996. Schnaittach Hospital Germany – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr.R.Tomingas.
1996. University of Dundee, Surgical Skill Unit – Essentials of Laparoscopic Surgery.
1997. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany – A Course in Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery.
1999. Riga, Latvia – 2nd Workshop on Good Endoscopy Practice.
2000. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany – Principes of Reconstructive Surgery for pressure sores, aesthetic and reconstructive mammarian surgery and hand surgery. Dr.A.Lehmköster.
2000. St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Germany – General Surgery. Dr.H.-J. Hoeppener.
2001. Uddevalla Hospital, Sweden – Minisymposium about Colorectal Surgery. Dr.U.Kressner.
2002. St.-Marien-Hospital Vreden, Germany – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, hand surgery. Dr. A.Lehmköster.
2003. European Surgical Institute in Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany – Minimally Invasive Techniques in Visceral Surgery.
2003. Estoril-Portugal, 13th 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.
2005. Prague, Czech Republic. 15th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists.
2006. Berlin, Germany. 14th International E.A.E.S Congress. Postgraduate Course“ Bariatric Surgery“. Course Director Dr.Rudollf A.Weiner.
2006. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Breast Cancer Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau.
2007. Tallinn, Estonia 1st ESGE Live Endoscopy Workshop in the Baltic States.
2008. Jean Mermoz Hospital, Lyon, France. Treatment of Obesity by Intragastric Balloon System. Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity by Adjustable Gastric Band.
2008. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf, Germany. Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Breast-Cancer-Center. Prof.Dr.Jutta Liebau.
2008. Capry, Italy. 3rd Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
2009. Paris, France. XIVth World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.
2010. Los Angeles, California, USA. XV World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
2010. 2nd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia.
2011. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. Abdominoplasty, Breast Surgery, Liposuction. Prof.Dr.J.Liebau.
2011. XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Hamburg, Germany.
2012. International Symposium for plastic surgeons – Secondary Optimizing Aesthetic Surgery Salvage Procedures After Pitfalls in Aesthetic Surgery. Munich, Germany.
2012. 7th Frankfurter Meeting. Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Germany.
2013. 3rd Baltic Bariatric Symposium. Tallinn, Estonia.
2013. International Surgical Week. Helsinki, Finland.
2013. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit in Düsseldorf. Post-Bariatric Surgery, Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery.
2013. Meeting “Decision Making in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery“. Rome, Italy.
2014. Practical course: Surgery of massive weight loss patients. Printzlau Private hospital, Denmark.
2014. Laparoscopic Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. 8th Frankfurter Meeting.
2014. Practical course: Breast surgery. Breast reduction. Düsseldorf. Florence-Nightingale-Hospital.
2015. Advanced course in Revisional Procedures & Management of Complex Cases in Bariatric Surgery. AZ Sint Jan hospital, Bruges, Belgium.
2015. 12th BEAULI Workshop of fat grafting. Birkenwerder. Berlin, Germany.
2017. 5th Course of Live Surgery of Fat Grafting. Malaga, Spain.
2017. Practical course: Surgery of massive weight loss patients. Printzlau Private hospital, Denmark.
2017. The 22nd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, London, United Kingdom.
2018. Practical course: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe. Royal College of Physicians. London, United Kingdom.
2018. 6th Course of Live Surgery of Fat Grafting. Malaga, Spain.
2018. Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Workshop. Brussels, Belgium.
