Dr Oliver Florica
MD FRACS
 Dr Florica earned his MD in 1990 from Carol Davila Medical University in Bucharest. He interned in Johannesburg, then furthered his experience at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town and Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg. In South Africa he trained in a variety of surgical specialties mainly related to trauma: general surgery, orthopaedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, thoracic, cardiovascular and neurosurgical emergencies, intensive care and life-support techniques.
Dr Florica moved to Australia to continue training in general Surgery in 1995. He qualified from the Royal Melbourne Hospital as a Specialist and earned his FRACS in 2002. Since then laparoscopic surgery ("keyhole") has become the focus of Dr Florica's practice. His experience of over 2000 laparoscopic surgeries regularly includes: gallbladder, hernia, bowel and anti-reflux procedures and his laparoscopic skills are such that he has been able to perform successfully laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder and appendix without need for open surgery or technical complications for the last seven years.
Dr Florica's main surgical interest is laparoscopic gastric banding as a weight loss solution, a surgical procedure with almost 20years proven records that in good hands presents as one of the safest, reversible and efficient surgical solutions for morbidly obese patient.
Since 2003 Dr Florica has completed courses and has been mentored in a range of bariatric procedures in Australia and overseas. In 2008 Dr Florica has earned a Diploma in laparoscopic surgery from The University of Strasbourg in France.
Dr Florica has been practicing privately in North Sydney and patients are seen for surgery at The Sydney Adventist Hospital or endoscopy (panendoscopy, colonoscopy) at Castle Hill Day Surgery.
Research interest
Dr Florica has contributed research papers, publications, lectures and other presentation on laparoscopic surgery and gastric banding at different levels of professional meetings (highlights: SAGES in Dallas, IASGO in Bucharest, IFSO in Sydney, International Laparoscopic Colorectal Conference in Florida).
Dr Florica's current interest is in techniques of establishing pneumoperitoneum where over a 1000 cases are reviewed and hernia repair technique using optical trocars.
Currently accredited at the following hospitals
- Hawkesbury District Health Services
- Hills Private Hospital
- Southern Highlands Private Hospital
- Sydney Adventist Hospital
- Sydney Private Hospital
Research Papers
July 2008 – Thredbo, Australia - Biennial International Congress of Australasian Hernia Society – oral presentation "Laparoscopic mesh repair inguinal hernia (TEP) – cost effective optical trocar technique"
Feb 2008 - Florida, US - 3rd International Congress of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery - video presentation: "Optical trocar a safe technique in establishing pneumoperitoneum" (600 cases review)
Dec 2007 - "Laparoscopic resection of splenic artery aneurysm with splenic preservation" - paper accepted and published in 2008 in the Singapore Medical Journal
Sept 2007, Europe - The 17th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists
"Laparoscopic insertion of adjustable gastric band - single surgeon, minimal dissection, three port technique" - video presentation and patient review; author Dr O Florica (faculty)
"Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal mesh repair of inguinal hernia - cost effective optical trocar technique" - (video presentation and patient review) Florica O
August 2006, Sydney - The 11th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
"Visiport technique - evaluation of safety in laparoscopic abdominal surgery" - poster presentation; authors Dr O Florica, Dr S Y Lee, Dr R Curran
May 2006, Bucharest - The 23rd National Congress of Surgery
"Visiport technique - safety evaluation in laparoscopic abdominal surgery" - video presentation and patient review; presenter Dr O Florica
"Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - has the time arrived to bury open cholecystectomy?" - poster presentation Dr Oliver Florica
April 2006, Dallas - Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - Annual Scientific Session
"Visiport technique - evaluation in abdominal surgery" Author Dr. O Florica, Dr S Y Lee, Dr R Curran |
