COE Programs: Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
SRC administers four center of excellence (COE) programs for the bariatric and metabolic surgery specialty. Three are country-specific programs that are managed on behalf of professional societies in Brazil, India and Mexico. Surgeons and hospitals in these countries are eligible to participate in their society’s program.
The International Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery (ICE) program was created by SRC to evaluate surgeons and hospitals located in countries that do not have their own program. More specifically, surgeons and hospitals in Brazil, India and Mexico must apply through their country’s program, not through the ICE program.
More than 1,100 bariatric surgeons and 600 facilities worldwide are currently designated or approved for provisional status through one of the COE programs that SRC administers.
Learn more about each COE program for bariatric and metabolic surgery: