Dr. Jean-François Belle

Dr. Jean-François Belle is a consultant urologist at Seychelles Hospital (Victoria Hospital) in Victoria, the primary national hospital of the Seychelles. With 13 years of specialist experience and fellowship of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), he is one of the most qualified urologists in the Indian Ocean region. He specialises in prostate disease, urinary stone disease, and urological oncology. The Seychelles, as a high-income small island nation with a strong tourism economy, maintains healthcare standards above the regional average, and Dr. Belle's FEBU qualification — assessed by European urology peer review — reflects the international calibre of his training.

Dr. Belle obtained his Doctorat en Médecine from Université de La Réunion and subsequently completed his DES Urologie (Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées en Urologie) from Université de Bordeaux, a prestigious French university specialisation qualification. He was awarded the FEBU (Fellow of the European Board of Urology) — the highest European assessment of urology competence, requiring written examination, logbook verification, and peer review by the European Association of Urology. His training encompassed endoscopic urological procedures, laparoscopic urology, prostate cancer management, and urinary stone treatment. He participates in EAU Congress and Francophone urology CME programmes.

Dr. Belle's urological practice covers the full spectrum of adult urology. His prostate disease expertise encompasses PSA screening, systematic and MRI-targeted prostate biopsy, active surveillance management for low-risk prostate cancer, and surgical prostatectomy referral coordination. He manages benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using medical therapy and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). His urinary stone practice includes medical expulsive therapy, ESWL coordination, and ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy for ureteric and renal calculi. His uro-oncology practice covers bladder cancer cystoscopy and TURBT, renal mass evaluation, and scrotal pathology assessment. He also manages urological infections, erectile dysfunction, and incontinence.

Seychelles Hospital is the national hospital for the Seychelles and regularly serves the island nation's substantial tourist and expatriate population. The Seychelles is a high-income tourism destination attracting affluent international visitors from Europe, the Middle East, and globally. Dr. Belle's trilingual capability in French, English, and Seychellois Creole ensures broad communicability across this international patient base. For complex urological oncological procedures or robotic surgery not available locally, the hospital maintains referral pathways to South Africa, Reunion Island, and European centres. Seychelles International Airport provides direct flights from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Dr. Belle holds the FEBU (Fellow of the European Board of Urology) — awarded by peer assessment within the European Association of Urology — reflecting internationally recognised urological expertise. He has been recognised by Seychelles' Ministry of Health for his contributions to expanding urological care in the island nation, significantly reducing the need for urology-related medical evacuations. He participates in EAU and Francophone urological meetings and has been commended for developing structured prostate cancer screening and stone disease management protocols at Victoria Hospital.