- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Upper GI surgery
About me
As Past-President of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) www.bomss.org.uk I am recognised as one of the leading bariatric surgeons in the UK. I am past Chair of the National Bariatric Surgery Registry (NBSR) and led the surgeon-level mortality data publication as part of 'Everyone Counts Promise 2' for the NHS in bariatric surgery from 2013-16. I wrote the 2nd NBSR Report in 2014. I am an hon Reader in Bariatric Surgery in Bristol University.
I also have a wide practice in benign laparoscopic upper GI surgery including hernia surgery (groin hernias), cholecystectomy (gallbladder surgery) and operations for hiatus hernia / reflux (fundoplication).
Areas of interest
Bariatric surgery for complex obesity: sleeve gastrectomy, Roux en Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, gastric balloons; Upper gastro-intestinal disease; Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery') for inguinal hernia, gallstones (cholecystectomy) and gastroesophageal reflux (fundoplication)
Medical secretaries
- Daisy Culverwell
- The Bariatric Group Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital Staplegrove TAUNTON TA2 6AN
- 01823 215714
- 07824 116284
- D.Culverwell@thebariatricgroup.co.uk
- Ms Melissa Cousins
- 07760 573746
- melissa.cousins@nuffieldhealthpartners.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Stephen Harris
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Edward Keevil
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Abigail Hine
Not Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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J1830
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - (1-5)
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T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (1-5)
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T2781
Repair of epigastric hernia - (1-5)