world class surgeons

World Class Surgeons



Should you choose to proceed with the National Obesity Surgery Centre you can be assured of the best possible service at all times.

Our team of leading surgeons reads like a who’s who of expertise in the weight loss sector. With clinics in every location in the UK staffed by uniquely qualified surgeons and first class health care professionals.

Dr John Mason MD, FRCP – Medical Advisor

Dr Mason is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Trafford General Hospital (part of the Central Manchester University NHS Trust). With a personal series well in excess of 10,000 upper GI endoscopies, he was the ideal choice … Read more »

Mr David Hewin BSc, MB, ChB, MD, FRCS (Gen Surg)

Mr David Hewin is a consultant general surgeon in Gloucestershire specializing in laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery including surgical procedures for obesity. Having qualified in medicine from Bristol University, he trained in surgery both in the UK and abroad and is now… Read more »

Dr Purushothaman Premchand MBBS, MD, MRCP

Dr Premchand is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and is currently the Endoscopy Lead of Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. The BHRT Gastroenterology Unit consists of ten gastroenterologists and ten surgeons and is a major centre for gastroenterology. He recently set… Read more »

Mr Marcus Reddy Professor

Mr Reddy is a leading Consultant General Laparoscopic Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon. He is fully accredited on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register for general surgery with a nominated special interest in upper gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. He is also a member of the committee overseeing the National bariatric Surgery in… Read more »

Mr Yashwant Koak MS, FRCS, MBChB, MDCH, MBA

Mr Koak is a Consultant General, Laparoscopic, Bariatric and Upper GI Surgeon who has performed in excess of 5000 operations. Mr Koak qualified in medicine from the University of Glasgow and did his Basic Surgical training at the Chelsea and… Read more »

Mr James Rink MB BChir, M Phil, FRCS (Eng)

Mr. Rink is a Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Upper-GI and Bariatric Surgery in Shrewsbury Hospital. Following his graduation from Cambridge University Medical School, Mr Rink worked in East Anglia, the South West and… Read more »

Mr Christopher Shearer Consultant General Surgeon

Mr Christopher Shearer is a Consultant General Surgeon with subspecialty interests in upper gastrointestinal, laparoscopic and weight loss surgery. His NHS practice is based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. He is the Deputy Lead Clinician for the … Read more »

Mr James Hopkins MA DPhil FRCS

Mr James Hopkins is a specialist UGI and Metabolic Surgeon, Bariatric Endoscopist, and the Clinical Lead for GI Emergency Surgery at North Bristol NHS Trust. He is the Local Principal Investigator for National Bariatric Surgery … Read more »

Mr. Javed Sultan

Sultan started his consultant career in 2014 at Guildford, to help expand and develop the regional oesophago-gastric cancer unit for Surrey. He was a Consultant Surgeon at the largest internationally renowned Northern Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Unit (Newcastle upon Tyne) prior to his appointment at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. … Read more »

Mr Kesava Mannur

Mr Kesava Mannur is a consultant surgeon with extensive experience in bariatric and laparoscopic surgery. He Trained in surgery in Chennai, Cardiff, Stevenage, Royal London Hospital. Started laparoscopic work in 1990 in Royal London Hospital. … Read more »

Mr. Dixit

Mr Dixit is a specialist weight loss surgeon who trained as a bariatric surgeon in London and Bruges, Belgium. He built up his bariatric practice during a 12 month appointment as a consultant in the bariatric unit at Homerton Hospital, London
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Mr. Balaratnam

Dr. Nimal Balaratnam is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with over two decades of experience in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He sees private patients at St Josephs Hospital. Dr Balaratnam qualified from Nottingham University 1991 and joined
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Mr. Arul Immanuel

I am a Consultant in General and Upper Gastrointestinal surgery at the Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. I returned to the United Kingdom from a fellowship at the Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreatic
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Mr Farhan Rashid MBBS, DM, FRCS

Trained at Midlands, East of England and Cambridge. Higher surgical training at Cambridge rotation. Trained at five regional oesophagogastric cancer units and two regional Bariatric units in UK.

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Mr Samual

Mr Samuel is a Bariatric and metabolic Surgeon at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire since Oct 2019. Formally trained in weight loss surgery with a prestigious Royal College Fellowship at Sunderland Hospitals.

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