Bariatric Surgery: UCLH

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UCLH Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery offers comprehensive medical and surgical services for the treatment of adults with obesity with the aim of improving health through weight management.

The multi-disciplinary team is comprised of:

  • consultant obesity physicians
  • consultant bariatric surgeons
  • bariatric anaesthetists
  • psychologists
  • clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
  • bariatric dieticians
  • exercise therapists
  • pathway co-ordinators. 

Services include laparoscopic surgery for upper gastrointestinal benign disease (including anti-reflux surgery) and laparoscopic day-case surgery for hernia and chloelithiasis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

  • BMI of 40 kg/m2 or more
  • BMI between 35-40 kg/m2 and other significant disease (for example, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved with weight loss

How to Refer

Letter

Referral methods: e-Referrals

Refer via e-RS

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How to find service on e-RS

  • Specialty: GI and Liver (Medicine and Surgery)
  • Clinic type: Upper GI including Dyspepsia
  • Service name: Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery - Gastroenterology Department - UCLH - RRV

Locations

UCLH Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery

UCLH.bariatrics@nhs.net 020 3447 5463 / 020 3447 5263 / 07929 377 901 / 07929 378 303 University College Hospital, UCLH contact centre, Ground floor central, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG

Service Feedback

Sandeep Bharkar, Service Manager, GI Surgery

Sandeep.bharkar@nhs.net 07535 690 024

Review date: Saturday, 11 January 2025