Obesity specialists

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Professor Francesco Rubino is a leading bariatric surgeon and a pioneer in the field of metabolic weight loss treatment and surgery. Originally trained in Italy and with extensive experience in the US, he now holds the position of Professor of Metabolic Surgery at King's College Hospital, the first of its kind. He has been awarded innumerable prizes, holds posts and memberships all over the world, has published over a 100 peer-reviewed papers, and is a reference in his field.

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Dr. Abbi Lulsegged is an experienced consultant physician and endocrinologist, practising in a number of clinics in central London and southern England. Dr. Lulsegged has a special interest in unexplained medical conditions, obesity, fatigue and reversal of type 2 diabetes. He also has an interest in optimising patients for important goals such as pregnancy or surgery, taking into account important environmental factors. He is passionate in determining the root cause(s) of why a patient is unwell - whether it is a seemingly straightforward thyroid problem or a more complex, long-standing, baffling conundrum. By taking this approach, he believes that patients are managed much more holistically with the potential to not only positively impact existing conditions but, also invest in future health. He has considerable expertise in coordinating the care of patients with complex, unexplained conditions, working closely with experienced, dedicated colleagues. He sees patients from all over the country and overseas. Dr. Lulsegged developed from scratch, a successful and thriving endocrine service at Bromley Hospitals, part of King's College Hospital. He is also a notable leader and educator, with experience heading the production of guidelines on management of vitamin D deficiency serving a population of 1 million. He has lectured both nationally and internationally. Dr Lulsegged has presented in the Houses of Parliament on the subject of reversal of type 2 diabetes, has been interviewed regularly on radio programs and has been quoted by national press. He appeared on the BBC to discuss treatment of diabetes - the program received very high viewer ratings. He has received clinical excellence awards for his outstanding patient care, and has been appointed as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians as an acknowledgment of his work in both medicine and his chosen specialty. 

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Dr Sandip Ghosh is an expert consultant endocrinologist based in Birmingham, who specialises in the management of all aspects of diabetes. His areas of interests include the management of diabetes and its complications, obesity, management of diabetes for surgery/pregnancy, new therapies and technologies related to diabetes and disorders of sex hormone abnormality, thyroid disease, adrenal disease, and pituitary disease. Dr Sandip Ghosh ensures that he provides his patients the highest level of quality of care, and was awarded the UK Diabetes Healthcare Professional of the Year 2017 by the Quality in Care (QIC) programme. Dr Ghosh leads the Inpatient Diabetes Service at the University Hospital Birmingham, has been involved in developing several guidelines for managing patients with diabetes, and has led on a number of Quality Improvement projects to improve patient carewhich have been widely recognised nationally.  He is passionate about teaching and training fellow doctors and medical students, and is a regular examiner for the Royal College of Physicians UK and the medical school of the University of Birmingham. He is actively associated with diabetes research and is a member of the Diabetes Translational Research Group, University Hospital Birmingham. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. He has been a consultant endocrinologist for more than a decade and undertakes medico-legal review for medical negligence cases.

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Mr Andrew Wan is a highly-skilled bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon based in London. He is the clinical lead at St George's Hospital and he also operates from a number of reputable private clinics including Parkside Hospital. He undertakes the range of general surgery procedures, performing most of them laparoscopically. He has a special interest in abdominal endocrine diseases including the adrenal glands and neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas. Outside of his clinic he is actively involved in educating trainee surgeons and forms a part of the Southwest London Surgical Training Committee.

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Professor Carel le Roux is an award-winning specialist in metabolic medicine and is recognised as a leading expert in metabolism and obesity. His areas of expertise include type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular risk and metabolic disorders. Professor le Roux holds clinics primarily in Dublin, Ireland but as of July 2018 will practice regularly at King's College Hospital Guthrie Clinic, London.  He has published numerous high-impact papers over the years and has also been able to take up a variety of editorial positions in peer-reviewed journals.  Professor le Roux established a successful independent research group and his research in the understanding of the physiological role and pathological changes in appetite control has been widely acknowledged for his analysis in this area.    

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Based in London, Dr Barbara McGowan is a leading expert in endocrinology. Her special interests include weight loss, bariatric medicine, polycystic ovarian syndrome, thyroid problems, infertility, adrenal disease and pituitary disorders and arenal disease. Outside of her clinic she is dedicated to research, her work has been recognised by NIHR/RCP who awarded her for her 'outstanding contribution to research' in 2016. She has obtained other awards for her research including the Glaxo-Wellcome-Blackwell clinical prize and the London Lock Memorial Prize. She practices from Guy's Hospital and BMI Bishops Wood while also serving as Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London.

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Dr Bobby Huda is a renowned consultant endocrinologist in London with over 15 years of experience, and currently works as an NHS consultant at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals, Barts Health NHS Trust. Having completed his medical training at the University of Liverpool, he went on to further hone his skills, taking on general and specialist training at the prestigious University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, King's College Hospital, and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London. At the forefront of his field, he takes a particular clinical interest in type 1 and antenatal diabetes and sits on several regional and national committees. He was a Clinical Lecturer at the world famous diabetes centre at King's College Hospital and gained valuable expertise in antenatal diabetes and insulin pump/glucose sensor therapy. Following successful completion of his PhD, he was awarded a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Lecturer post in Diabetes & Endocrinology at King's College London from 2011 to 2012, further pursuing research interests in obstructive sleep apnoea and inpatient diabetes. Passionate about teaching and research, he currently holds lecturing positions at a number of prestigious establishments including King's College London and Barts and the London Medical School. He has also published over thirty articles in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters.  With much of his research centred around obesity, he has a clinical interest in the causes of weight gain and tiredness and performs detailed endocrine evaluation for these symptoms. He has considerable clinical expertise in type 1 diabetes, insulin pump/ glucose sensors and diabetes in pregnancy.  He also consults on diabetes foot problems, genetic forms of diabetes, type 2 diabetes/ insulin resistance and abnormal thyroid function tests. He is currently not consulting on general endocrinology or thyroid nodules.

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Dr. Abbi Lulsegged is an experienced consultant physician and endocrinologist, practising in a number of clinics in central London and southern England. Dr. Lulsegged has a special interest in unexplained medical conditions, obesity, fatigue, and reversal of type 2 diabetes. He also has an interest in optimising patients for important goals such as pregnancy or surgery, taking into account important environmental factors. He has broad experience in treating all manner of endocrine conditions including polycystic ovarian syndrome, osteoporosis, male and female sex hormone dysfunction, thyroid nodules, adrenal diseases, endocrine causes of high blood pressure, problems with salt, potassium and magnesium levels (electrolyte imbalance) and pituitary disease.  He is passionate in determining the root cause(s) of why a patient is unwell - whether it is a seemingly straightforward thyroid problem or a more complex, long-standing, baffling conundrum. By taking this approach, he believes that patients are managed much more holistically with the potential to not only positively impact existing conditions but, also invest in future health. He has considerable expertise in coordinating the care of patients with complex, unexplained conditions, working closely with experienced, dedicated colleagues. He sees patients from all over the country and overseas. Dr. Lulsegged developed from scratch, a successful and thriving endocrine service at Bromley Hospitals, part of King's College Hospital. He is also a notable leader and educator, with experience heading the production of guidelines on management of vitamin D deficiency serving a population of 1 million. He has lectured both nationally and internationally.  Dr. Lulsegged has presented in the Houses of Parliament on the subject of reversal of type 2 diabetes, has been interviewed regularly on radio programs and has been quoted by national press. He appeared on the BBC to discuss treatment of diabetes - the program received very high viewer ratings. He has received clinical excellence awards for his outstanding patient care, and has been appointed as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians as an acknowledgment of his work in both medicine and his chosen specialty.     

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Dr James Andrew Robinson is a top gastroenterologist based in Manchester, who specialises in treating diarrhoea, acid reflux, indigestion, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), among others. Well-versed in all aspects of gastroenterology, his expertise has led to his appointment to several prominent positions in his field, including Clinical Director for Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine and Palliative Care at Salford Royal Hospital, as well as being named Core Medical Training Director for North West Deanery and Associate Regional Advisor to the Royal College of Physicians. Dr Robinson graduated from Oxford University and worked there before returning to the North-West, where he underwent further training. He then completed a PhD before gaining the position of Consultant Gastroenterologist at Hope Hospital. In 2001, he was appointed to the same position at Salford Royal and became an honorary clinical lecturer at Manchester University.  Dr Robinson believes in a patient-centric approach, emphasising the importance of making information as accessible as possible to the patient, encouraging them to take part in the decision-making process, and guiding them in self-management of certain gastroenterolological problems.

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