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Shaw SomersShaw Somers

Shaw Somers has been an NHS consultant surgeon since 1996 and specialises in upper Gastrointestinal surgery. Before this, he was a senior lecturer and honorary consultant at St James’ University in Leeds and Associate Professor at The Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong.

His bariatric surgical training started in 1994 in Leeds with Stephen Pollard, one of the UK’s first obesity surgeons. Since 1998, he has provided an NHS obesity service, initially at King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst and subsequently at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester. He now practices at centres around the South of England.

He now has experience of over 2000 bariatric operations including over 1000 gastric bypasses, 600 gastric bands and 200 complex or revision procedures. His mortality rate is exemplary (less than 0.2%) despite operating on patients of extreme size (315kg and BMI 105) and with associated co-morbidities.

In addition to being a recognised trainer in Bariatric Surgery and a counsel member of the British Obesity Surgery Society, he has a strong academic pedigree with over 30 peer-reviewed publications. He is also an honorary reader in Surgery at the University of Portsmouth.

In addition to all this, Shaw Somers is Discovery Home & Health’s ‘Fat Doctor’, the bariatric surgeon who battles to help the nation's morbidly obese lose weight. Every day he shrinks people in an effort to change and then save their lives. With a large number of followers, he has won over many with his great charm, empathy and expertise.

Shaw resides in Chichester with his wife and two sons.



Guy Slater Guy Slater

Guy Slater was appointed as an NHS consultant surgeon in 2004 specialising in upper GI cancer surgery, laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery. He has a personal experience of over 800 bariatric procedures including over 300 laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands, 400 laparoscopic and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses. In common with Shaw he has a particularly interest in the super-obese patient, BMI 60 kg/m2 and above. He has an in-hospital mortality rate of zero despite operating on the biggest and most sick patients including patients with a BMI over 90 kg/m2.

Guy trained at St. George’s Hospital, London qualifying in 1990. His surgical training took place in the South West Thames Region culminating in his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2002. Guy spent 2003 in Australia completing a fellowship in Advance Laparoscopic Surgery at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, under the tutelage of George Fielding. George Fielding is one of the world’s foremost bariatric surgeons and is now based at New York University Hospital. Guy was appointed to the consultant staff at St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester in 2004.

Guy has published widely in the field of Upper Gastro-intestinal surgery including eight bariatric publications written with George Fielding. He is often invited to lecture to other healthcare professionals on bariatric surgery. He joins Shaw Somers for the third series of the Fat Doctor and has previously appeared on TV in “Fat boy to Slim” and radio with in Dr Mark Porter’s Radio 4 medical program “Casenotes”.

When not working he enjoys cycling, running and sleeping.

Chris PringChris Pring

Chris is a Consultant in Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgery at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Redhill and the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. He has extensive experience in bariatric surgery having trained in Leeds, Brisbane and Florida. He has an established and burgeoning practice. He is an active member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society. He also has a strong interest in the multidisciplinary aspects of weight management and he is Medical Director of MDBA Weight Management Centres.

Marco AdamoMarco Adamo

Marco Adamo is a Consultant in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at the University College London Hospital. He is a fully established and experienced laparoscopic bariatric surgeon with an international reputation and over 9 years experience in laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding. He has personally performed over 200 bariatric laparoscopic procedures including complex bariatric revisional surgery.

Tim JohnTim John

Tim has recently developed his specialist interest in weight loss surgery having joined the Bariatric Surgical Team at St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester and The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, building on a decade of advanced laparoscopic surgical skills. His interest in Bariatric Surgery was first nurtured during his fellowship in Brisbane, Australia. During the last year Tim has performed numerous gastric band and bypasses.

Simon Toh

Simon went to medical school at Guy’s Hospital London, and his post-graduate training has included speciality obesity. He has a particular interest in weight-loss surgery, especially the LapBand procedure which he has performed in nearly 200 patients with excellent results. His post-operative care ensures his patients understand how to work with the Lapband and get the best weight loss possible. Simon is married with three children.


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