Bariatric Surgeons

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 to the South of England, 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 has experience of over 2500 bariatric operations including over 1400 gastric bypasses, 700 gastric bands and 400 complex or revision procedures. His mortality rate is exemplary (less than 0.2%) despite operating on patients of extreme size (421kg - BMI 139) and with severe associated illnesses.

In addition to being a recognised trainer in Bariatric Surgery and a council 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 seriously overweight. The job not only requires surgical expertise, but also political and educational skills in helping GP's and health commissioners understand the problems that overweight people face. With a large number of followers, he has won over many with his great charm, empathy and expertise

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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.

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Chris Pring was first appointed as an NHS Consultant Surgeon in 2008 and he is a fulltime member of the team at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. He has been performing bariatric surgery since 2004, undertaking laparoscopic gastric band, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, revisional bariatric surgery and placement of the intragastric balloon. He has performed well over 500 bariatric procedures.

Chris graduated from Cambridge University in 1994. He pursued specialist bariatric surgical training in Yorkshire, Brisbane and Florida. He is an active member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS). He has secured a number of NHS research grants, had a range of articles published in peer reviewed journals and he regularly presents work at national and international meetings. He is frequently invited to review articles for specialist obesity surgery journals and he often lectures to other healthcare professionals on bariatric surgery. He is a recognised trainer of bariatric surgery for the NHS. He has recently appeared on the Sky1 TV show “Fat Families” and Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies.

Chris is a strong advocate of multidisciplinary care for bariatric surgery patients. He believes in the importance of supporting and empowering patients with the knowledge to help them make the right decisions at each point of their journey.

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Marco Adamo is a Consultant in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at the University College LondonHospital. 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.

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Jamie started his bariatric surgical training under Shaw Somers at King Edward VII hospital in 2000. After returning from a two-year Australian fellowship working in both the Royal Adelaide and Flinders medical Centre he was appointed as a consultant surgeon at Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust in 2008.

He performs gastric banding, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and revisional procedures with over a 200 cases experience. Jamie is also one of the most practiced laparoscopic / thoroscopic surgeons in the UK currently dealing with oesophageal cancer, recently publishing a series of over 100 cases and mentoring other surgeons in this technique.

Jamie lives in Southampton with his wife and daughter.

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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.

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Jim was appointed consultant Surgeon at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2003, where he specialises in oesophageal and gastric surgery for both cancer and benign conditions. He is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton.

Jim trained in St. Andrews in Scotland and then Manchester for his clinical years, where he qualified in 1989. His surgical training and research were primarily in the North West of England. During a year as senior surgical Fellow specializing in advanced and laparoscopic oesophageal and gastric Surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, in Brisbane Australia he first gained experience of bariatric surgery.

He has been a member of the Southampton bariatric surgical team, that has now carried out over 1,000 procedures, since its inception in 2004.

He has performed over 250 bariatric procedures including gastric banding, over 150 gastric bypasses, sleeve gastrectomy and a small number of revisional procedures. He has a good academic pedigree with nearly 20 peer reviewed publications including 4 bariatric publications and is strongly committed to bariatric surgical research. He contributes to an active research programme in both bariatric and cancer surgery within Southampton and through links with other units in the UK.

Jim lives with his wife and two children on the edge of the South Downs and outside of work enjoys cycling and boating.

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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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Khaled Hamdan was appointed as consultant UGI & laparoscopic Brighton and Sussex University NHS hospitals and honorary consultant surgeon at Worthing Hospital in 2009. He is the lead for research for general surgery at the digestive diseases unit at The Royal Sussex County Hospital,Brighton. Khaled also holds the post of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Khaled undertook two surgical Fellowships the first in Upper GI surgery in Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and the second was awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in bariatric surgery and minimally invasive UGI cancer resection.

Khaled is surgical trained in advanced laparoscopic skills in a wide range of Upper GI procedures such as anti-reflux surgery and bariatric procedures (laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding).

He is married with 2 children and in his spare time enjoys playing squash and spending time with his family.

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