Meet The Surgeons

Southwest Bariatric Surgery group is unique in that there are only three surgeons in the UK who have passed the rigorous international assessment process of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery for Centres of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery – and all three work in our team! We are very proud that this translates into excellence of care for our clients.

The surgeons meet regularly as a team to discuss new approaches to patient care and to ensure that there is consistency of care across all of our surgery centres. Collectively they have performed over 2,500 bariatric surgery operations in the past 3 years. Mr Richard Welbourn is the Director of Surgery for the team.

Southwest Bariatric Surgery Group is committed to the highest standards of treatment practice and all of our surgeons are experienced in bariatric surgery, working in both the NHS and private sectors. Their committment to the advancement of bariatric surgery also extends to the collecting and publishing data on our treatment outcomes and measuring the impact of the treatment on patients. Our team regularly presents data at UK and international medical conferences and several team members hold leadership positions on UK medical bodies such as the Royal College of Surgery, the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society and the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons.

Tim Wheatley	Nick Davies	Ian Finlay
Richard Krysztopik	David Mahon	Grant Sanders
Richard Welbourn