The National Obesity Surgery Centre Team
Should you choose to proceed with the National Obesity Surgery Centre you can be assured of the best possible service at all times. Our team is too big to detail here, so we have provided information on the key medical figures within the organisation.
Dr John Mason MD FRCP
Medical Director
Dr Mason is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Trafford General Hospital (part of the Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust) where he is also Medical Director. With a personal series well in excess of 10,000 upper GI endoscopies, he was the ideal choice to both place the majority of our gastric balloons and also to train other practitioners who join the Centre throughout the UK. As the NOSC’s Medical Director he is also responsible for overseeing all medical matters that arise within the Centre, including clinical governance, training, research, and our ongoing medical audit.
Professor Nadey S Hakim KCJSJ, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCSI, FACS, FICS
Professor Hakim is a General Bariatric and Transplant Surgeon. He is the Surgical Director of the West London Transplant Unit based at the Hammersmith Hospital. He has a particular interest and expertise in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons. He obtained his MD from Paris Rene Descartes University; he received his surgical training at Guy’s Hospital in London and PhD in small bowel transplantation from University College London. He completed a Gastrointestinal Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and Multiorgan Transplant Fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
To date he has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and has written/edited 18 textbooks in the field of General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery and Transplantation. He is the Editor in Chief of International Surgery, a prestigious peer-reviewed journal and is on the Editorial Board of Transplant Proceedings, Graft, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation and of several other journals.
He is a member of the Kidney-Pancreas Committee of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTP) and Past President of the Transplantation Section of the Royal Society for Medicine.
He has been awarded an Honorary Professorship of the University of Sao Paolo, University of Lyon, University of Lima, Peru and University of Beshkent Ankara. He has been a visiting Professor at several prestigious centres including Harvard University.
He is the 35th World President of the International College of Surgeons, based in Chicago. Prior to his election he served as First Vice President and European Federation Secretary of this College.
He has recently been awarded the 2007 J Wesley Alexander Prize for outstanding research in the field of Transplantation.
Professor Hakim provides both Gastric Balloon and Lap Band™ procedures.
Mr Roger Ackroyd MB, ChB, MD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), FRCS (Gen Surg)
Mr Ackroyd is a fully qualified and accredited Consultant General Surgeon who specialises in surgical procedures for obesity. He qualified in medicine from Sheffield University in 1989 and trained in the UK, Europe and Australia. His special interest is in upper gastrointestinal surgery. He is a member of the British Obesity Surgery Society.
Mr Ackroyd’s major clinical interests include oesophagogastric cancer surgery, anti-reflux surgery and gallbladder, hernia and obesity surgery. His research interests include ablation therapy for Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer, clinical trials comparing different types of anti-reflux surgery and the metabolic effects of obesity surgery.
Mr Ackroyd provides both Gastric Balloon and Lap Band™ procedures.
Mr Bart Decadt MD(Leuven) MD(Norwich) FRCS (Gen Surg) FRCSI
Mr Decadt is a Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon at the Stockport NHS Foundation trust. He specialises in laparoscopic surgery for obesity, cancers of the stomach, oesophagus and Barrett’s oesophagus.
Mr Decadt completed his medical training in Belgium before taking up his surgical training in South Africa and Manchester. He took the first MD degree in laparoscopic surgery at the University of East Anglia.
Mr Decadt has extensive experience in gastric band surgery and was involved in the placement of the first laparoscopic band in the UK in 1997.
He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the British Obesity Surgical Society and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery.`
Mr Decadt provides Gastric Band procedures.
Mr. David Galloway MBChB,MD,FRCS(G),FRCS(Ed)
Mr David Galloway is a Consultant Surgeon in General and Colorectal Surgery at Gartnavel General Hospital and Western Infirmary in Glasgow. He is a specialist in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic techniques and Bariatric surgery, and is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow. He has been widely published in many well respected medical journals and has previously held senior positions in both London and New York. He also established a minimal access surgery for patients with clinically severe obesity.
Fellowships and memberships include: Member of the Surgical Research Society, Member of the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Fellow of Cornell University Medical College, Fellow of the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr. Galloway provides both Gastric Balloon and Lap Band™ procedure.
Mr Ahmed R Ahmed BSc (Hons) FRCS (Gen)
Mr Ahmed is a Consultant in Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgery and Lead Surgeon, Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Mr Ahmed trained in General and Upper GI surgery in the UK. He also trained in the United States at Stanford University Medical Centre and at the University of Rochester Medical Centre in New York, where he completed a one year fellowship in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery.
In addition to general laparoscopic operations Mr Ahmed has performed in excess of 500 laparoscopic bariatric procedures. He is actively involved in bariatric surgery research and has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals.
He is a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the Society of American Gastroenterological and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS) and the British Obesity Surgery Society (BOSS). He was recently awarded the 2007 International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO) Scholarship.
Mr Ahmed provides Gastric Band procedures.
Mr. David Hewin BSc MB ChB MD FRCS (Gen Surg)
David Hewin BSc MD FRCS, is a consultant general surgeon in Gloucestershire specializing in laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery including surgical procedures for obesity. Having qualified in medicine from Bristol University, he trained in surgery both in the UK and abroad and is now a fully qualified and accredited general surgeon with a special interest in upper gastrointestinal surgery and is developing NHS as well as private obesity surgery services in Gloucester. Mr Hewin’s major clinical interests include surgery for obesity, oesophageal cancer, reflux disease, gallstones and hernias.
Mr Hewin trained in obesity surgery with internationally renowned Vincent Frering in Lyon, France and has carried out further weight loss surgical training in Paris and Rome. He is a member of the British Obesity Surgery Society and has presented obesity surgery research at national and international meetings. He is an elected trustee of the British Obesity Surgery Patient Association where he is committed to working through them for greater accessibility to and affordability of weight loss surgery.
Mr. Hewin provides Gastric Balloon and Lap Band™ procedures.
Dr Hamish Duncan MD, FRCP, BSc(Hons), DTM&H
Dr Duncan is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth). He qualified in medicine from Birmingham University in 1986. He was awarded his MD for his work on enteral nutrition. He is a member of the British Society of Gastroenterology and the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He has co-authored a number of books and original research articles. He performs interventional endoscopy in addition to placing gastric balloons. He received his formal training in the use of intragastric balloons in Rome.
Dr Nigel Guest M.B. Ch.B D.R.C.O.G D.F.F.P
Director of Medical Services
Dr Guest heads the Clinical Services Team and is responsible for any medical issues that may arise prior to and following treatment. He works closely with the National Obesity Surgery Centre’s team of Bariatric Surgeons and Gastroenterologists and liaises constantly with support staff and the Clinical Services Team. Dr Guest’s special interests are in cardiology, psychiatry and gastroenterology.
Loraine Knockton B.A M.Ed Dip Performance Coaching, Qualified Nurse
Clinical Services Manager
Loraine’s background in behavioural therapies and motivational techniques makes her the ideal person to work alongside and enable patients to succeed with their weight loss goals. Continuing her professional development in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, she brings an understanding and sensitive approach to meeting individual needs.
Together with her team, she ensures continuity of support for patients throughout their weight loss journey.
