Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
We now provide a bariatric and metabolic surgery service at University Hospital Lewisham.
Our multidisciplinary team offer a one stop assessment with a consultant bariatric surgeon (Ms Cynthia Borg, Mr Midhat Siddiqui), a specialist nurse, a dietician and a consultant anaesthetist. We offer a full range of bariatric procedures including laparoscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding. We also have a comprehensive post-operative follow-up pathway.
Who we can help
We can accept referrals for patients who fulfil the NICE and current commissioning guidelines. These are:
- Patients aged 18 or over,
- A BMI of 40 kg/m2, or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 if you have other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, hypertension and benign intracranial hypertension
- You have had a BMI of 30 or more for 5 years or more,
- You have already complied with a specialist tier 3 or tier 4 non-surgical weight loss programme for a period of 12 months or more (BMI: 35-49). If your BMI is over 50, the minimum period that you must have participated in a weight loss programme is six months.
- You are willing to commit to a long-term follow up programme, and you have no history of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
We ask that you have your fasting lipids and fasting glucose, FBC, U&E, creatinine, B12, folate, calcium and Vit D checked prior to being referred to us, and that your referral includes your test results.
For more information please get in touch with Miss Cynthia Borg on 020 8333 3169 or email LH.bariatricsurgery@nhs.net.
Bariatric Support Group
We run a Bariatric Support Group to assist people who are planning to have, or have had, weight loss surgery.