Dr Carla Gillespie
Northern Bariatrics
About
Northern Bariatrics is a collaborative group of specialist surgeons in Northern Sydney offering proven bariatric procedures with a holistic approach to weight loss and ongoing weight management.
Procedures Offered
Surgeons at This Clinic
A/Prof Andrew Pearson
A/Prof Christos Apostolou
Dr Carla Gillespie
Hospital Affiliations
Northern Beaches Hospital
NSW
Sydney Adventist Hospital
NSW - private
Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital
NSW
Our Surgeons
Dr Andrew Pearson
Associate Professor Andrew Pearson is a specialist General Surgeon with an interest in acute general surgery, trauma surgery and surgery of the liver, pancreas and biliary tract as well as bariatric surgery.
- Degrees in both Physiotherapy and Medicine from the University of Sydney. Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons through Royal North Shore Hospital. Year of fellowship training in liver, pancreas and biliary surgery at Royal North Shore. Fellowship in General Practice from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
- Active member of the Australian Defence Force with multiple deployments to military conflicts and humanitarian assistance missions
- Completed an ironman triathlon
A/Prof. Christos Apostolou
- Surgical training in Cape Town with admission to the South African College of Surgeons in 2003. 5 years of fellowships in Upper GI/HPB/Trauma Surgery. Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 2012. Masters in Surgery from the University of Cape Town. Certificate of Surgical Gastroenterology from the S. African College. Robotic surgery training at Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul South Korea in 2015.
- Clinical lead in Upper GI Surgery at the Sydney Adventist Hospital
- Previously department head in Upper GI Surgery in Bankstown Hospital
- GSA/RACS hospital training supervisor on the NSW committee
- Served on the board of the ANZHPBA
- Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW
- Clinical Lecturer at Macquarie University
- Clinical Senior Lecturer with Sydney University
- Accredited robotic surgeon and mentor in Upper GI Surgery across both da Vinci & Versius systems
- Numerous and ongoing peer review publications
Dr Carla Gillespie
Dr Gillespie is an Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric surgeon based out of the Northern Beaches Hospital.
- Medicine at Newcastle University. General Surgery Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. A year at Royal North Shore Hospital. ANZGOSA fellowship. Two further years at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne and Concord Hospital in Sydney.
- Selected for the Australia & New Zealand Gastric & Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA) fellowship
Procedure Information
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy▼
One of the bariatric procedures offered at Northern Bariatrics. Part of a variety of weight loss surgery options custom designed for each patient to deliver the best possible outcome.
Laparoscopic Single Anastomosis Bypass▼
One of the bariatric procedures offered at Northern Bariatrics. Part of a variety of weight loss surgery options custom designed for each patient to deliver the best possible outcome.
Laparoscopic Roux en Y Bypass▼
One of the bariatric procedures offered at Northern Bariatrics. Part of a variety of weight loss surgery options custom designed for each patient to deliver the best possible outcome.
Revisional Procedures▼
Revisional bariatric procedures offered at Northern Bariatrics for patients who may need further surgical intervention.
Support Team
Dietitian
Exercise Physiologist
Opening Hours
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:30 am–5 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am–5 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am–5 pm
Friday: 8:30 am–5 pm
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Dr Ertugrul Durmush
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Shirhan Ho
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A/Prof Garett Smith
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