Victorian Bariatric Surgery Centre Team
Victorian Bariatric Surgery Centre
About
The Victorian Bariatric Surgery Centre brings together industry recognised experts with more than 30 years of experience in weight management including specialist physicians, dieticians and psychologists, offering a uniquely designed and holistic approach to life-long weight management.
Procedures Offered
Also offered
Surgeons at This Clinic
Mr Ramez Bassari
Mr Yahya Al-Habbal
Dr Ingra Bringmann
Hospital Affiliations
Alfred Health
VIC
Our Surgeons
Mr Ramez Bassari
Mr Bassari completed his medical degree in 2004 at the University of Auckland.
- Medical degree in 2004 at the University of Auckland. Specialist surgical training (FRACS) completed in 2012. Sub-specialist training in Bariatric/Metabolic and Upper Gastrointestinal surgery including 2 years through the competitive ANZGOSA training scheme.
- FRACS
- ANZGOSA
Mr Yahya Al-Habbal
Yahya started basic surgical training in Iraq.
- Basic surgical training in Iraq, UAE, and UK. MRCSI. Advanced surgical training through Austin Health (FRACS). Fellowship in Acute Surgical Unit at Eastern Health. 3 years subspecialty training in UGI surgery and interventional endoscopy through ANZGOSA. Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeon (ACS).
- ANZGOSA
- RCSI
- ACS
- RACS
Dr Ingra Bringmann
Bariatrics is a medical specialty that offers treatment for those who are overweight.
- MSc MD (hons) FRACS; AFRACMA; MBA student at MBS
- MSc MD (hons)
- FRACS
- AFRACMA
- Speaks English, Dutch, French, and German
Procedure Information
Sleeve Gastrectomy▼
Sleeve gastrectomy is becoming a more commonly performed procedure in the bariatric community. Some people believe that sleeve gastrectomy can deliver rapid, short-term weight loss results similar to a gastric bypass, yet is less drastic and has fewer complications.
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass▼
Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity, which is the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the health problems this causes.
Lap Band®47.1% excess weight loss maintained at 15 years▼
The LAP-BAND® System is a clinically proven medical device to aid with long-term weight loss. Studies have shown an average excess weight loss of 47.1% maintained at 15 years, with either complete control or improvement in obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, heart disease, asthma and hypertension, among others.
Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)>85% of excess weight▼
BPD is usually performed where other procedures have failed or complications have occurred and is not generally performed as a primary weight loss operation. It combines both restriction and malabsorption. There are three versions: the classic BPD (Scopinaro), BPD with Duodenal Switch (DS), and SADI.
Revisional Bariatric Surgery▼
All weight loss operations may require revisional surgery due to a problem that has developed (eg. pouch dilatation/slippage with a lap band or gastric stenosis or reflux after a sleeve gastrectomy) or due to weight regain. Revisional surgery has an inherently higher risk than primary surgery.
ORBERA®▼
The ORBERA® Managed Weight Loss Program is a medical procedure for weight loss that focuses on developing long-term, sustainable and healthy habits.
Support Team
Dietitian
Psychologist
Bariatric Physician / GP
Nurse Specialist
Other Weight Loss Surgeons in VIC
Dr Andrew Huo
Melbourne Weight Loss Centre
“Melbourne Weight Loss Centre provides a specialised surgical weight loss treatment service for people who are morbidly obese and especially for those with obesity-related illnesses. They also specialise in the treatment of reflux disease and minimally-invasive general surgery as well as providing an endoscopy service.”
Zeev Duieb
Greater Eastern Obesity Surgery
“Greater Eastern Obesity Surgery is a team of health care specialists led by Bariatric Surgeon Dr Zeev Duieb, committed to working with patients to help them achieve their health and lifestyle goals. Conveniently located across multiple sites in Melbourne, they provide services to patients from all over Victoria.”
Mr Anthony Clough
Melbourne Centre for Bariatric Surgery
Epworth Eastern Hospital, St John of God Bendigo
“Melbourne Centre for Bariatric Surgery is led by Mr Anthony Clough, a General, Upper GI & Bariatric specialist with an interest in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. The clinic was the first in Melbourne to offer robotic technology for gastric bypass surgery and the first to offer SADI/SIPS duodenal switch surgery to Melbourne patients.”
Chek Tog
Specialist Surgical Group
“Specialist Surgical Group is a Melbourne-based multi-disciplinary specialist medical centre offering weight loss, plastic, skin cancer, upper GI, endocrine, breast, hand, and general surgery across locations in Essendon and Bundoora.”