EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
1993

General Surgery
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
2001

CERTIFICATIONS:

The Medical Board of Victoria

Certificate in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
2004

Advanced Certificate in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Australian Medical Association
Gastrointestinal Society of Australia
Post Graduate of the Medical Council of Victoria
Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society

EXPERIENCE:

Over 23 years of experience as a practicing surgeon and over 2500 weight-loss surgical procedures performed, including:Laparoscopic

Gastric Banding
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Revisional bariatric surgery

Over 20,000 endoscopic procedures performed

Founder and Director of Winnett Specialist Group, established in 2001

Medical Director of Hobson Healthcare Facilities

Appointments to the Medical Advisory Boards of Western Private and Epworth Freemason Hospitals