MEET THE TEAM

Professional, Experienced & Friendly

We are a team of qualified practitioners who have worked closely together for many years, supporting our clients in creating change.

Surgical WeightMatters Directors

Mr Sanjay Purkayastha

BSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), MD, FRCS (Eng)

NHS Weight Surgeon

General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Trauma Surgery. Sanjay Purkayastha is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Bariatric & Upper GI Surgery. He is also a Senior Lecturer at Imperial College, London.

Mr James Lamper

Transactional Analyst Psychotherapist

Over 25 years experience working in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy, nutrition, coaching and exercise. Integrating these fields allows me to see, hear and understand you from multiple perspectives, and provides me with a wealth of treatment options to support you in finding better mental and physical health. My focus for short-term therapy work includes reducing symptoms, building resources and improving function.

Anaesthetists

Dr Michael Kynoch

MBChB, MRCP, FRCA

Dr Nicholas Gilfillan

MBBS (Lon), BMedSci (Hons)(Lon), FRCA

Dr Asela Dharmadasa

Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Mark Catolico

Consultant Anaesthetist

Specialist Nutrition Team

Jessica Upton

Registered Clinical & Specialist Bariatric Dietitian

Sue Camp

Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner

Integrative and Bariatric Psychotherapists

Sophie Demuth

Psychotherapists

Martin Oakley

Psychotherapists

Physicians

Dr Harvinder Chahal

BMedSci, MBBS, MRCP, PhD.

Consultant Endocrinologist

Dr Simon Peake

MBBS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCP, MD

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Dr Devinder Bansi

BM, DM, FRCP

Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist

Psychiatrist & Counsellor

Dr Samantha Scholtz

Consultant Psychiatrist

Christine Everley

CBT & Eating Disorder Counsellor

HEALTH INSURANCE

We have agreements with the following health insurance providers:

Please note, most insurance policies in the UK do not cover weight-loss surgery. However, we will do our utmost to provide the best package for you should you choose to have your surgery with us.

Please contact us to arrange an initial assessment call, and we can explain how session cover works with your provider.

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Come in and meet one of the team for a Free 30 minute session.

Let us explain how we can help you.

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CONTACT US

020 7622 7727

help@weightmatters.co.uk

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FIND US

Lindo Wing
St Mary’s Hospital
South Wharf Road
London W2 1B

1 Wellbeck Street
London
W1G 0AR

21 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 1PJ

23 Lombard Court
London
EC3V 9BJ

King Edward 7th Hospital,
5-10 Beaumont Street,
London W1G 6AA

AREAS WE CAN HELP YOU

Intragastric Balloon

Gastric Band

Gastric Bypass

Mini Gastric Bypass

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Revisional Bariatric Surgery

Non-Surgical Weight Loss Therapies

Surgery for Diabetes

Second Opinion

Gastric Band Problems / Slippage / Removal

Personalised Diagnostics

Pre-Operative Optimisation & Assessment

Post-Operative Optimisation & Assessment

Bariatric Surgery - Psychological Themes

Psychological And Nutritional Services

Binge Eating Disorder Treatment

Bariatric Surgery, Disordered Eating & Eating Disorders

How Does Disordered Eating Develop After Bariatric Surgery?

BMI CALCULATOR

BMI Is A Simple Calculation Of Weight Over Height Squared