Perth Obesity Clinic

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Refer a Patient

Thank you for referring your patient to Obesity Surgery WA.

Please complete our referral form and fax it to:
(08) 9312 1619

Emergency referrals:
Assoc Prof Harsha Chandraratna:
0401 809 255

GP Self Referral Form
Patient Info Form

Useful information for GPs

Overview

Useful documents

Pathology request form

Medication List

Bariatric Surgery: A Review of the Available Procedures and Complications for the Emergency Physician

Hormone Research in Paediatrics: Saxenda vs Ozempic

Bariatric Surgery in General Practice

Discussing bariatric surgery in general practice

GP Guidance: Management of nutrition following bariatric surgery

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients

Obesity: Recommendations for management in general practice and beyond

Management of bariatric patients beyond the scalpel

Pharmacotherapy for obesity

Iron deficiency without anaemia – a clinical challenge

Long-Term Effectiveness of a Malabsorptive Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in Salvaging Patients with Poor Weight Loss or Complications Following Gastroplasty and Adjustable Gastric Bands

Why are people fat?

Maternal A1c Linked to Autism Risk in Children

Diabetes

Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes
— 5-Year Outcomes

Surgical treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Australia: Hints for healthy cooking

Food Allergy

Prevalence of IgG-mediated food intolerance among patients with allergic symptoms

Two Popular Diet Models

Paediatrics

Liraglutide in an Adolescent Population with Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled 5-Week Trial to Assess Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Liraglutide in Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years

Liraglutide effects in a paediatric (7‐11 y) population with obesity: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, short‐ term trial to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics

STEP TEENS - Semaglutide - Gives Hope - to Adolescents With Obesity

Clinical review: Guide to pharmacological management in paediatric
obesity medicine

Use of Saxenda® in paediatric population

Vitamin D

High Dose Vitamin D3 (Colecalciferol): Some clinical questions answered

Vitamin D deficiency management

Vitamin D levels and Controversy

Effect of a Single ‘Megadose’ Intramuscular Vitamin D (600,000 IU) Injection on Vitamin D Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density Following Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery

Annual intramuscular injection of a megadose of cholecalciferol for treatment of vitamin D deficiency: efficacy and safety data

Manifestations of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Adolescents: Effects of Intramuscular Injection of a Megadose of Cholecalciferol

About Obesity Surgery WA: Our 6 commitments

Taking surgery seriously

We know that entering into an operation is a big deal and we are very serious in getting the best outcome for you. We practice what is considered to be a world class standard. Our staff regularly attend national and international conferences and bring back what is the latest research and technology.

Running on time

Our Surgeons and all of our staff try their best to run on time. Although it's not always possible, our commitment is that we do our best. Your time is valuable and we respect that.

Readily available

Our surgeons (or at least one of them) are always available in a crisis. Some of them may provide you with a direct contact, but all are available through the hospital switchboard and happy to chat any time if there is a crisis.

An obsessive attention to detail

We do our best to not miss anything. Every stitch, every staple and every clip is applied to exactly where it needs to be with the greatest care possible.

Commitment to performing the best operation possible

Not all operations are the same and there a few extras that we do to make things better. We know that our results are better with the minimiser ring so we offer it to everyone. We know that reflux can be an issue so we try to tighten every oesophageal hiatus to make reflux control as good as possibly can be.

A commitment to new technologies

  • We have brought in STRETTA into Western Australia, which we believe will revolutionise reflux management. (Have a look at the Stretta page for more information).

  • SJOG Murdoch has just purchased a new DaVinci robot and we believe that this will allow us to do operations with keyhole surgery that previously needed a major laparotomy incision. Lynx is on the horizon and promises to also help manage reflux, we hope to have access to this in early 2020.