• Specialist Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon with 26+ years of experience. • Practices at Solent Centre for Digestive Diseases, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. Academic degrees: B.Sc. (Hons) in Pathology and M.D. in Tumor-mediated Immunosuppression from University of Leeds. • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). Experience: Over 350 oesophageal resections and 4000 major bariatric procedures. • Key role in establishing a centre of excellence for upper gastrointestinal surgery and NHS Bariatric Surgery Unit in South England. • Research contributions: 53 peer-reviewed papers and six books/book chapters. • Frequent lecturer and presenter at medical conferences; involved in medico-legal and regulatory work. • Member of various medical and scientific societies; leadership roles in British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society and Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.