Dr Mitchell completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2007 and gained his FRACS (General Surgery) in 2015. Following completion of his Fellowship (FRACS), Dr Mitchell underwent sub-speciality training in upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery. He completed his first year at Concord Hospital (Sydney), one of Australia’s leading upper gastrointestinal and bariatric centres.

Dr Mitchell was accepted into the Australia & New Zealand Gastro Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA) fellowship training program. As he completed two supplemental years of fellowship training at the Royal North Shore Hospital (Sydney) and The Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital (Brisbane), Dr Mitchell furthered his interest in advanced oesophago-gastric cancer, reflux and bariatric surgery. During his final year of training, he held the position of University of Queensland Surgical Fellow, complementing his interest in teaching junior doctors and medical students.

Dr Mitchell is a member of ANZGOSA and ANZMOSS. He has published and presented on eosophageal cancer, reflux and bariatric outcomes both nationally and internationally. He is currently enrolled in a PhD at Notre Dame University furthering his interest in the field of reflux surgery and its outcomes.

Dr Mitchell is passionate in his field and actively participates in on-call general and trauma surgery.

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Most of Dr Hopkins' general surgical practice is in the field of bariatric and revisional bariatric procedures. He is in private practice at the Chermside Medical Complex and a Public Consultant at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

In the last two decades, Dr Hopkins has been a leading exponent of new and emerging bariatric procedures and techniques. He has published a number of articles in both local and international peer reviewed journals, and presented at multiple meetings throughout Australia.

Dr Hopkins has memberships with the following institutions: Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons; Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS); International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association; and Australian Hepatopancreatobiliary Association. Dr Hopkins is a past president of the Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS).

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Dr Ian Shaw graduated from the University of Queensland (MBBS) in November 1994. Dr Shaw is an experienced laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgeon who has been based on the north side of Brisbane since 2008. Ian has expertise in the laparoscopic approach to obesity, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, gallstone disease, abdominal wall and groin herniae, and colonic cancer.

Ian is a visiting surgeon at the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, Chermside. He is also a part-time Senior Staff Specialist at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) where he provides a general surgical service with a particular interest in upper gastro-intestinal surgery. Ian is also active in his role as a Senior Lecturer in Surgery for the University of Queensland and Hospital Supervisor of Surgical Training at TPCH.

Ian’s expertise is in determining the role of surgery, and choice of surgical procedure, in the management of this disease, and performing this surgery safely. St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside is a high volume bariatric surgical centre which prides itself on good surgical outcomes. Ian is supported by an experienced team of anaesthetists. bariatric and general physicians, dieticians and a clinical psychologist. Read Less

Dr Chan trained and worked as a pharmacist prior to completing his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Queensland in 2008. He gained his FRACS (General Surgery) in 2015 before undergoing further fellowship training in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery through the highly competitive Australian and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA) post-fellowship training program.

His fellowship posts included St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and Concord Repatriation General Hospital Sydney, where he gained extensive experience in advanced upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery.

Dr Chan’s special interests include reflux disease, upper gastrointestinal oncology and bariatric surgery. He is a member of ANZGOSA, ANZMOSS and GSA and continues to keep abreast with developments in upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery by attending local and international conferences.  Read Less

Dr Kevin Lah is a General Surgeon consulting and operating at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside.

Dr Lah specialises in upper gastrointestinal (GI), weight management (Bariatric) and complex hernia surgeries, along with the management of general and emergency surgeries.

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Most of Dr Finch's general surgical practice is in the field of bariatric and upper gastrointestinal procedures. He is a consultant surgeon at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Dr Finch has a commitment to the highest standards of clinical surgery, including the technical aspects of surgery, pre-operative planning and post-operative care.

Dr Finch is also an advanced laparoscopic surgeon and actively participates in general on call and acute surgery. His surgical repertoire includes benign and malignant disease, and all malignant conditions are approached in a multidisciplinary way, with involvement of other specialists such as oncologists where this is required.

He is a regular participant and speaker at national and international meetings and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand sub specialty societies for upper gastrointestinal surgery. He is chairman of the morbidity and mortality committee and a clinical supervisor at the RBWH. He has a university appointment at the University of Queensland as a clinical lecturer in surgery and is actively involved in teaching medical students, junior doctors and surgical trainees.

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