DATE CHANGE: Thursday, 26th May 2022

Long Reef Golf Club 26/5/22 at 7:00pm

Surgery or Medicine

The Obesity Challenge

 Sponsored by Medtronic, inova and Novo Nordisk

The Surgeons:

Dr Andrew Pearson 

MBChB, MMed (Surg), Cert. Gastro (SA) Surg., FCS (SA), FRACS
Dr Pearson is a specialist General Surgeon with interests in acute, emergency and trauma surgery as well as surgery of the liver, pancreas and gallbladder. He also has an interest in abdominal wall hernia repair. 

Dr Carla Gillespie

B.Med, MS, FRACS
Dr Gillespie is an Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon has a special interest in the treatment of stomach and oesophageal cancer, reflux surgery, hiatus hernia repair and bariatric surgery (including sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass and revision procedures). 

Dr Christos Apostolou

MBChB, MMed (Surg), Cert. Gastro (SA) Surg., FCS (SA), FRACS
Dr Christos Apostolou is a specialist General Surgeon in the fields of upper gastrointestinal, liver, biliary and pancreatic surgery. Dr Apostolou has special expertise in upper gastrointestinal oncology, antireflux, hernia & laparoscopic surgery, endoscopy and ERCP. He holds full accreditation in robotic surgery.

The Physicians: 

Dr Julia Shrosbree

BSc MBBS (Hons) FRACP
Dr Julia Schrosbree is a specialist Endocrinologist. Her training has included a year of specialised training in in bone and calcium disorders and another on eating disorder related endocrinology disorders. She is the project lead for Australia and New Zealand's first Bone Health TeleECHO program which is a case-based  program of tele-mentoring for physicians with challenging osteoporosis and bone disease cases.​

Dr Darshika Christie-David

MBBS(Hons1), FRACP, MMed(RH&HG) 
​Dr Darshika Christie-David is an Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist. She is the head of Endocrinology at the Northern Beaches Hospital. Dr Christie-David has clinical expertise in a broad range of endocrine problems, with a special interest in infertility. She provides holistic care to couples with infertility and facilitates treatment to achieve pregnancy.