Guest Episode on Bariatric Surgery with Carla Gillespie

About this episode

This episode features Dr. Carla Gillespie discussing various aspects of bariatric surgery.

On this guest episode we are joined by Dr Carla Gillespie, an UGI, bariatric and general surgeon from Sydney to cover the topic of bariatric surgery. We cover: - pathophysiology - types of operations - considerations when deciding what operation - complications - immediate and late - how to remove a lap band - and some general exam and career advice! Disclaimer The information in this podcast is intended as a revision aid for the purposes of the General Surgery Fellowship Exam. This informa...

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Nikolic

Guest: Dr Carla Gillespie

Topics covered

• bariatric surgery
• general surgery
• medical education
• surgical complications
• career advice

Keywords

• bariatric surgery
• pathophysiology
• surgical operations
• complications
• lap band removal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney

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