Mr. Douglas Whitelaw - Bariatric Clinic

Mr Whitelaw is an experienced Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, He trained at Edinburgh School of Medicine and carried out his Specialist Registrar training at The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He has worked as a Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal and Weight loss Consultant Surgeon since 2004 at The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. He has a specialist interest in Upper GI laparoscopic Surgery and Weight Loss Surgery.

Weight loss Surgery

Mr Whitelaw has been working as a Weight loss Surgeon since 2005, He and Mr Jain initially set up the Weight loss surgical unit which is now the largest in the UK. He carries out Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-bypass (Gastric Bypass) and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomys. He inserts gastric bands and balloons, undertakes gastric revision surgery, and makes gastric band adjustments. In 2023 The Hospital acquired a da Vinci Xi Robot. Mr Whitelaw is the Gastrointestinal lead after extensive training in Laparoscopic Robotic Gastrointestinal and Weight loss Surgery through an Intuitive worldwide training programme.

Bariatric Surgery Procedures

Roux-en-Y-bypass (Gastric Bypass);

Sleeve Gastrectomy;

Insertion of Gastric Band;

Insertion of Gastric Balloon;

Gastric Band adjustments;

Weight Loss Revision Surgery.