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Andrew Currie @CurrieSurgery

Consultant Bariatric & UGI Surgeon @UHDBTrust. Trained @CHU_Montpellier @SomersetFT @UHSussex @Flinders | PhD FRCS | @bariatricBOMSS NBSR ctte | Dad² | Husband

Joined December 2013
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology@TheLancetEndo
31 Mar 2025
New—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity (By-Band-Sleeve): a multicentre, open label, three-group, randomised controlled trial thelancet.com/journals/landi… #BariatricSurgery #obesity #OpenAccess

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are more effective than adjustable gastric banding. Sleeve gastrectomy has inferior weight loss and lower mean quality of life score compared with...

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Elisabeth Mahase@emahase_
12 Sep 2024
Access to obesity services is severely restricted across England. Over 1/3 of areas have restricted or no access to tier 3 services, while 1/5 have no bariatric surgery service. My investigation for @bmj_latest👇 @bariatricBOMSS @NHeslehurst @UK_ASO bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q195…

Obesity: Only half of England has access to comprehensive weight loss services

Treatments are being restricted by cash poor local services, with many patients being denied specialist drugs, surgery, and support. Elisabeth Mahase investigates Access to services across England...

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BOMSS@bariatricBOMSS
8 Mar 2024
UK doctors are calling for a national public awareness campaign to inform people of the risks of going overseas for weight loss surgery. Ahmed Ahmed, BOMSS Secretary, has spoken with @bmj_latest on this important issue - bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q583

Weight loss surgery: Patients need clearer warnings of risks from overseas care, say doctors

UK doctors are calling for a national public awareness campaign to inform people of the risks of going overseas for weight loss surgery, including that their GP may not provide routine follow-up care...

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JAMA
@JAMA_current
28 Feb 2024
How effective is bariatric surgery compared with medical/lifestyle management for long-term control of type 2 diabetes? Watch this and learn the answer: ja.ma/48DuOwF
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Diseases of the Esophagus Journal@DOTEsophagus
17 Aug 2023
#OpenAccess "Results of the ARROW survey of anti-reflux practice in the United Kingdom" ow.ly/zyKz50Piff2

Results of the ARROW survey of anti-reflux practice in the United Kingdom

Abstract. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common, significant health burden. United Kingdom guidance states that surgery should be considered

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IFSO@IfsoSecretariat
14 Sep 2023
📢📢📢 We are glad to introduce the 8th IFSO Global Registry Report 2023 > 480,970 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeries (MBS) > 24 countries > 2 regional registries representing > 81.4% of known registries Check it out here: ifso.com/ifso-registry.php
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David Arterburn, MD, MPH@davearterburn
13 Jul 2023
Life expectancy after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with or without baseline type 2 diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3743…

Life expectancy after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with or without baseline type 2...

Bariatric surgery is associated with similar reduction of overall and cardiovascular mortality and increased life expectancy regardless of baseline diabetes status.

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Emma Rose McGlone@Emma_R_McGlone
25 Jun 2023
doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2023… reflecting on what happened in the UK so that we can prepare for future crises ✅ @SOARD_JOURNAL using the comprehensive NBSR dataset @bariatricBOMSS with @kmahawar @CurrieSurgery @OKhanBariatric @MrAhmedAhmed6
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Looking forward to an exciting day discussing new ways of managing reflux and obesity including my experience with @DavidNocca @CHU_Montpellier. Grateful to @haukeland_no SOREg-Norway for the invite. @carel_leroux @torstenolbers @Jane1Ogden @bariatricBOMSS
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BJS
@BJSurgery
12 Jan 2023
In January's BJS: Risk of non-hormonal cancer after bariatric surgery: meta-analysis of retrospective observational studies academic.oup.com/bjs/article… @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @paulo_sutt @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs
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Scottish Rugby
@Scotlandteam
26 Nov 2022
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Rob Walker@Robwalker27
22 Sep 2022
Replying to @Augishealth
@Augishealth @roux_group @ArrowStudy I’m in the benign breakout session at AUGIS, watching some excellent live robotic surgery. In a while I’ll be presenting the results of the ARROW audit of anti-reflux. A few spoilers for you…
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First task in Montpellier - present in the beautiful Corum @MontpelEvents - asking should we offer bariatric surgery to patients who are currently smoking. Lots of cultural differences & very interesting discussions. Everyone was very polite about my French! @GoogleTranslatr
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Really excited to start an @asgbi @ALSGBandI funded travelling fellowship @CHU_Montpellier with David Nocca. Looking forward to learning how they ⬇️GORD after sleeve, how the French bariatric surgery system works & how I can bring into UK practice. Lucky to have 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 here too.
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End of a fantastic family year @SomersetFT. Made lifelong friends & picked up innumerable tips and tricks along the way. Now for a visiting fellowship @CHU_Montpellier with David Nocca. Au revoir! @misshollyman @HamishNoble @jadoube78 Matt Mason David Mahon Richard Welbourn
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology@LancetGastroHep
29 Jul 2022
New research @TheLancet - @babudayyeh et al - Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for treatment of class 1 and 2 obesity (MERIT): a multicentre, randomised trial thelancet.com/journals/lance… #endoscopy #gastroplasty #obesity #gitwitter
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Very grateful to @DavidNocca for hosting me for the nissen sleeve workshop @CHU_Montpellier over the past couple of days. Fantastic centre and wonderful supportive group. Looking forward to a positive ongoing relationship @bariatricBOMSS @ezisurg
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Amazing virtual talk by @AnnaKamocka on bariatric fellowships including her USA experience @roux_group @bariatricBOMSS
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Was a pleasure to co-chair a brilliant @roux_group webinar on endobariatrics this evening. Fantastic talks from @Bhaskar23859803 @MPGN46 @DrBuHayee. Excellent chairing from @RoxannaZakeri and Jamie Kelly. Thanks to all attendees!
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