Dr. Anthony Clough, MBBS, FRACS
Bariatric Surgeon
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Highlights
- Performed over 500 Weight Loss Procedures
- Admitted as Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2008
- Supervised a Fellowship training position in bariatric surgery at Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne
- Editorial board of Obesity Surgery journal to review new research for publication
- Currently a visiting General & Bariatric Surgeon at Box Hill Hospital, a General & Bariatric Surgeon at Epworth Eastern & Epworth Richmond Hospitals, and a General Surgeon at South Gippsland Hospital
Experience
Mr. Clough began practicing bariatric surgery in Melbourne in 2010. He performed procedures for private patients through Epworth Hospital and public patients through Box Hill Hospital. He has published outcomes of the modern procedures through the public system. Mr. Clough is also only one of half a dozen Australian surgeons to hold a position on the Editorial board of the international Obesity Surgery journal.
Mr. Clough began practicing bariatric surgery in Melbourne in 2010. He performed procedures for private patients through Epworth Hospital and public patients through Box Hill Hospital. He has published outcomes of the modern procedures through the public system. Mr. Clough is also only one of half a dozen Australian surgeons to hold a position on the Editorial board of the international Obesity Surgery journal.
In 2012 he assisted Harry Frydenberg in performing the first Endobarrier implantations in Australia and Mr. Clough is still one of the only surgeons in Melbourne to perform the Endobarrier.
Mr. Clough is interested in innovative methods for performing weight loss procedures. In 2014 he was the first surgeon in Melbourne to perform a Gastric Bypass surgery using robotic technology. He intends to publish his results on this method along with colleague Patrick Moore.
He also has considerable experience in abdominoplasty and arm reduction procedures for patients who have lost substantial weight through their surgery.
For more information on Dr. Anthony Clough, visit his LinkedIn profile.
Education
Mr. Clough grew up in Melbourne and completed his medical degree at Melbourne University in year 2000. While attending college he also studied classical singing through the Conservatorium of Music and was involved in amateur musicals including a performance of Javert in Les Misérables.
In 2006 he also completed a Graduate Certificate in Health Statistics to aid planning and execution of future research interests.
In the following year Mr. Clough undertook a second year of Fellowship at North Shore Hospital in Sydney, performing and assisting in high volume oesophageal and bariatric surgery. After his Fellowship, Mr. Clough travelled to the United States to spend time with gastric bypass expert Mal Fobi and George Fielding at NYU in New York.
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