Consultants

Dr. Ralph Abraham is the Clinical Director of London Medical, which he founded as The London Diabetes & Lipid Centre in 1991.  Starting his career as a biochemist at Oxford, he did a PhD in Biochemistry at Imperial College on insulin resistance in obese mice, a subject that is all too relevant in the management of diabetes today.  He was trained at the Hammersmith Hospital and Kings College Hospital in gastroenterology and hepatology before specialising in Endocrinology and Diabetes at St Mary's Hospital and St Bartholomew's Hospital, leaving the NHS in 1986. Dr. Abraham works in full time private practice with a successful and recognised expertise in diabetes, endocrinology, lipid disorders and obesity management.  He also runs the SmartWeight programme for obesity. http://smartweight.co.uk

Mr Heath is based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich and provides a service for London Medical patients.  He is a former senior lecturer in the Department of Surgery, University of Western Australia in Perth, WA.  He trained as a gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon and performs a wide range of laparoscopic procedures including hernia repair, removal of gall bladder, repair of hiatus hernia and endoscine operations.  He also has a major interest in obesity surgery and performs laparoscopic gastric banding, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.  For more information on these operative techniques, please visit his websites at: http://www.laparoscopicobesitysurgery.co.uk and http://www.thelondonherniaclinic.co.uk.

Angela is a Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist with fourteen years experience of working in the health service as a Community Dietitian, and in the food industry for key players such as Yakult and Tesco. She is experienced in the dietary management of medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes (Type 1 and 2) and hyperlipidemia. She also accepts referrals for food allergies, gastroenterological conditions, paediatrics, pre and post-bariatric surgery, bone health and various eye conditions, such as prevention of Age Related Macular Degeneration. Angela developed and managed a successful healthy eating programme in North Staffordshire, where she assisted several groups to decrease their weight via simple changes to their eating and activity habits. She was also the nutritional advisor for Tesco’s Glycaemic Index testing and labelling programme. Angela has been instrumental in the development of the SmartWeight™ programme since its inception in early 2006 and more recently our Personal Shopping Experience.  Angela is also a qualified Holistic Massage Therapist (BTEC Diploma HMT) and was trained at Essentials for Health at St Thomas’ Hospital click here for further details. Angela accepts both Consultant and self-referrals.  For GP referrals, please contact your medical insurance company to check their policy on this.