Assoc. Prof. Peter Nottle - Sydenham

Associate Prof Peter Nottle is Director of Upper GI Surgery at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. His major areas of interest are Bariatric Surgery, Upper GI Cancers, Hiatus Hernia and Anti-Reflux surgery. He has been performing Bariatric Surgery for more than 30 years and Laparoscopic Gastric bands for past 15 years as well as a full range of other bariatric procedures. He is one of Australia's pioneers in Laparoscopic Surgery having introduced the French technique of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at The Alfred hospital in the early 1990's. Assoc Prof Nottle consults in Williamstown, Werribee, Sydenham and Windsor.

Helen Bauzon , Leading Expert Bariatric Dietitian, Author, Inspirational Speaker and T.V Presenter, has counseled over 3000 individuals who have had Lap Band surgery. Helen's passion is to help every banded individual successfully lose weight by teaching them how to eat normal solid healthy food pain and guilt free, plus help them overcome the weight loss sabotaging behavior of emotional and habit eating. Helen is often described as a "different dietitian". Her education style is innovative, entertaining and most importantly simple and very practical, which achieves great weight loss results.

Dr.Cathy Foley has 20 years of General Practice experience, mainly working currently in rural practice in Castlemaine. She has enjoyed over recent years also working with lap. band patients in Williamstown and Castlemaine to optimise their health and get the most out of this tool. She finds it rewarding to see people overcome challenges and enjoy significant improvements in their diabetes, respiratory problems, and lower limb pains, to name a few of the more common and dramatic improvements seen.