Clinical Lead for Bariatric Surgery at North Bristol NHS Trust
Mr Pournaras is an experienced surgeon in complex revisional (re-do) bariatric surgery.
Mr Pournaras provides outstanding care in the following procedures:
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Banding and Gastric Balloon.
Mr Pournaras’ broad surgical training has taken him from the southwest of England to Cambridge, Norwich, Sweden and Japan. He was awarded a PhD from Imperial College London on his work on how bariatric surgery really works. He moved to Bristol and took up his substantive consultant position in 2017. He is committed to world class research in the field of obesity and collaborates with colleagues from all over the world. He frequently travels contributing to training events nationally and globally.
Outside his clinical work Mr Pournaras spends most of his time with his young family and traveling to contribute to training events nationally and globally with the ultimate aim to improve access to obesity care.