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AuthorHouse UK Author Mrs Sharon E. Bates MSc RN RM

Sharon is a registered nurse and midwife who has experience as an NHS manager. She is a professionally qualified and experienced humanistic counsellor and has achieved a Master Practitioner in eating disorders with The National Centre for Eating Disorders where she is a co-facilitator. Sharon has particular expertise having undergone weight loss surgery in 2000.

Sharon trained with Dr Vincent Frering in Lyon, France and was a pioneer in the UK specialising and establishing weight loss surgery teams in the UK. She works predominantly in Bristol as a Specialist Bariatric Nurse.

Sharon is a member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and can be contacted directly through the Avon Obesity Service for advice and enquiries. (www.avonobesityservice.co.uk)

Dr S. J. W. Monkhouse MA MBBChir MRCS

Simon is a surgical registrar with a specialist interest in obesity surgery. He trained at the University of Cambridge and now works in the South-west of England. He has written extensively on this subject and has set up a national training course for obesity surgeons of the future. He is motivated by the positive effects of the surgery on patient's lives and aspires to be an innovator and leader in the field. He has worked alongside Sharon and her colleagues for several years and benefits greatly from this multidisciplinary approach to the surgery.  Read More