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• Lewisham and Greenwich Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon
University Hospital Lewisham

Research interests

- Gut hormones,
- Resolution of metabolic syndrome after bariatric surgery,
- Neural modulation, appetite and food intake,
- GORD

Awards received

- Syme Medal awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in October 2010 -
- B.Braun Aesculap Travelling Scholarship 2010 awarded by ALSGBI.
- Association of Upper GI surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Travel Fellowship 2012
- IFSO Scholarship 2012

Languages spoken

English
Italian
Maltese

Publications

- Editorial for ‘Preoperative glucocorticoid use and risk of postoperative bleeding and infection after gastric bypass surgery for the treatment of obesity’ Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2015 Nov 11(6):1218-1219.
- Metastases of lobular breast carcinoma in the terminal ileum and ileocaecal valve. S Abdalla, P Macneal, CM Borg. J Surg Case Rep. 2015 Mar 22;2015(3).
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Current controversies Cynthia-Michelle Borg, Marco Adamo Book chapter for Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Springer
- The F.R.I.D.A.Y.S. checklist – Preparing our patients for a safe weekend. E Palmer, E Richardson, H Newcombe, CM Borg. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2013.
- Spontaneous renal artery dissection complicated by renal infarction: a case report and review of the literature. AC Katz-Summercorn, CM Borg, PL Harris. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2012 Mar 20;3(7):257-259.
- Acute diaphragmatic herniation as the cause of small bowel obstruction after gastric bypass. CM Borg, A Katz-Summercorn, M Adamo. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2011 Jul-Aug;7(4):e6-8.
- Gut hypertrophy after gastric bypass is associated with increased glucagon-like peptide 2 and intestinal crypt cell proliferation. CM Borg, CW le Roux, K Wallis, RP Vincent, M Bueter, R Goodlad, M A Ghatei, AG Patel, SR Bloom, SJB Aylwin. Annals of Surgery 2010 Jul;252(1):50-6.
- Supraphysiological doses of intravenous PYY3-36 cause nausea without additional reduction in food intake. CW le Roux, CM Borg, KG Murphy, RP Vincent, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2008 Jan; 45:93-95.
- Biliopancreatic diversion in rats is associated with intestinal hypertrophy and with increased GLP-1, GLP-2 and PYY levels. CM Borg et al. Obesity Surgery 2007 Sep;17(9):1193-8.
- Progressive rise in gut hormones after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests gut adaptation and explains altered satiety. CM Borg et al. British Journal of Surgery 2006 Jan 3;93(2):210-215.
- Gut hormone profiles following bariatric surgery favour an anorectic state, facilitate weight loss and improved metabolic parameters. CW le Roux, SJB Aylwin, RL Batterham, CM Borg et al . Annals of Surgery 2006 Jan;243(1):108-14.
- Attenuated peptide YY release in obese subjects is associated with reduced satiety. CW le Roux, RL Batterham, SJB Aylwin, M Patterson, CM Borg et al. Endocrinology 2006 Jan;147(1):3-8.