Consultants

Dr. Ralph Abraham is the Clinical Director of London Medical, which he founded as The London Diabetes & Lipid Centre in 1991. Dr Abraham's interest in obesity started in the late '60s when he did his PhD at the Department of Biochemistry at Imperial College. He was one of the first people to study the sensitivity to insulin in the now famous 'ob/ob' mouse. This species of mouse has subsequently become famous because their lack of the hormone leptin led to the discovery of this important new hormone. Leptin has since been closely linked with obesity and particularly genetic forms of obesity in young children. Over the last 20 years Dr Abraham has used his knowledge in the management of diabetes, high blood pressure and lipids in treating obesity and particularly morbid obesity. He is especially interested in the metabolic factors involved in weight loss resistance in people with severe insulin resistance, a disorder that is associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities and premature heart attacks.

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.

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.