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May 26, 2011

NHS Should Wake Up To The Potential For Obesity Surgery To Save Lives And Resources, Says Gravitas Surgeon
It’s time the NHS woke up to the potential for bariatric surgery to save lives and resources, according to Gravitas surgeon David Kerrigan. In a speech today at the Primary Care Conference 2011, he called for more obesity surgery to be funded by the NHS at a time when ‘ingrained ignorance and prejudice still dominate the debate’.

March 17, 2011

See Us At The Confetti Wedding Fayre In Liverpool This Weekend
Keen to lose weight before your wedding? Gravitas will be exhibiting at the Confetti Wedding Fayre in Liverpool this weekend, so if you’re keen to shed the pounds and look your best on your important day, do drop by.

March 8, 2011

Gravitas Patient Martin Blackburn Featured On ITV News
A Gravitas patient who lost nearly 23 stone after weight loss surgery was featured on ITV News today. In the Granada special, Isle of Man resident Martin Blackburn describes how life was 'pretty miserable' before a duodenal switch procedure performed by Gravitas surgeon David Kerrigan helped him lose 75% of his body weight in just two years.

March 1, 2011

Training ‘Vital’ To Gastric Band Success Says David Kerrigan In Bella Magazine Story On Vanessa Feltz’s Weight Battle
Speaking in today’s Bella Magazine, Gravitas surgeon David Kerrigan says training is vital to get the most out of a gastric band. “Having a band put in doesn’t guarantee weight loss,” he explains. “It’s dependent on how the person with the band uses it.

February 15, 2011

Gravitas Patient Neil Salter Featured In Today's Daily Mail
A Gravitas patient who lost 12 stone following weight loss surgery is featured in the Daily Mail today. Neil Salter, who used to weigh over 26 stone, talks about the duodenal switch procedure he underwent in today's "Me and My Operation" section.

February 8, 2011

Potentially Life Saving Operation Performed By Gravitas Surgeon To Be Shown On Irish TV
Fans of popular Irish TV progamme Operation Transformation will get a chance to see a Gravitas patient with a heart defect undergoing potentially life-saving weight loss surgery this week.

February 7, 2011

Dublin Man Describes On Irish TV How Weight Loss Surgery Performed By Gravitas Changed His Life
A man from Dublin who lost nearly 10 stone following weight loss surgery will describe on this week’s popular Irish TV programme Operation Transformation how weight loss surgery completely transformed his life.

January 17, 2011

Gravitas Surgeon 'Horrified' to Learn Unscrupulous Clinics Are Performing Operations On Slim Women
Speaking in the Daily Mirror today, Gravitas consultant surgeon David Kerrigan says he is horrified to learn that some unscrupulous clinics are apparently performing gastric operations on slim women.

October 31, 2010

Gravitas opens clinic in Belfast to help address Northern Ireland's growing obesity problem
Gravitas has opened a clinic in Belfast to help address the growing obesity problem in Northern Ireland, where around 50,000 people may be eligible for surgery, it is claimed.

August 19, 2010

Gravitas Surgeon Reveals How Vanessa Feltz's Decision To Have Gastric Band Surgery Overseas Was 'Greeted With Dismay'
In an interview with Jenni Murray and Vanessa Feltz broadcast last week on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Gravitas surgeon Mr David Kerrigan described how Feltz's decision to have her gastric band surgery overseas was greeted with 'utter dismay' by obesity specialists.

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