Dr Jacob Chisholm (General Surgeon)

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Jacob Chisholm is an upper gastrointestinal and general surgeon with an interest in weight loss and metabolic surgery. Jacob received his undergraduate degree (MBBS) from the University of Adelaide, a postgraduate research degree (Masters of Surgery) from Flinders University and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He trained in surgery at the Royal Adelaide and Flinders Medical Centre before completing a bariatric fellowship in 2007. Jacob was appointed chief surgical resident at Flinders Medical Centre in 2008 and has been a consultant surgeon at that institution since 2010. Jacob joined the Adelaide Bariatric Centre in 2010.

Jacob has presented at both national and international obesity meetings in addition to authoring multiple publications in leading obesity journals including Obesity Surgery and Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. A particular interest is the deleterious impact of obesity on liver function and how obesity surgery can reverse these changes. Jacob is a member of professional upper gastrointestinal and obesity surgery bodies OSSANZ, IFSO and ANZGOSA.

Jacob continues to be involved in the provision of bariatric surgery in the public hospital setting as well. Jacob performed the first sleeve gastrectomy at Flinders Medical Centre in 2010.

Hospital Affiliations
Flinders Private Hospital
Calvary North Adelaide Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Adelaide Bariatric Centre - Bedford Park
Affiliated Organisations
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA)
Australia and New Zealand Hepatic Pancreatic and Biliary Association (ANZHPBA)
Medical Conditions
Obesity
Medical Interventions
Obesity Surgery
Gastric band
Topics
Obesity

Practice Locations

Adelaide

Adelaide Bariatric Centre - Bedford Park
Flinders Private Hospital
Suite 502 Level 5
1 Flinders Drive
Bedford Park SA 5042 
Australia
08 8177 1503
08 8177 1357
Adelaide Bariatric Centre - Norwood
12 The Parade
Norwood SA 5067 
Australia
08 7231 4000
08 7231 4012
FLINDERS PRIVATE HOSPITAL
SUITE 502 1 FLINDERS DRIVE
BEDFORD PARK SA 5042 
Australia
08 8177 1503