Dr Roy Brancatisano (General Surgeon)

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Dr Roy Brancatisano is a bariatric surgeon who trained in Sydney, Australia where he achieved his surgical qualifications and fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1993. He has performed well over 3500 weight loss surgery operations, including laparoscopic gastric banding, gastric sleeve resections and gastric bypass. His expertise in advanced laparoscopic techniques has enabled him to a improve the operation of gastric sleeve resection by completely over-sewing the staple line to reduce leaks and bleeding risks. In 2003, he founded the Institute of Weight Control and developed the 'Circle of Care' Program. The Circle of Care program arose in response to listening to patients needs and experiences, and realising that that they are better able to achieve their goals of weight control and a healthier lifestyle when supported by a team of health professionals, including physician, dietitians, psychologist, physiotherapists.

Dr Roy has been at the leading edge of weight loss clinical research and new weight loss surgery devices, and is the lead investigator in a number of international clinical trials including vagal blockade therapy, para-gastric implants therapy and the Attune self adjusting gastric band. He is a world expert in vagal blockade therapy which is an innovative therapy which reduces hunger to control obesity. He has published widely in peer reviewed obesity journals and presented a international conferences and expert summits.

He is a member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia & New Zealand (OSSANZ) and a founding member of the Asia Pacific Bariatric Surgery Society (APBSS). He is committed to professional development and education.

He continues to perform all laparoscopic upper gastrointestinal surgery including gallstone, hernia, anti- reflux procedures, as well as endoscopies.

He is the Director of the Institute of Weight Control, and has appointments at private hospitals in north western Sydney including Castle Hill Hospital and Norwest Private Hospital.

Hospital Affiliations
Castle Hill Day Surgery
Norwest Private Hospital
Lakeview Private Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Circle of Care
Affiliated Organisations
Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
Topics
Obesity Surgery

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-roy-brancatisano-12933b57

Practice Locations

Sydney

Circle of Care - Penrith Consulting Rooms
40 Colless Street
Penrith NSW 2750 
Australia
02 8711 0134
02 9639 1033
02 9639 1044
Circle of Care Institute of Weight Control
Norwest Business Park
Suite 2 Level 1
17-19 Solent Circuit
Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 
Australia
02 9639 1033
02 9639 1044