Consultant Bariatric Surgeon
Peter Coe
Mr Peter Coe puts the patient at the centre of his work by empowering people to make the right choice of treatment for them and utilising modern approaches to minimise the impact of surgery.
Mr Peter Coe is a consultant surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. His surgical training took place in Manchester, Leeds and across Yorkshire. During his training he undertook 2 years of research into obesity and cancer risk which resulted in a Doctor of Medicine thesis. Following completion of surgical training, he undertook advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) training in bariatric surgery with Phoenix Health in Chester.
Mr Coe specialises in keyhole surgery for weight loss (bariatric or obesity surgery) as well as for cancers of the oesophagus and stomach. His research interests are in the fields of obesity, oesophageal and gastric cancer and gallstones; he is the co-lead for surgical research for Yorkshire with the National Institute for Health and Research.
Member
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS)
- British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE)
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
Research
Mr Coe’s research includes:
- A thesis in the field of obesity, cancer risk and the effects of weight loss on this risk
- Over 50 peer-reviewed publications
- He is the co-lead for surgical research for Yorkshire with the National Institute for Health and Research
- He is internationally published and presented, having conducted research in his fields of interest: obesity, oesophageal cancer, gastric cancer and gallstones.