Our Doctors
Your weight loss program is coordinated and managed by one or more of our experienced and compassionate specialist doctors.
Our doctors are world leaders in non-surgical and surgical bariatrics (the branch of medicine which deals with weight management and obesity). Your initial consultation, procedures, and many of your regular post-procedure follow-ups will all be one-on-one with one of our specialist and bariatric physicians, so take some time to meet them below.
Dr Sartoretto is the Medical Director of The BMI Clinic. Since joining in 2016, he has performed a number of Australian firsts (including ESG) and has been instrumental in developing our suite of world-class weight loss programs.
Dr Marinos founded The BMI Clinic in 2005. Having performed more than 3000 intragastric balloon procedures over the last 12 years, Dr Marinos is amongst the world’s most experienced in this treatment modality.
Dr Rattan is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with extensive clinical experience in gastrointestinal and liver disorders. She provides a high quality, evidence based, safe, personalised and comprehensive service covering all aspects of gastrointestinal care. Dr Rattan performs diagnostic and endoscopic procedures including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy.
Dr Ronen Ben Jacob is a gastroenterologist based in Sydney. He provides consultations in all gastroenterology fields and has a special interest in bariatric endoscopy and disorders of gut-brain interaction (e.g. IBS, swallowing difficulties).
Dr Jackson is a practising consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Endoscopist and has completed the GESA Colonoscopy Recertification Program. She has particular interests in complex Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, functional gut disorders and fatty liver disease. She works to serve the metropolitan and rural areas of Victoria, using telehealth when required, and is passionate about quality of care and education.
Julien Schulberg is a specialist gastroenterologist with an interest in obesity, bariatric endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), cancer surveillance, and liver diseases. He completed internal medicine and specialist gastroenterology training at St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Northern Hospital and The Austin hospital and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2017.
Dr Steve Leibman is a general, upper gastrointestinal and bariatric (weight loss) surgeon. Steve completed his medical degree at NSW University and achieved his surgical fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2002.
His areas of surgical interest include surgery for gallstone disease, hernias, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia surgery and surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer.
His areas of surgical interest include surgery for gallstone disease, hernias, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia surgery and surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer.
