The BMI Clinic Team

Your partners in personalised weight management solutions. 
Our experienced and caring The BMI Clinic Team is dedicated to helping you achieve your weight management goals. From initial consultations to ongoing support, our team of specialists in bariatrics, nutrition, and patient care is here for you every step of the way.

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. Adrian Sartoretto

Medical Director

Dr Sartoretto is the Medical Director of The BMI Clinic and in this role has developed significant expertise in bariatric endoscopy, having completed the first Australian Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in 2016 and has developed one of the largest case series in the world.

Prof. George Marinos

Bariatric Endoscopist

In 2005 Prof Marinos co-founded Australia’s first clinic specialising in intragastric balloon and other endoscopic weight loss therapies (Gastric Balloon Australia), which went on to become The BMI Clinic, and today is Australia’s leader in the provision of endoscopic bariatric therapies and research.

Dr. Arti Rattan

Bariatric Endoscopist

Dr Arti Rattan is a Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and a Bariatric Endoscopist with a clinical experience of more than 20 years, all based at University Teaching Hospitals.

Dr. Steve Leibman

General & Bariatric Surgeon

Dr Steve Leibman is a general and 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.

Dr. Sophie Vavladelis

Metabolic Health Specialist

Dr Sophie completed her medical studies at University of Sydney and is passionate about metabolic health and weight loss. Dr Sophie likes to encourage a holistic approach with empathy and compassion to assist her patients in reaching healthy goals, improving wellbeing, and reducing chronic diseases.

Dr. Ronen Ben-Jacob

Bariatric Endoscopist

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. Belinda Jackson

Bariatric Endoscopist

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.

Dr. Julien Schulberg

Specialist Gastroenterologist & Obesity Management Expert

Dr Julien Schulberg is a specialist gastroenterologist with an interest in obesity management, bariatric endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), cancer surveillance, functional GI disorders and liver disease.

Dr. Matthew Peverelle

Gastroenterologist & Bariatric Endoscopist

Dr Peverelle is a Melbourne-based specialist gastroenterologist with a special interest in obesity and non-surgical weight loss, as well as the effects of obesity on the liver. He is trained in both intragastric balloon and the Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) procedure.

The BMI Clinic Team

Our Doctors

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