Prof. George Marinos

Prof Marinos completed his medical degree with honours (MB BS Hons) at the University of NSW in 1982 before completing his advanced training in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Prince of Wales and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals. He then worked and studied overseas at the Kings College Hospital, London for 5 years where he completed his MD thesis. He practices as a specialist Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, working at the Prince of Wales Public and Private Hospitals, as well as the Double Bay Day Hospital and Alexandria Specialist Day Hospital. 

 

Prof Marinos began his private gastroenterology practice in 1996 in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, founding South Eastern Gastroenterology. 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. 

 

Prof Marinos is a leading authority on the use of intragastric balloons for weight loss and has been regularly called upon to train other doctors in these procedures – both in Australia and internationally. As one of the most experienced clinicians in Australia, he has implanted more than 1000 gastric balloons over more than 10 years. He has also been involved in the design and clinical study of a number of novel minimally-invasive weight loss procedures and devices. 

 

Prof Marinos maintains an interest in teaching and learning and is an adjunct senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of NSW.