Mr Alistair Sharples

 Professional experience

• More than 15 years of experience
• Consultant in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, Infinity Surgery
• Consultant in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, at University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

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 Sub-specialties

• Oesophageal surgery
• Gastro oesophageal reflux disease
• Oesophageal motility and swallowing disorders
• Oesophageal physiology and manometry
• Gall stone disease
• Hernia surgery
• Gastroesophageal
• Weight management in diabetes
• Laparoscopic anti reflux surgery
• Appendicectomy
• Open surgery groin hernia repair
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Weight loss surgery
• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Hernia repair
• Reflux surgery
• Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
• Gastric band (lap banding)
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Obesity surgery (or weightloss surgery)
• Abdominal adhesion surgery
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Bilateral (inguinal) hernia repair
• Hernia unilateral
• Gastric bypass

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 Education

• Master of Science

 Publications and conferences

• Al-Saadi, Hatem & Khaleeq, Tahir & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama & Sharples, Alistair & Balaji, Nagammapudur. (2020). Potential Saviors when the Savior is in Trouble! Surgical Anti-reflux Options for Herniated Gastric pouch post RYGB. Obesity Surgery. 30. S62.
• Al-Saadi, Hatem & Khaleeq, Tahir & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama & Balaji, Nagammapudur & Sharples, Alistair. (2020). Five-years Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients Over 60-years old: a look at Efficacy and Effectiveness. Obesity Surgery. 1. S75.
• Mahawar, Kamal & Sharples, Alistair & Graham, Yitka. (2020). A systematic review of the effect of gastric pouch and/or gastrojejunostomy (stoma) size on weight loss outcomes with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy. 34. 10.1007/s00464-019-07277-w.
• Salgaonkar, Hrishikesh & Saadi, Hatem & Sharples, Alistair & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama & Balaji, Nagammapudur. (2020). De novo GORD after Roux Y Gastric Bypass: Uncommon but possible – A look at the WHY factors.
• Salgaonkar, Hrishikesh & Saadi, Hatem & Sharples, Alistair & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama & Balaji, Nagammapudur. (2020). Laparoscopic Modified Belsey type fundoplication for reflux after Roux Y gastric bypass – A potential savior when the savior is in trouble.
• Salgaonkar, Hrishikesh & Saadi, Hatem & Sharples, Alistair & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama & Balaji, Nagammapudur. (2020). Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after bariatric surgery – Exploring the pathophysiological mechanisms around the Oesophagogastric junction.
• Sharples, Alistair & Mahawar, Kamal. (2020). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials Comparing Long-Term Outcomes of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 30. 10.1007/s11695-019-04235-2.
• Al-Saadi, Hatem & Singh, Sona & Marimuthu, Kanagaraj & Sharples, Alistair & Balaji, Nagammapudur & Thomas, Biju & Rao, Vittal Sree Rama. (2020). Ultrasound Guided Laparoscopic Port Placement in a Patient with Congenital Anomaly of IVC Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 30. 10.1007/s11695-019-04379-1.
• Sharples AJ, Mullin M, Hardy K, Vergis A. Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on pharmacologic dependence in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2019;62(4):259-64.
• Mahmood F, Sharples AJ, Rotundo A, Balaji N, Rao V. Factors Predicting Length of stay following Bariatric Surgery: Retrospective review of a single UK tertiary centre experience. Obesity Surgery 2018;28(7):1924-30.
• Sharples AJ, Mahawar K, Cheruvu CVN. Systematic review and retrospective validation demonstrate prediction models can predict weight loss after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2017;13(11):1914-20.
• Mahawar K, Sharples AJ. Contribution of Malabsorption to Weight Loss after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Systematic Review. Obesity Surgery 2017;27(8):2194-2206.
• Sharples AJ, Charalampakis V, Daskalakis M, Tahrani AA, Singhal R. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes After Revisional Bariatric Surgery Following a Failed Adjustable Gastric Band. Obesity Surgery 2017;27(10):2522-2536.
• Sharples AJ, Cheruvu CVN. Systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational outcomes after bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery 2017;27(3):774-81.
• Sharples AJ, Brohi K. Can clinical prediction tools predict the need for computed tomography in blunt abdominal? A systematic review. Injury 2016;47(8):1811-8.
• Ball WR, Sharples AJ. Massive gastric dilation complicating diabetic gastroparesis. BMJ Case Rep 2013
• Sharples AJ, McArthur DR, McNamara K, Lengyel AJ. Back to basics – cutting umbilical infection rates in laparoscopic surgery. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011;93:120-122.

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