Mr Peter Vasas
Consultant Bariatric Surgeon
Mr. Peter Vasas, a highly skilled consultant laparoscopic surgeon, specializes in upper gastrointestinal and bariatric (weight loss) procedures. Based in Doncaster since 2015, he has amassed over 25 years of experience, having performed more than 6,000 operations and conducted 1,100 weight loss surgery procedures.
Mr. Vasas’s expertise extends to hundreds of keyhole procedures annually, addressing conditions such as weight loss, acid reflux, hiatus hernia repairs, and gallstones. As a bariatric surgeon, he offers sleeve gastrectomy, Roux en-Y gastric bypass, one-anastomosis (mini-) gastric bypass, band removals, and revisional bariatric surgery.
In addition to his clinical practice, Mr. Vasas conducts his own endoscopies. He is affiliated with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts, a regional center that provides bariatric services to patients from the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. Furthermore, Mr. Vasas is an experienced surgical trainer and directs numerous Royal College of Surgeons of England Training courses annually.
Mr. Vasas has authored over 20 publications and serves as an Editorial Board member for esteemed journals such as Obesity Surgery. He is frequently sought after as an international expert speaker, delivering presentations on enhancing the safety and efficiency of bariatric surgery pathways.
Operations
Gastric bypass
Keyhole procedure, which will reduce your excess weight by 70-75%.
Sleeve gastrectomy
Keyhole procedure, will will induce weight-loss, which is equivalent to 60% of your excess weight.
Gastric band removal
Removal of a slipped, eroded or problematic gastric band.
Nissen fundoplication
The most effective anti-reflux operation, done by keyhole.
Semmelweis University
General Surgery
1999-2006
Debrecen Medical University
General Medicine (MBBS)
1993-1999
Education
Degrees
Experience
PhD in bariatric and metabolic surgery
Budapest, Hungary
2017
‘MSc in Surgical Science’
University College London
2009
GMC Number: 6138971
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Consultant General, upper GI, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon
Apr 2015-present
Park Hill Hospital
Consultant General, upper GI, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon Apr 2015-present
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery (Ethicon sponsored) General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery Department Oct 2012- June 2013
AZ Sint-Jan Brugge – Oostende AV Campus Brugge
Bariatric Fellow to Dr Bruno Dillemans Oct-Dec 2011
Training and experience
Doncaster, United Kingdom
Park Hill Hospital, Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN2 5TH
Budapest, Hungary
Duna Medical Center, Lechner Ödön fasor 5., 1095 Budapest