Jitesh Parmar

Mr Jitesh Parmar is a Consultant Laparoscopic Bariatric and Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Surgeon. His areas of expertise include laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery and weight loss procedures such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, one-anastomosis gastric bypass, gastric band, and swallowable gastric balloon. He also specialises in gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy), groin and abdominal wall hernia surgery, and anti-reflux surgery with fundoplication for the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

After completing his higher surgical specialist training in Leicester, he undertook two prestigious post-CCT fellowships in bariatric surgery. The first was at St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and the second at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK. At St George Hospital, he was trained by world-renowned bariatric surgeons Dr Michael Talbot and Dr Ken Loi. St George Private Hospital is Australia's highest-volume bariatric centre and is recognised as a leader in bariatric surgery. It is also Australia’s first internationally accredited Centre of Bariatric Excellence, as designated by the Surgical Review Corporation, which accredits Centres of Excellence worldwide.

Mr Parmar worked as a Locum Consultant UGI and Bariatric Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust from April 2019 to March 2022. Since April 2022, he has held a substantive position as a Consultant UGI and Bariatric Surgeon at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, and Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall. He is a key member of the Black Country Collaborative, providing bariatric surgery for the local community. His private practice is based at Spire Little Aston Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

He is the Clinical Governance Lead at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, and leads several quality improvement projects, including the development of a business case for robotic UGI services at the New Cross site.

Mr Parmar was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) by the University of Manchester for his work in basic science and vascular surgery. He has a keen interest in research, particularly in weight loss, metabolic, and UGI surgery. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals and has presented his research at national and international conferences.