About Us

Clinical Team

Weight management in general and obesity surgery in particular is extremely complex. We want the best outcome possible for you which is why we only use the best obesity surgeons and physicians. Supporting our doctors is a highly trained clinical team.

Claire Clarke

Senior Bariatric Nurse Consultant

Claire has had over 17 years nursing experience, the majority of which has been in intensive care. She has looked after gastric band and bypass surgery patients and is responsible for co-ordinating the aftercare programmes for all our surgical patients.

Jane Michel BA

Nutritional Products Director

After graduating from Durham University, Jane pursued a career in publishing. Following several years at the BBC, she broadened her experience beyond the media and worked with a number of smaller literary houses. After starting a family, she embarked upon a career change and qualified as a Personal Trainer with FITPRO in 2003. Jane's range of PT qualifications include Nutrition and Exercise Prescription for Weight Loss. She has trained a variety of people whose needs have ranged from marathon running, competitive skiing, injury rehabilitation, cardiovascular, muscular strength and resistance, pre and post natal exercise, back care, core stability and weight loss. Like our other health educators Jane "walks the talk" and is an avid exerciser herself.

Sandy McLeod BN MSc

Health Educator

Sandy trained as a nurse and health visitor with clinical and community experience. She previously worked with patients in a smoking cessation programme and has also worked in educational and academic institutions. Sandy holds a masters degree in research methodology. Sandy is our most experienced health educator. Sandy runs twice a week and is also a qualified Pilates teacher.

Stuart Ingram MSc

Health Educator

Stuart graduated from the University of Edinburgh and gained a Masters degree from the University of Leeds before going on to work for a National Representative Body in Sport. Following a round the world trip in 2004 and a short spell living in Australia, Stuart gained further experience as a publicist for a well known UK charity. He joined the Healthier Weight Centre in Manchester in 2006 and is a keen runner, mountain biker and snowboarder.

Behnoush Ahranjani

Scholarship Student

Behnoush has recently joined the Healthier Weight team as a research assistant. Her scholarship project is to evaluate the factors associated with success of gastric banding carried out in the Centre.

Read more about Behnoush and her scholarship project