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Consultant Profile

Mr Marco Barreca

Name:
Mr Marco Barreca MD FRCS (Engl) FRCS (Gen Surg)
Practising at:
Spire Harpenden Hospital
Specialties:
  • General surgery
    • Obesity
    • Laparoscopic surgery
    • Gastrointestinal surgery
    • Endoscopy
    • Obesity Surgery
Special clinical interests:

Several years of clinical and research interest in gastroesophageal disorders and minimally invasive surgery. For the past five years strong interest in bariatric and metabolic surgery

Research interests:

Several years of research interest in gastroesophageal disorders and minimally invasive surgery.

Current NHS and /or university posts:

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Laparoscopic Surgeon – Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Year of first medical qualification:
1994
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Royal College of Surgeon of England
American Gastroenterological Association
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0800 585 112
Private secretary:
Karen King
Private secretary telephone number:
01582 497104
Private secretary email address:
Availability:
Wednesday am & Saturday
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Mr Barreca has a particular interest in basketball, tennis and sailing, but above all, a compelling commitment to his family.

Personal profile:

Mr Barreca joined the Obesity Surgery Service at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, one of the biggest regional obesity surgery unit in UK in February 2011. He now carry out approximately 100 gastric bypasses and over 25 sleeve resections a year, and has overall performed more than 150 gastric band operations. Over the past ten years he has also developed an enormous clinical and research experience dealing with gastroesophageal and other upper gastrointestinal disorders, and his committed to develop and spread the use of safe minimally invasive surgery.

At Spire Harpenden Hospital, Mr Barreca’s private practice mostly reflect his NHS practice, and
 involves largely laparopscopic (keyhole) surgery. Mr Barreca has vast experience in treating morbid obesity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, complex hiatus hernia, achalasia, adrenal tumor, splenic disorders and abdominal wall hernias (inguinal and ventral).

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