Bariatric Surgery
University Collegue London Hospital, UK
Dr Andrea Pucci is a consultant obesity physician based at University College London Hospital (UCLH) Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery, where he manages people with severe and complex obesity.
He undertook his primary degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Pisa, Italy and graduated in 2003. He subsequently entered higher specialty training in endocrinology at the department of endocrinology, University of Pisa and obtained his specialist qualification in endocrinology in 2008. In 2011, Andrea moved to London and joined the Centre for Obesity Research at University College London (UCL) as a clinical research fellow and subsequently obtained his PhD in 2011.
Since 2011, Andrea has have worked both in the clinical and research setting at UCLH/UCL assessing and managing patients with severe obesity in particular patient before and after bariatric surgery. His research is focused on identifying pre-operative predictors of bariatric surgery health outcomes and he has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and textbook chapters.
Selected publications from PubMed
Semaglutide versus placebo in individuals with poor weight loss after bariatric surgery: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Stanley C, Mallik R, Hamid N, Jassil FC, Reuven V, Ruwona T, Dicken SJ, Qamar S, Norton B, Kingett H, Pucci A, Magee C, Boniface D, Batterham RL, Devalia K, Mok J, Elkalaawy M, Loy J, Jenkinson A, Markakis H, Adamo M, Brown A, Makaronidis J
Nat Med. 2026 Jul;32(7):2662-2672 doi: 10.1038/s41591-026-04416-4.
Staple Line Reinforcement during Sleeve Gastrectomy with SeamGuard: Single-Center Retrospective Case-Control Study over a 5-Year Period.
Vitiello A, Mok J, Elkalaawy M, Pucci A, Jenkinson A, Battheram R, Pilone V, Adamo M
J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 11;13(12) doi: 10.3390/jcm13123410.
Safety and Efficacy of Liraglutide, 3.0 mg, Once Daily vs Placebo in Patients With Poor Weight Loss Following Metabolic Surgery: The BARI-OPTIMISE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Mok J, Adeleke MO, Brown A, Magee CG, Firman C, Makahamadze C, Jassil FC, Marvasti P, Carnemolla A, Devalia K, Fakih N, Elkalaawy M, Pucci A, Jenkinson A, Adamo M, Omar RZ, Batterham RL, Makaronidis J
JAMA Surg. 2023 Oct 1;158(10):1003-1011 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2930.
Impact of sleeve gastrectomy compared to Roux-en-y gastric bypass upon hedonic hunger and the relationship to post-operative weight loss.
Makaronidis JM, Pucci A, Adamo M, Jenkinson A, Elkalaawy M, Batterham RL
Intern Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;17(7):2031-2038 doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03063-0.
EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, network meta-analysis, CINeMA and GRADE assessment, and European consensus on bariatric surgery-extension 2022.
Carrano FM, Iossa A, Di Lorenzo N, Silecchia G, Kontouli KM, Mavridis D, Alarçon I, Felsenreich DM, Sanchez-Cordero S, Di Vincenzo A, Balagué-Ponz MC, Batterham RL, Bouvy N, Copaescu C, Dicker D, Fried M, Godoroja D, Goitein D, Halford JCG, Kalogridaki M, De Luca M, Morales-Conde S, Prager G, Pucci A, Vilallonga R, Zani I, Vandvik PO, Antoniou SA, EAES Bariatric Surgery Guidelines Group
Surg Endosc. 2022 Mar;36(3):1709-1725 doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09008-0.
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