Dr Jason Robertson

Jason Robertson is a New Zealand trained general surgeon specialising in Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Laparoscopic surgery. Jason is a consultant surgeon at Waitemata District Health Board as well as in private practice.

After completing advanced training in general surgery, Jason continued his subspecialist training as an accredited fellow of the formal AANZGOSA (Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Association) post-fellowship program, undergoing a further three years of high-volume upper gastrointestinal and bariatric subspecialisation in Australia and New Zealand.

During this time Jason gained expertise in all aspects of upper gastrointestinal surgery including advanced minimally-invasive gastro-oesophageal cancer surgery, complex primary and revisional antireflux surgery, and the surgical management of obesity including revisional bariatric surgery.

Jason is one of the few bariatric surgeons in Australasia able to offer the complete range of internationally recognised bariatric operations.

Areas of specialty:

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity and associated metabolic conditions including:

• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB)
• One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB)
• Single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve (SADI-S)
• Duodenal switch

Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication) including revisional surgery
Oesophageal and gastric cancer with expertise in minimally invasive surgical management
Laparoscopic treatment of gallstones and hernias
Upper GI endoscopy

Qualifications:

MBChB, MMedSc, FRACS, ANZGOSA