Jason Free, Dr

Dr Free is a Specialist Weight Loss Surgeon who is committed to improving the lifestyle and health of his patients. His philosophy is to tailor treatment specific to his patients’ goals and health, as well as long-term commitment to his patients’ well-being. Since completing his surgical training in 2010, Dr Free has focused the majority of his work on weight loss surgery and helping patients with their weight related problems. There is no doubt that weight loss surgery has dramatic effects on a person’s physical health, psychological health, quality of life, confidence & overall well-being. Dr Free recognizes the enormous long-term benefits of weight loss surgery and is committed to providing extremely safe & effective procedures with a goal to relieve the fears, anxiety & stigmatism of obesity in the community. He does this by being extremely active in the bariatric surgery community, incorporating ongoing life-long learning & teaching amongst his team and trainees. Dr Free has performed thousands of weight loss procedures over his 15 years of practice, with the overwhelming majority of patients having fantastic results and wishing they had been through his service earlier. He is well respected by his colleagues and has subsequently become a regular contributor to Australian and International scientific community. Dr Free trained as a surgeon through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Queensland and spent a further 2 fellowship years obtaining bariatric surgery specific subspecialist training in Sydney and Brisbane. Early in his career he pursued further international training, including spending part of his fellowship years learning from world renowned experts at the University Medical Centre of Vienna, and Bariatric Surgery units at the University College Hospital London, and Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth UK. Despite being one of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in Australia, he continues to improve his skills and patient care by continuing to spend periods of time with prominent & highly experienced surgeons throughout the world, regularly bringing home a wealth of experience.