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Professor Richard Welbourn

Verified General Surgery Taunton

Professor Richard Welbourn

2 years of experience 4.9 (18 verified reviews)

9,224+
Patients seen
2
Years in practice
4
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Professor Richard Welbourn at a glance

Professor Richard Welbourn is a General Surgery practitioner based in Taunton, United Kingdom, practising at UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 43+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at UAB Barcelona (MD, 2023). Serves patients in Taunton, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

About

Professor Welbourn is a laparoscopic (keyhole) surgeon focusing on bariatric (weight loss) surgery (gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy), benign upper gastrointestinal surgery, including hernia surgery (groin hernia), gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy), hiatal hernia surgery (fundoplication). He provides a gastric band adjustment clinic and weight loss medications service. He also provides endoscopic work for bile duct stones and malignant strictures (ERCP).
He is a pioneer of bariatric (weight loss) surgery in the UK. His unit in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton UK, became the first International Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery of the US Surgical Review Corporation (2009, reaccredited 2024).
The unit has now performed several thousand procedures, and he has published the largest series of gastric bypass operations in the UK (over 2,000 patients).
He has had many national and international roles, including founder of the UK National Bariatric Surgery Registry (2009), Chair (2013-18); President of the British Obesity and Metabolic Specialists Society (2013-15); member NICE Guidance Group for obesity (CG189, 2014); he founded the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) Global Registry (Committee 2014-2021).
He completed undergraduate training at University College London, and postgraduate training in Bath, Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth and Taunton in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Boston MA, USA
He has an honorary appointment with Bristol University and has co-authored over 100 publications and book chapters in the scientific literature that have been cited over 10,000 times.
He was lead surgeon for the UK National Institute of Health Research By-Band-Sleeve study, the world’s largest study of different bariatric procedures (2012-2026) published in the Lancet journal https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(25)00025-7/fulltext.
He is now a co-investigator on the LightBAR study, which is a large multinational study being conducted in the UK, Denmark and Sweden comparing intensive weight loss interventions including GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06309238 (2022-).
International awards:
Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE) International Fellow of the World Obesity Federation (World Obesity) (2012)
IFSO World Congress President (London, 2017)
IFSO Presidential Medal (2017)
IFSO Award of Appreciation (2018)

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Professor Richard Welbourn

Education & training

  1. 2017–2023 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    UAB Barcelona, Taunton (GB)
  2. 2023–2027 Residency · General Surgery
    Universitat de València, Taunton (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2027-09–2028-08 Junior consultant
    UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-869094 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of General Surgery
#EB-791A5906 · issued 2028 · renewal 2038
Malpractice insurance: Generali Healthcare · 1,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 958
Annual physical exam 99395 200
Vaccination administration 90471 256
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 479

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 120 min in_clinic 720.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 30 min in_clinic 630.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Richard Welbourn
HEADSHOT
Richard Welbourn in consultation
IN OFFICE
Richard Welbourn with the team
WITH TEAM
Richard Welbourn at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 149s
Meet Richard Welbourn

Research & publications

h-index: 9 · i10: 7

  1. Long-term follow-up of General Surgery across GB
    Richard Welbourn, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.3230/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 31582114 · cited by 174
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in General Surgery
    Richard Welbourn, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.6265/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 39642585 · cited by 4
  3. Long-term follow-up of General Surgery across GB
    Richard Welbourn, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.8399/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 37650809 · cited by 194
  4. Validation of clinical scoring in General Surgery
    Richard Welbourn, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.3620/euroclin.2023.3 · PMID: 39025380 · cited by 64

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in General Surgery European Annual Congress (General Surgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in General Surgery National Society Meeting · Taunton · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated General Surgery — Taunton · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
  • 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2028
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2028
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2028

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to General Surgery
  • Awareness When should you see a general surgery?

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · professor.richard.welbourn@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

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Patient reviews

18 verified reviews
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5★ 2
4★ 1
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Bedside Manner
4.9
Knowledge
5.0
Wait Time
4.6
Staff Friendliness
4.9
Ease Of Appointment
4.8
Value For Money
4.8
Would Recommend Pct
97.0
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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

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General Surgery

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