Core Specialist Group
Core Specialist Group
Bariatric surgeons Gold Coast | Core Specialist Group
Surgical team
Dr Candice Silverman
Bariatric, Upper GI and General Surgeon
07 5598 0955
Dr Candice Silverman specialises in general, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery.
Her main areas of interest are upper-gastrointestinal surgery, hepato-pancreatic biliary surgery, hernia surgery, and bariatric (weight loss) surgery.
Publications
- ANZ Journal of Surgery: Early Australian experience in robotic sleeve gastrectomy: a single site series
Dr Anna Isaacs
General, Metabolic and Upper GI Surgeon
07 5598 0955
Dr Anna Isaacs specialises in upper Gi surgery, including hiatus hernia repair, anti-reflux surgery and metabolic surgery as well as the treatment of oesophageal and gastric cancer. She also performs general surgical operations including cholecystectomy, hernia repair and endoscopy, as well as acute general surgical management.
Publications
- ANZ Journal of Surgery: Diaphragmatic eventration complicated by gastric volvulus
- Springer Nature/Researchgate: Study over 30 years reveals a decline in giant hiatus hernia recurrence rates, potentially linked to the growing adoption of the ‘composite repair’ technique.
Bariatric GP | Medical weight loss | Core Specialist Group
Medical team
Dr Shannon Butler
General Practitioner
07 5598 0955
Dr Shannon Butler has been a local general practitioner for over ten years since graduating in 2008.
She specialised in weight loss and promotes healthy living. Shannon sees obesity as a medical issue, not a choice. She believes in a personalised, long-term approach to weight loss.
At Core Specialist Group, Dr Butler creates tailored weight loss plans, prescribes weight loss medications, and collaborates with a health team to support your wellbeing.
Weight loss dietitian and psychologists | Core Specialist Group Gold Coast
Allied health team
Amanda Clark
Accredited Dietitian
0755 366 400
Amanda Clark is a Gold Coast-based accredited dietitian and specialises in an essential discipline to help obesity patients achieve and maintain significant weight loss.
Amanda is passionate about educating patients on their physical capabilities post-surgery. By providing an understanding of how making small, consistently healthy choices contributes to overall results, healthy habits are formed based on an individual’s lifestyle and capacity for change.
Jenne Turner
Psychologist
0412 754 819
Jenne Turner is an Australian registered psychologist at Core Specialist Group. She has a Master’s degree in rehabilitation. Jenne is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the Eating, Weight and Body Image special interest group. Jenne predominately works in weight management and specifically bariatric weight management.
Lorraine Langsford
Clinical Psychologist
0404 036 633
Lorraine is a clinical psychologist who has over 30 years’ experience working in the areas of physical and psychological health. She has worked as a registered nurse within the public and private health sectors for some 20 years working with physical and psychological illness. Over the past 10 years Lorraine has specialised in clinical and health psychology.