THE OBESITY FIGHT, CUT, JAB OR DIET?

In this section

University of Aberdeen

Library Blog

Find the latest stories and updates from across our library service

Content from our previous library blogs is still available. For older posts relating to The Sir Duncan Rice Library click here . Content from our Medical Library blog is available here and posts from our Taylor Library blog are here .

THE OBESITY FIGHT, CUT, JAB OR DIET?
2025-12-19

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society, Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill. Thursday 8th Januray 2026 7pm

Professor Duff Bruce is a graduate of Robert Gordon's College and the University of Aberdeen and has 26 years experience in General Surgery, gained in Northern Scotland, Australia and the USA. In 2001, he completed a Fellowship in oesophageal physiology at the Kech Medical School of Southern California in Los Angeles. Since 2002, he has worked in Aberdeen as a consultant general surgeon with special interests in gastro-oesophageal cancer, gastro-oesophageal reflux, gastroparesis, laparoscopic surgery and metabolic and weight loss surgery. Professor Bruce is one of the leading exponents of Bariatric Surgery in Scotland and is on the council of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgical Society (BOMSS). He is the current chairman of the Scottish charity; The Severe and Complex Obesity Service (SCOTS) which advises on the provision and development of services to manage this patient group and a trustee  of the Experts in Severe and Complex Obesity (ESCO) group which perform a similar role in England.

Non members welcome. For CPD self certification form email:medchi.admin@abdn.ac.uk Tea, coffee and sandwiches available from 6:30pm

Next lecture: 5th February 2026 Room 402 Suttie Centre

Aberdeen, Tudor Hart and the Deep End: Searching for Inclusion

Professor Graham Watt CBE, Senior Research Fellow, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glas

Published by Library, Special Collections and Museums, University of Aberdeen

Search Blog

Browse by Month

2025

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun There are no items to show for June 2025
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

2024

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul There are no items to show for July 2024
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

2023

  1. Jan There are no items to show for January 2023
  2. Feb There are no items to show for February 2023
  3. Mar There are no items to show for March 2023
  4. Apr There are no items to show for April 2023
  5. May There are no items to show for May 2023
  6. Jun There are no items to show for June 2023
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec