Dr Esther Waterhouse

Patient representative / Lived experience

Esther qualified as a doctor in 1991, and has worked in general practice, hospital medicine and palliative medicine. She is currently working as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine, with additional interests in communication skills teaching, postgraduate medical education, mentorship and leadership. Esther has struggled with obesity for her entire adult life, with a familiar story of yo-yo dieting and unsuccessful attempts to keep the weight off. She finally got access to weight management services in 2019 and feels that the compassion and empathy she received were key to her decision to have life changing weight loss surgery in Feb 2020.