Bariatric and metabolic surgery medical tourism: the compelling need for regulation through transnational collaboration

BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jul 15;10(7):e019546. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019546.

Jessica McGirr^{1

2}, Edward W Gregg³, Deborah A McNamara^{4

5}, Grace O'Malley^{6

7}

¹ Obesity Research and Care Group, School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland jessicamcgirr6@gmail.com.
² School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
³ School of Population Health, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁶ Obesity Research and Care Group, School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁷ Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland.

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Keywords: Global Health; Health policy; Nutritional and metabolic disorders; Public Health; Surgery.