Family says it was obvious grandmother shouldn’t have been discharged after Adib surgery
The Gold Coast woman died days after she was operated on by the prominent weight-loss surgeon, a coroner finding that her path to surgery was rushed.
Updated June 11, 2026 — 6:54pm,first published June 11, 2026 — 7:58am
The grieving family of a Gold Coast grandmother who died at home days after gastric bypass surgery, performed by high-profile surgeon Dr Reza Adib, says “it doesn’t take a rocket scientist” to tell she should not have been discharged.
The family statement comes after a state coroner found Rosemarie Campbell, 62, likely would have survived if she had not been sent home, raising questions over the credibility and reliability of Adib.
Campbell died in February 2022, three days after surgery performed by Adib at Brisbane’s Wesley Hospital.
Her death was referred to the coroner and an inquest was held in August last year.
A report delivered by Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher this week found Campbell died of a combination of bacterial peritonitis with pneumonia from aspiration, caused by an obstruction of the bowel.
The inquest heard from medical staff responsible for her pre- and post-operative care, including Adib who, at the time, ran the obesity clinic.
Adib’s registration was suspended recently, and he was barred from practising, after being charged with rape last month.
Adib has denied the allegations and has said, through his lawyer Dan Rogers from Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors, he will fight the charges in court.
Campbell first received weight-loss surgery from Adib in March 2020, losing more than 40 kilograms in the year that followed.
The inquest heard she developed persistent reflux as a result of the procedure, and in early 2022, she contacted Adib. She weighed about 88 kilograms at this time.
The following month, Adib wrote a letter supporting Campbell’s early access to superannuation to fund a second gastric procedure, referring to a need to curb severe obesity which he proclaimed was a “life-threatening condition”.
He conceded during evidence that her condition was, in fact, not life-threatening, which Gallagher said was “seriously misleading”.
“It is plain that he intended for Ms Campbell’s application to be successful, and it follows that he wrote a letter that contained false statements for that purpose,” Gallagher said.
The deputy coroner criticised the surgeon’s poor record keeping and raised questions about his reliability and credibility throughout the inquest.
In her findings, she said the path to surgery was unnecessarily rushed and it was likely the advice given to her was inadequate and not balanced properly.
“At the very least, a gastroscopy ought to have been offered prior to committing to this serious surgery,” Gallagher said.
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