Professional profile
I qualified at the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. After house officer posts at Charing Cross and Epsom District Hospital I Demonstrated Anatomy at Charing Cropss and Westminister Medical School before taking Primary FRCS exams. My Surgical Training was undertaken at the Hammersmith, Charing Cross, Birmingham Accident, Hemel Hempstead General, Wexham Park, Hillingdon, Central Middlesex, Royal London and St Mary's Hospitals
I was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton and Kingston Hospital in 1998 and practice in laparoscopic adult upper gut surgery and general children's surgery. I have been Clinical Lead for General Surgery, Clinical Lead for Upper GI Cancer, Chairman of the Paediatric Surgical Forum, Director of Modernisation, Clinical Tutor and Undergraduate Vice-Dean. I am currently Lead for Consent Issues and run several local, national and international training courses for Surgeons in Training. I have a special ineterst in Surgical Diathermy (electrosurgery). I am an occacional advisor to ECRI and CEDAR on Electrosurgery and convenor and faculty on training courses in surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of England and Locally at Kingston Hospital
I have a local private practice in Surrey and undertake medico legal work in Upper GI and Laparoscopic surgery.
Hospital and Trust activities
Clinical Lead on Issues of Consent and Patient Information
Other contributions to the NHS
Convenor and Faculty for courses in Surgical Skills locally and at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Peripetetic lecturer in electrosurgery.
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
- Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
- British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- Royal Society of Medicine
Research interests
Electrosurgery
Web links
Personal profile
I am a laparoscopic surgeon with an interest in the upper gut and a subinterest in general paediatric surgery. My NHS practices are based at Kingston Hospital, Surrey and Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. I have an interest in medical teaching and education at national and international level and a specialty interest in medical electrosurgery.
I am on the leadership team of a local community church, a keen off road cyclist and photographer
Personal web links
Volumes
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - 280 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repairs - 144 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Orchidopexy - 61 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Paediatric Hernia and Hydrocoele Excision - 95 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication - 20 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy - 7 (January 2006 - March 2009)
- Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair - 28 (January 2006 - March 2009)
Audit / Outcomes
Outcomes routinely recorded:
Patient assessed outcome measures
Mortality
