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I am a Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon and Clinical Lead for General & Colorectal Surgery at Manchester Royal Infirmary. My private rooms are at Spire Manchester Hospital, Spire Cheshire Hospital and Spire Regency Hospital.  I am the Director of The Gallstone Clinic, Manchester Hernia and Manchester Surgical Clinic.

I graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Biochemistry and then went on to graduate with Honours in Medicine from the University of Manchester in 2000. I completed a period of research and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine for my thesis in 2008. I completed my higher surgical training in the North Western Deanery and have worked in London, Cambridge, Nottingham and Manchester before taking up a Consultant position at St James's University Hospital in Leeds where I practiced advanced pancreatic, gallbladder and bile duct surgery for 5 years.

I returned to Manchester in August 2018 to take up a Consultant post at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. I provide elective and emergency general surgery as well as being part of the regional HPB unit specialising in the investigation and management of liver and pancreatic tumours, pancreatitis and gallbladder diseases.

Special Interests: Gallstones; Bile duct stones; Advanced laparoscopic surgery; Groin hernias; Inguinal hernias; Umbilical hernias; Laparoscopic hernia repair; Investigation of abdominal pains; Lipoma excision; Skin lump excisions; Acute pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Liver Cysts; Pancreas Cysts.

I have a great interest in day-case gallbladder surgery and improving patient satisfaction whilst in hospital. My other passion is Medical Education; I thoroughly enjoy training the doctors of tomorrow and am now supervising a PhD student in pancreatic research. I am also involved in change management and quality improvement projects to help shape the NHS of the future.

Out of the workplace I enjoy cooking, travel, fine wine and racket sports. I have recently rekindled my enjoyment of golf and hope to improve my handicap.