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Gastro-intestinal Surgery

Key Personnel:

Clinical Director SJUH - Mr Peter Lodge
Clinical Director LGI - Mr Ian Botterill
Directorate Manager - Emma Johnson (Acting) Jo Bewley (SJUH)
Business Managers - Darren Cole - LGI
Matron - Jane Docherty - LGI

Sites

Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Seacroft Hospital, St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital,

Service summary:

Gastro-Intestinal Services incorporates a joint medical and surgical approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases including cancer. The aim is to provide a patient focused approach to GI diseases.

There are two main GI centres currently provided at St James’s Hospital and the LGI. They are supported by elective inpatient and outpatient services at Seacroft, Wharfedale and Chapel Allerton Hospitals, including endoscopy, radiology and laboratory services. The Trust provides an acute, elective, secondary and tertiary service.

Endoscopy Services at Wharfedale Hospital, Tel: (0113) 392 1708

Procedures currently undertaken in the Endoscopy department are Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy Endoscopy Cystoscopy Hysteroscopy, colposcopy and rigid sigmoidoscopies are performed in the out patient department The Endoscopy department offer a direct access service for upper GI endoscopies, other referral for Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopies and cystoscopies is by a consultant referral to RBS. Current waiting times for non urgent procedures currently stands at approximately 6- 8 weeks.

Specialty Consultant details:

Consultant name:	Special Interests	Inpatient Service	Outpatient Service
Mr Niaz Ahmad	Organ Transplant (kidney, liver, pancreas) Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery. Peritoneal and haemodialysis access (PD catheter, AV fistula). General surgery in patient with renal failure. Research Interests - Ischaemia reperfusion injury in transplantation Immunosuppression & tolerance in transplantation.	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Ian Botterill	• laparoscopic colorectal surgery • surgery for bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease • complex incisional hernia repair • synchronous resection of bowel cancer and liver mets • adolescent colorectal problems • radiation related bowel problems • endoscopic mucosal resection	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital
Mr Dermot Burke	Colorectal cancer, Crohns disease, faecal incontinence.Laproscopic colorectal surgery, intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition.	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital	Leeds General Infirmary
Mr S Dexter	Gastric and oesophageal cancer, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Barretts oesophagus, obesity surgery and laparoscopic surgery.	St James's University Hospital, Bexley Wing	St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital, Bexley Wing
Mr Paul J Finan	Colorectal cancer surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, proctology and general surgical procedures.	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital
Mr Jeremy Hayden	Management of oesophageal and gastric malignancy. Minimally invasive surgery for benign disease: gastro-oesophageal reflux, giant or paraoesophageal hiatus hernia, recurrent reflux, oesophageal achalasia and other motility disorders, abdominal wall hernias (primary and recurrent/incisional), gallstones and related diseases, bariatric surgery and splenectomy for haematological conditions. Management of general surgical emergencies.Upper digestive endoscopy	St James's University Hospital, Bexley Wing	Bexley Wing, Leeds General Infirmary
Mr David Jayne	Colorectal surgery	Leeds General Infirmary	Leeds General Infirmary
Prof Peter Lodge	Laparoscopic, hepato-billiary and transplantation surgery.Special interest in new HPB surgery advances and surgery for classically inoperable livers.Tumour and transplant immunology. Organ preservation for transplantation.	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Samir Mehta		St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Krishna Menon		St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Stephen G Pollard	Upper gastrointestinal surgery, liver and kidney transplantation. Bariatric surgery, immunology suppression and physiology of obesity	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Raj Prasad	Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liver Tumours, Laparoscopic Liver Surgery and Paediatric Liver Transplantation	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital
Mr Peter M Sagar	Colon and rectal surgery	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital	Leeds General Infirmary, Wharfedale Hospital
Mr Abeezar Sarela	Advanced laparoscopic surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer, gastroesophageal reflux, gallstones, abdominal wall hernias and obesity	St James's University Hospital, Bexley Wing	St James's University Hospital, Bexley Wing
Mr Rick Saunders	Laparoscopic hernia and minimally invasive colorectal surgery. IBD and pelvic cancer.	Leeds General Infirmary	St James's University Hospital
Mr Andrew Smith	Management of benign and malignant pancreatic, biliary and duodenal diseases. Advanced laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder, bile duct, pancreatic and spleen resection. Gastro-oesophageal reflux and hiatus hernias. Abdominal wall hernias, primary and recurrent.	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital
Mr Henry Sue-Ling	General and upper GI surgery ; laproscopic surgery ; endoscopy and colonoscopy .	St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital, Bexley Wing	St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital, Bexley Wing
Mr Giles J Toogood	Laparoscopic, hepatobiliary and transplantation surgery, gallstones and liver tumours	St James's University Hospital	St James's University Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital