Bristol Laparoscopic Surgery : About Us

This section contains information about the people who are behind the running of Bristol Laparoscopic Surgery and what they do. You can also see more information about the sponsors of the site below.

Mr Anthony R Dixon DM, FRCS Consultant Colorectal & Laparoscopic Surgeon
Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust, Frenchay & Southmead Hospitals Specialty: Coloproctology & Laparoscopic Surgery Sub-specialties: Laparoscopy, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor. Special Clinical Interests: Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer, laparoscopic restorative ileoanal pouch for ulcerative colitis, laparoscopic prolapse surgery, laparoscopic appendicectomy, laparoscopic gallstone and hernia surgery. Colonoscopy. Teaching laparoscopic surgery, PPH & STARR. Research Interests: Prognostic factors and patient information provision in bowel cancer. New developments and training in laparoscopic and minimal access surgery, auditing outcomes. Quality of life assessment. Posts Held Consultant Colorectal & Laparoscopic Surgeon North Bristol NHS Trust. Member Council ACPGBI Hon.Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University Bristol. Former College Tutor Royal College Surgeons England Former Chairman Avon Somerset & Wiltshire Colorectal Cancer Site Specialist Group. South West Cancer Intelligence Service Colorectal Tumour Panel National Cancer Peer Review Examiner Bristol University ALS preceptor laparoscopic colorectal surgery Chair Bristol Laparoscopic Associates & bristolsurgery.com Director SW Laparoscopic Consortium Qualifications: MB BS 1983 London FRCS 1987 DM 1990 Nottingham Specialist Association Memberships Association Coloproctology Great Britain & Ireland Royal Society of Medicine – section Coloproctology Association Laparoscopic Surgeons Great Britain & Ireland Background Information: Tony specialises in minimally invasive colorectal surgery and has one of the largest UK experience of laparoscopic colorectal surgery; colectomy, prolapse surgery, restorative ileoanal pouch as well as PPH, STARR and TEP hernia repair. He trained in London, Leicester, Nottingham and Bristol. Tony learnt his laparoscopic skills in Brisbane Australia in 1994 (Russel Stitz, George Fielding). Tony’s DM thesis examined how best to monitor cancer response to treatment. He is widely published with lots of peer reviewed papers on outcomes following laparoscopic colorectal surgery, patient information needs, optimising a patient’s cancer journey, quality of life, straight to test. Tony is actively involved in teaching laparoscopic colorectal techniques, PPH and STARR to other surgeons in the UK. He is married with two teenage sons.
Mr Mark PJ Wright MD FRCS FRCS (Urol) Consultant Urological & Laparoscopic surgeon
Hospital: Bristol Royal Infirmary. Specialty: Urology Sub-specialties: Laparoscopy, Oncology, Stone Surgery Special Clinical Interests: Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, Plasma Kinetic TURP, No Scalpel Vasectomy Research Interests: Early detection of Prostate Cancer, Raman Spectroscopy Posts Held Consultant Urological Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary. Honorary Urology Consultant, Southmead Hospital. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol. Chairman, Bristol Urology Associates. Qualifications MDBS 1990 London FRCS 1994 London MD 2001 Bristol FRCS (Urol) 2001 JCS UK Background Information Mark specialises in minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic hernia repair. He trained in London, Bristol, Cleveland USA and Paris. He carried out research into laser treatment for which he was awarded an MD. He has published papers and articles on Outcomes following prostatectomy, bladder cancer follow up and renal artery occlusion. Mark is actively involved in teaching laparoscopic procedures to other surgeons in the UK. He is married with four children
Mr Tim Whittlestone MA, MD, FRCS Urol Consultant Urologist
Hospital: Bristol Royal Infirmary. Specialty: Urology Sub-specialties: Oncology, Incontinence, Stone Surgery Special Clinical Interests: Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, TVT for femal urinary incontinence Research Interests: bladder dysfunction Posts Held Consultant Urological Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary. Consultant Urologist, Southmead Hospital. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol. Partner Bristol Urology Associates. Hunterian Professor of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England 2001 International Urogynaecological Association Qualifications MB, BCh Cambridge 1991 MA Cambridge 1992 MD Bristol 2002 FRCS (Urol) 2002 JCS UK Background Information Tim was born in Yorkshire in 1968 and studied medicine at Cambridge and Oxford Universities where he obtained a First Class degree in Physiology. He has trained in surgery and urology at The Mayo Clinic in the USA, The John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Bristol Royal Infirmary and Southmead Hospitals. He is married with one baby daughter. Honours include: Tancred’s Foundation Studenship 1996-1998, South West Surgeons Registrar’s Prize, South West Urologists Registrar’s Prize 1998 and a Medical Research Council traveling fellowship. Tim specializes in cancers of the kidney and prostate. He also is an expert in treating younger men with testicular cancer. Tim is one of the few people to offer laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. He also performs operations to relieve male and female incontinence and uses lasers to treat stones. He sees men and women with all range of general urological problems and lectures extensively on the subject of male sexual dysfunction. Tim has published many papers in the surgical and urological press and particularly enjoys writing articles for the lay press as well as patient information leaflets. His main research interest is in bladder disorders and incontinence. Tim works very closely with Tony Dixon in their programme of laparoscopic pelvic floor repair.
Mr Justin Morgan MD, FRCS Consultant Bariatric & Transplant Surgeon
Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust, Frenchay & Southmead Hospitals Specialty: Endocrine/Transplant & Bariatric Surgery Sub-specialties: Laparoscopy Special Clinical Interests: Parathyroid & Thyroid surgery Posts Held Consultant Transplant & Endocrine Surgeon North Bristol NHS Trust. Hon.Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University Bristol. Examiner Bristol University Clinical Sub Dean North Bristol Academy Qualifications: MB BS 1986 Cardiff FRCS 1990 MD 1992 Leicester FRCS (gen.surg) Specialist Association Memberships British Obesity Surgery Society British Association of Transplant Surgeons Justin has had a long interest in weight loss surgery and trained in Lyon, France with Dr Vincent Ferring and is a founder member of Avon Obesity Service.
Miss Sally Norton MD, FRCS Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon
Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust, Frenchay & Southmead Hospitals United Bristol Hospitals NHS Trust. Specialty: Upper GI & General Surgery Sub-specialties: Bariatric Surgery Special Clinical Interests: Laparoscopic cholecstectomy and common bile duct exploration. Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Ultrasond examination. Posts Held Consultant Upper GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon North Bristol NHS Trust. Consultant Upper GI Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University Bristol. Examiner Bristol University Qualifications: MB BS Bristol 1989 FRCS 1993 MD 1998 Bristol FRCS (gen.surg) Specialist Association Memberships Association Laparoscopic Surgeons Great Britain & Ireland Association of Surgeons of of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons British Obesity Surgery Society Miss Norton has had a specialist interest in weight loss surgery for over 5 years having undertaken a year long fellowship in Australia to train with Mr George Fielding an experienced weight-loss surgeon. Sally is a founder member of Avon Obesity Service.
Mr Chris Wong PhD, FRCS, FRCS (Gen Surg) Consultant Upper GI, Bariatric & Endocrine Surgeon
Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust, Frenchay & Southmead Hospitals Specialty: Upper GI, Endocrine & Bariatric Surgery Sub-specialties: Hiatus hernia & gastro-oesphageal reflux, achalasia, cholecystectomy, CBD exploration, endoscopy, Obesity surgery, thyroid and minimal access parathyroid & adrenal surgery. Research Interests: PhD in growth factors and hyperparathyroid disease. Posts Held Consultant Upper GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon North Bristol NHS Trust. Hon.Surgeon, Bristol Royal Infirmary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University Bristol. Examiner Bristol University Co-founder WLOSS Surgery in Cardiff http://www.wloss-surgery.co.uk/ Qualifications: MB BS 1992 Cardiff PhD 2002 Cardiff FRCS (gen.surg) 1996 Specialist Association Memberships British Association of Endocrine Surgeons Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons Great Britain & Ireland Background Information: Chris trained in Cardiff and the South West. After his period of formal research in Bristol under the late John Farndon, Chris returned to Cardiff for further specialist training in endocrine surgery; complicated thyroid disease, parathyroidectomy and laparoscopic adrenal surgery - rare islet pancreatic tumours. Chris also provides a comprehensive general surgical service with specialist treatment for gallstones, bile duct stones, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, achalasia resectional surgery for morbid obesity, splenectomy and hernia. "I have four boys, one beautiful daughter and a King Charles spaniel. I was forced into early retirement from windsurfing due to the arrival of my children. Luckily, in between the nappy changes, I managed to smuggle my skis to safety and transplanted them to my children. To occupy myself between skiing and dreaming about the slopes, I keep a very close eye on rugby, grand prix and the highs and lows of British tennis".
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery UK
Currently supporting:- North Bristol Fellowship in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery & our preceptorship/consultant training programme. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson company develops and markets an extensive portfolio of advanced surgical instruments and medical devices for minimally invasive and traditional surgery. We work with surgeons around the world in developing products and refining products and procedures that make a difference to the surgical patient. The company’s focus is on designing innovative, procedure-enabling medical devices for interventional diagnosis and treatment of various disease and conditions. Ethicon Endo-Surgery is proud to be a company that truly believes the products it designs and procedures it develops are ‘Transforming Patient Care Through Innovation’.
Covidien Healthcare
*Currently supporting:- North Bristol & Oxford consultant training programme in Laparoscopic Ventral Rectopexy & Pelvic Floor Repair.* COVIDIEN, a global leader in healthcare develops and markets an extensive portfolio of advanced surgical instruments and medical devices for minimally invasive and traditional surgery. COVIDIEN is committed to supporting a wide variety of surgical education programs for Surgeons, Fellows, Residents, Nurses, allied health personnel and other members of the healthcare team. A history of over 40 years of advanced medical training Multifaceted, comprehensive training programs at facilities both domestically and globally Trained approximately 275,000 surgeons to date Partnerships with leading medical institutions and professional societies to provide state of the art learning experiences Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program, Resident Training, Post Graduate Courses, Advanced Training (Preceptorships, Proctorships & Mini-Fellowships), Nursing Education and Simulation Training.