Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgeons deal with disorders of the blood vessels (the arteries and veins)  which can be helped by surgery. Typical conditions treated by a vascular surgeon would include blockage of large blood vessels, problems with the carotid atery in the neck, problems with the aorta, poor circulation in the feet which is amenable to surgery, varicose veins and complex abnormalities of other blood vessels.

Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery

Upper GI surgeons treat a variety of disorders of oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, gall-bladder (including gall-stones), liver and pancreas. The will often have special expertise in fibre-optic endoscopy and minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery for the treatment of gall-stones.

Lower Gastro-Intestinal Surgery

Lower GI Surgeons treat conditions of the lower bowel including diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohns Disease, bowel cancer, fissures and piles. They also diagnose and treat the causes of fresh rectal bleeding often through the use of endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy).

Breast Surgery

General surgeons with an interest in breast surgery deal with cancer of the breast,and with painful conditions of the breast such as mastalgia as well as with non-malignant breast disease.

Endocrine Surgery

This a branch of surgery which specialises in the surgical treatment of the endocrine glands. Most endocrine surgery would involve the tratment of thyroid disease as well as the treatment of some other rare conditions.

Some surgeons have experience in more than one area whilst some are more specialised. Most surgeons will tackle common problems such as the repair of hernias or the removal of lumps and bumps from the skin whilst complicated problems are dealt with by a surgeon with specialist knowledge and experience. General Surgeons hold  the FRCS as a minimum qualification but will have undertaken further training in their area of special interest.

Where further information is available, follow the link to the specialists individual page. For telephone numbers please go to Private Hospitals and Clinics

Prof D Alderson - Consults at: Litfield House, Bristol

Mr C P Armstrong - Consults at: Litfield House, Bristol, Percival Road, Bristol & BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol

Mr P Barham - Consults at: Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol

Mr P Durdey - Consults at: Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol

Mr G Pye - Consults at: Waterside Suite, Weston super Mare

Mr M Williamson - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr H Umpleby - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr A R Baker - Consults at: Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol

Mr R N Baird - Consults at: Litfield House, Bristol

Mr D C Britton - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr J Budd - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr S J Cawthorn - Consults at: BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol & Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr W K Eltringham - Consults at: Litfield House, Bristol

Mr N Gallegos - Consults at: Waterside Suite, Weston super Mare

Mr A Gough - Consults at: Waterside Suite, Weston super Mare

Prof M Horrocks - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr P M Lamont - Consults at: Litfield House, Bristol

Mr P Maddox - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr D Mitchell - Consults at: BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol

Mr J Morgan - Consults at: BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol

Mr B Pentlow - Consults at: BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol

Mr A M Roe - Consults at: Clifton Park, Bristol

Mr F C T Smith - Consults at: Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol

Mr J Tate - Consults at: Bath Clinic, Bath

Mr M Thomas - Consults at: Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol

Mr M Thompson - Consults at: BUPA Glen Hospital, Bristol