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Mr Leo is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon specialising in proctology, laparoscopy, and complex benign anorectal conditions. He is a UK reference point for complex pelvic floor disorders, working closely with NHS services.

Mr Wilson is the lead clinician for general and colorectal services at the Whittington Health NHS Trust, and performs over 200 laparoscopic surgical procedures each year.

Ms Linda Ferrari is a consultant colorectal surgeon at Welbeck specialising in proctology and hidradenitis suppurativa, with a clinical interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pelvic Floor Disorders.

Mr Chris Nicolay PhD MA (Cantab) MBBS (London) FRCS, is a Consultant in Colorectal and General Surgery here at Welbeck. He is also a JAG-accredited endoscopist.

Professor Paris Tekkis is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health and Professor of Colorectal Surgery at Imperial College London. He specialises in minimally invasive and advanced colon and rectal cancer surgery.

Mr Josef Watfah is a Consultant General Surgeon at Welbeck, with sub specialty training in colorectal surgery and coloproctology. He is part of an international teaching faculty delivering training in advanced coloproctology techniques.

Mr Oliver Warren is a Consultant Colorectal and Hernia Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health, where he specialises in day case hernia surgery, proctology and endoscopy.

Mr Janindra Warusavitarne is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and the lead surgeon for inflammatory bowel diseases at St Mark’s Hospital, London.

Mr von Roon is currently co-lead for inflammatory bowel disease surgery at University College London Hospitals. Subspecialist interests in surgery include complex inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and minimally invasive techniques.

Mr Kinross is a consultant colorectal surgeon specialising in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. He is a leading researcher in probiotic and prebiotic therapies for colonic health.

Miss Anna Kamocka is a Consultant Bariatric, Upper Gastrointestinal & General Surgeon and Upper GI Endoscopist at Welbeck Digestive Health. She is also Service Director for Bariatric and Upper GI Surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Ms Sarah Mills is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health, specialising in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and proctology.

Mr Oliver Jones is a consultant colorectal and general surgeon. He no longer does private practice, but sees medicolegal patients in his capacity as an expert witness in colorectal and general surgery.

Professor Long R Jiao is a well-established hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon and is lead surgeon in HPB surgery at Hammersmith and Royal Marsden Hospitals, and an academic professor at Imperial College.

Professor Sanjay Purkayastha is a Consultant General Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health, specialising in bariatric and upper GI surgery, and was one of the first surgeons in the UK to carry out robotic bariatric surgery.

Professor Hemant Kocher is a Consultant General and HPB Surgeon at Welbeck and director of the Cancer Tissue Bank and Pancreas Tissue Bank. He specialises in diseases of the gallbladder and bile duct, liver and pancreas.

Mr David James is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Welbeck and in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. He trained in London, Oxford and undertook Fellowships in the Mayo Clinic and in Brisbane.

Mr Shahnawaz Rasheed is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health and is a senior lecturer at Imperial College London specialising in robotic surgery and colorectal cancer.

Mr Lewis is a Consultant General Surgeon at Welbeck Digestive Health, specialising in minimally invasive abdominal surgery. He established the complex abdominal wall unit at Epsom Hospital and serves as a surgical tutor.

Mr Naim Fakih Gomez is an Upper GI, Bariatric and General Surgeon who specialises in weight loss (Bariatric & Metabolic) and upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries, as well as other general surgery conditions such as gallstones and hernias.

Mr Gregory Thomas is a consultant colorectal surgeon at Welbeck specialising in pelvic floor disorders, complex proctology (fistula, fissures and haemorrhoids), pilonidal disease, abdominal wall hernia and inflammatory bowel disease.