Mr Douglas Whitelaw

Mr Whitelaw is an experienced Upper Gastrointestinal Gallbladder Surgeon, He trained at Edinburgh School of Medicine and carried out his Specialist Registrar training at The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He has worked as a Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Consultant Surgeon since 2004 at The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. He has a specialist interest in Upper GI Laparoscopic Surgery and Weight loss Surgery. He is the principal provider of the ERCP service at The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital a workload of approximately 120 therapeutic ERCPs per Anum. He also receives tertiary referrals for ERCP from neighbouring hospitals. He regularly trains Specialist Registrars in ERCP and is an accredited JAG ERCP trainer (2013, renewed 2019). All of his surgery is carried out Laparoscopically.  Gallbladder and Gallstone Procedures Keyhole removal of the Gallbladder for Gallstones Gallbladder and Gallstone Disease Laparoscopic Gallbladder removal (Cholecystectomy)  Bile duct disease  Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for removal of gallstones from the bile duct either before or after gallbladder removal for gallstones that have travelled down from the gallbladder into the bile duct and have lodged there causing biliary colic.  ERCP for insertion of stents for jaundice and obstruction of the bile duct  Bile duct exploration  Management of patients with Pancreatic Disease Cholecystectomy for individuals with a high BMI or who have had previous Bariatric Surgery   Additionally, he provides the specialist pancreato-biliary surgical service to North Herts and South Bedfordshire. He chairs the Luton side of weekly video linked supra network multi-disciplinary meeting with the Royal Free and University College Hospitals and looks after patients with pancreatic and biliary disease. He has served as Clinical Director and is currently the Gastrointestinal Lead for Robotic Surgery including Laparoscopic Gallbladder removals and Weight loss Surgery (Gastric Bypass and Sleeve gastrectomy. Mr Whitelaw has been working as a Weight loss Surgeon since 2005. Weight loss Surgery Roux-en-Y-bypass (Gastric Bypass)  Gastric Sleeve  Gastric Revision Surgery  Insertion of Gastric Band  Insertion of Gastric Balloon  Gastric Band adjustments 

Keyhole Gallbladder removal for Gallstones (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy) Gallbladder and Gallstone disease Biliary colic, primarily for gallstones that have travelled down from the gallbladder to the bile duct Diagnostic ERCP Therapeutic ERCP Bile duct exploration Laparoscopic Gastric and intestinal surgery Pancreatic tumours and pancreatic cancer Pancreatitis