Mr James Read

Mr James Read is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon. He qualified as a doctor with his M.B. B.S. in 2006 from Imperial College where he was also awarded his BSc in Metabonomics and later his MSc in surgical technology in 2009. His postgraduate surgical research focused on the management of early rectal cancer.  After completion of training, he completed two further nationally accredited fellowships developing his expertise in advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery and exenteration for advanced pelvic malignancy.   His main expertise lies with the minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) treatment of malignant and benign conditions of the colon and rectum, exenterative approaches to locally advanced pelvic malignancies, gallbladder and hernia surgery.    He holds full JAG accreditation to perform colonoscopies.

Laparoscopic appendicectomy Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) Hernia repair (laparoscopic and open) Local anaesthetic excision of lesions MIS (laparoscopic / robotic) colonic resection MIS (laparoscopic / robotic) proctectomy (rectal resection) MIS (laparoscopic / robotic) anterior resection (rectal resection) MIS (laparoscopic / robotic) abdominoperineal resection (rectal resection) Flexible sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy Polypectomy Ileostomy / colostomy MIS (laparoscopic / robotic) pelvic surgery Rectal examination under anaesthetic (or rectal EUA) Fistula-in-ano surgery Haemorrhoid treatment (banding/open/pexy).