Mr Richard Dickson-Lowe

Mr Dickson-Lowe has been a Consultant Surgeon at Medway Maritime NHS Trust since 2020 and is currently the Speciality Lead for General Surgery. His training was undertaken in the South East of England which involved working in many hospitals around the Kent, Surrey and Sussex, which has enabled him to gain a deep understanding of the region and the patients within it. He has an interest in trauma and undertook a trauma fellowship in South Africa in 2017/2018. Mr Dickson-Lowe performs minimally-invasive operations for benign colorectal conditions and colorectal cancer, complex abdominal wall reconstruction for incisional herniae, benign conditions of the anus including fistula-in-ano, fissure-in-ano and haemorrhoids, and general surgical conditions including pilonidal disease, gall bladder disease (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), inguinal herniae and umbilical herniae. He is also a JAG accredited endoscopist for both upper and lower gastrointestinal investigations (OGD and colonoscopy). He is passionate about decreasing health inequalities and improving healthcare services, likes to work hard and is dedicated to providing patient-centred care. First and foremost he will would like to assess and investigate any abdominal symptoms in order to provide a diagnosis with follow up advice and treatment in a way that is individual to the patient.

General Surgery: Pilonidal disease, Gall bladder disease (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), Inguinal herniae and Umbilical herniae.  Colorectal Surgery: Benign conditions of the anus (proctology) including fistula-in-ano, fissure-in-ano and haemorrhoids, and benign colorectal conditions (e.g. diverticulosis) and colorectal cancer.  Other interests: Complex abdominal wall reconstruction for incisional herniae. JAG accredited upper GI (OGD) and lower GI (colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy) endoscopist.