Sanjoy Basu is a Consultant Upper GI, Laparoscopic , Bariatric and AWR Surgeon for the East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.He has extensive experience in complex abdominal and hiatal reconstructions and laparoscopic surgery and works as a faculty for AWR, basic and advanced laparoscopic surgery courses for […]
Jackie’s interest in hernia stems from her own hernia journey. Following surgery in 2015 she was left with multiple incisional hernia which were repaired using mesh. Jackie is fully able to understand why patients associate post-operative pain with mesh as she did this herself for several years, however through discussions on social media with surgeons
Mr Ben Stutchfield is a Consultant Liver Transplant and General Surgeon based in Edinburgh. He has a specialist interest in abdominal wall reconstruction, including the management of post-transplant hernias. He is actively involved in developing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programmes and building regional clinical networks to support high-quality surgical care. Go back to sub
After graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Queen’s University and a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons, Josh De Marchi went on complete his surgical training in Ireland. Throughout this period, he pursued a Masters of Surgery and a Diploma in Health Professions Education. He became a fellow of The Royal College
David Layfield is a Consultant in Surgery for Intestinal Failure, Complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Revisional Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. He performs major open surgery to reconstruct the gastrointestinal tract and to treat recurrent complicating Crohn’s disease. David has a subspecialty interest in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) for complex and recurrent abdominal wall hernias and parastomal
Elena works as a Colorectal Consultant at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (UK) with a special interest in complex abdominal wall reconstruction and parastomal hernias.She completed her surgical training in Italy in 2019 and then moved to the UK where she did two post-CCT fellowships (in London and Southampton). During her fellowship in London,
Mr. Maciej Pawlak is a Consultant Abdominal Aall Surgeon at the Golden Jubilee National University Hospital in Glasgow, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and one of the UK’s leading experts in complex hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction surgery. He holds a PhD in surgical sciences and is a Fellow of the Royal
Toby Hammond is a Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at the Mid & South Essex University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is a BHS AWR Subcommittee member & sits on the BHS executive board. Toby has a subspecialty interest and tertiary referral practice for complex and recurrent abdominal wall hernias, with a particular focus on
Sala Abdalla is a Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon with a sub-specialist interest in the management of complex ventral hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). She is based at the London North West University Healthcare Trust where she has established a dedicated abdominal wall service. Ms Abdalla is a graduate of Imperial College, London, and has completed her training in
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