OUR CONSULTANTS
The Consultants at The Wellington Liver (HPB) Unit
To correctly and quickly diagnose your condition you need to be referred to either a Hepatologist: Professor Andrew Burroughs or Dr David Patch or a Consultant HPB surgeon: Mr Keith Rolles, Professor Brian Davidson or Mr Dinesh Sharma. Your GP can advise you or you can call our information line to help you choose.
Professor Andrew Burroughs MBChB Hons FRCP
Consultant Physician and Hepatologist, Royal Free Hospital. He is the senior physician of the liver transplant programme and the acute liver failure service. He has an international reputation as a clinical and academic Hepatologist and has published widely in all areas of liver disease. He is a full time clinician and has been awarded a personal chair, as Professor of Hepatology in the University of London.
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Consultant Physician and Hepatologist, Royal Free Hospital. He is the senior physician of the liver transplant programme and the acute liver failure service. He has an international reputation as a clinical and academic Hepatologist and has published widely in all areas of liver disease. He is a full time clinician and has been awarded a personal chair, as Professor of Hepatology in the University of London.
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Dr David Patch MBBS FRCP
Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital. He shares the liver transplant service at the Royal Free Hospital with Professor Burroughs. He is involved with clinical trials and research in portal hypertension and is a leading expert in the technique of transjugular liver biopsies and TIPSS procedures. He also maintains a broad endoscopic practice.
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Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital. He shares the liver transplant service at the Royal Free Hospital with Professor Burroughs. He is involved with clinical trials and research in portal hypertension and is a leading expert in the technique of transjugular liver biopsies and TIPSS procedures. He also maintains a broad endoscopic practice.
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Mr Keith Rolles MA MS FRCS
Consultant Surgeon and Lead Clinician, Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Free Hospital. The programme currently performs up to 65 transplants per year. He has 20 years experience as a Consultant Surgeon in Liver Transplantation as well as complex Hepatobiliary surgery and Endocrine surgery.
Consultant Surgeon and Lead Clinician, Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Free Hospital. The programme currently performs up to 65 transplants per year. He has 20 years experience as a Consultant Surgeon in Liver Transplantation as well as complex Hepatobiliary surgery and Endocrine surgery.
Professor Brian Davidson MD FRCS
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital. He has a particular interest in liver, biliary tract and pancreatic surgery with emphasis on the management of cancer. Professor Davidson also has one of the largest practices in the UK for surgical reconstruction following laparoscopic bile duct injury.
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Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital. He has a particular interest in liver, biliary tract and pancreatic surgery with emphasis on the management of cancer. Professor Davidson also has one of the largest practices in the UK for surgical reconstruction following laparoscopic bile duct injury.
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Mr Dinesh Sharma MBBS MS FRCS
Consultant Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. One of the core surgeons in the cancer network performing liver, biliary, and pancreatic surgery for benign and malignant diseases, as well as liver transplant surgery. He has received training in partial liver transplantation.
Consultant Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. One of the core surgeons in the cancer network performing liver, biliary, and pancreatic surgery for benign and malignant diseases, as well as liver transplant surgery. He has received training in partial liver transplantation.
Getting an accurate diagnosis is essential to determine treatment and to facilitate this we utilise the services of specialised Radiologists whose role consists of interpreting images and performing diagnostic and therapeutic tests. The Radiologists we work alongside are Dr Neil Davies and Dr James Bell.
Dr Neil Davies MBBS FRCS FRCR
Dr Neil H Davies is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist working at The Royal Free and Wellington Hospitals. His primary interests include hepatobiliary intervention including hepatic artery embolisation, tumour ablation and TIPSS procedures.
Dr Neil H Davies is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist working at The Royal Free and Wellington Hospitals. His primary interests include hepatobiliary intervention including hepatic artery embolisation, tumour ablation and TIPSS procedures.
Dr James Bell MBBS MRCP BSc FRCR
Consultant Radiologists, Royal Free Hospital. They provide a specialist service including interventional procedures for treatment and management of liver, biliary and pancreatic disorders.
Consultant Radiologists, Royal Free Hospital. They provide a specialist service including interventional procedures for treatment and management of liver, biliary and pancreatic disorders.
If you are found to have a tumour of the liver, pancreas or biliary system we would involve our Consultant Oncologists for HPB, Dr Daniel Hochhauser or Dr John Bridgewater.
Dr Daniel Hochhauser MA MB BS DPHIL FRCP
Dr Daniel Hochhauser is Kathleen Ferrier Reader at University College London and a consultant in medical oncology at UCLH. His major interests are in gastrointestinal oncology. Dr Hochhauser has a research programme focusing on novel chemotherapeutic agents and has carried out several early phase clinical trials of new drugs.
Dr Daniel Hochhauser is Kathleen Ferrier Reader at University College London and a consultant in medical oncology at UCLH. His major interests are in gastrointestinal oncology. Dr Hochhauser has a research programme focusing on novel chemotherapeutic agents and has carried out several early phase clinical trials of new drugs.
Mr John Bridgewater PhD FRCP
John Bridgewater is a senior lecturer in medical oncology at the Royal Free and University College Hospitals Medical School. His primary clinical interests are gastrointestinal malignancy and biliary tract malignancies but also include carcinoma of unknown primary. His research interests cover clinical trials involving studies of new agents. His laboratory work includes the molecular investigation of carcinoma of unknown primary and pancreatic cancer.
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John Bridgewater is a senior lecturer in medical oncology at the Royal Free and University College Hospitals Medical School. His primary clinical interests are gastrointestinal malignancy and biliary tract malignancies but also include carcinoma of unknown primary. His research interests cover clinical trials involving studies of new agents. His laboratory work includes the molecular investigation of carcinoma of unknown primary and pancreatic cancer.
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