Miss Harriet A Owen

Miss Owen is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, she has been an NHS Consultant since 2016 at St George’s Hospital, London, where she is the Surgical Lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Intestinal Failure.  Her specialist interests are in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Intestinal Failure, Colon Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Anorectal disease such as Anal Fistula, Haemorrhoids, Fissures, plus Colonoscopy.  

She attended University College London Medical School, receiving a Merit Award in Surgery, her junior surgical training was at Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals.  She stayed on at St Mark’s Hospital, the National Bowel Hospital, for research into Anal Fistula disease, jointly with St Thomas’ Hospital, London, gaining an MSc, Master of Science (achieving First Prize), and MD(Res), Medical Doctorate for Research Theses.  She was also awarded the Royal Society of Medicine annual Norman Tanner medal for surgical research in 2006.  She has been a Peer Reviewer for Colorectal Disease Journal, Royal Society of Medicine, and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Conference. Her research interests continue in Anal Fistula, Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis at St George’s Hospital, and linked with St Mark’s where she is an Honorary Consultant.  

Miss Owen’s higher surgical training was in South West Thames, following completion of surgical training she went on to further specialise with fellowships at St Mark’s Hospital in complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery and Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery as a LapCo trainee - the National Laparoscopic Colorectal Training Program.  She then went on to a further fellowship at University College London Hospital focussing on Intestinal Failure surgery.

She has been involved in Training and Education throughout her career, gained a Clinical Excellence award in Teaching at Imperial College London for her contribution to Undergraduate Surgical Teaching at the Medical School. She continues to be involved teaching regionally and nationally having been faculty on the Royal College of Surgeons training courses for trainee surgeons, for Trauma, Critical Care and Laparoscopic Surgery.  She is currently focussing on training to improve outcomes for patients who present as an emergency with colorectal diseases through the Emergency Surgery Sub-Committee of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.