Mr James Wright

Mr James Wright is a Consultant General and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon with a specialist interest in bowel cancer and pelvic floor disorders. He qualified in 1998 from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London, where he obtained a BSc (Hons) and MB BS. He gained broad early clinical experience across general surgery, emergency medicine, orthopaedics, and ENT surgery before undertaking a two-year research project in cancer diagnostics at the University of Essex, leading to the award of an MD in 2008.

Mr Wright completed six years of higher surgical training in the North East Thames region and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) in 2010. He was subsequently entered onto the GMC Specialist Register. Following a locum consultant role at Colchester Hospital, he was appointed as a substantive Consultant at Southend Hospital in 2011.

He has played a key role in developing services, including establishing the pelvic floor unit at Southend Hospital, supporting patients with complex bowel function disorders. He currently leads the South Essex Complex Pelvic Cancer Unit, overseeing multidisciplinary care for patients with advanced and recurrent pelvic malignancies.

Mr Wright has extensive experience in colorectal and general surgery, including keyhole procedures, endoscopy, and the management of a wide range of abdominal and bowel conditions. He has also held significant leadership and educational roles, including Royal College of Surgeons Tutor and Clinical Lead for General Surgery, and remains actively involved in surgical training.