Dr James Read

MBBS BSc MSc FRCS

General Surgeon

19 years of experience

London, SW5 0TU

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About Dr James Read

Mr James Read is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon.

His main expertise lies with the minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) treatment of malignant and benign conditions of the colon and rectum, exenterative approaches to locally advanced pelvic malignancies, gallbladder and hernia surgery.

He holds full JAG accreditation to perform colonoscopies.

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Subspecialties

Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery•
Lower GI (Gastrointestinal) Surgery•
Colorectal Surgery

Areas of expertise

Umbilical Hernia Repair

Stoma Reversal

Open Hernia Repair

Laparoscopy

Pilonidal Sinus Disorders

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)

Lipoma Removal

Malignant Bowel Obstruction

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Sigmoidoscopy

Haemorrhoids

Laparoscopic Bilateral Hernia Surgery

Diverticulitis

Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery

Crohn's Disease

Inguinal Hernia Repair

Colitis (Ulcerative Colitis)

Ileostomy Surgery

Bowel Obstruction

Incisional Hernia Repair

Anal Cancer

Hernia Repair (Keyhole)

Hemorrhoidectomy

Inguinal Hernia

General Surgery

Hernia

Colon Cancer Screening

Femoral Hernia

Diarrhoea

Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) Test

Constipation

Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)

Appendicitis

Fistulectomy and Seton Insertion

Bowel Cancer

Bowel Diversion Surgery

Coloproctology

Colorectal Cancer

Anal Fistula

Diagnostic Laparoscopy

Abdominoperineal Resection

Anal Fissure

Abdominal Wall Defects

Bowel Resection

Abdominal (Ventral) Hernia

Bowel Surgery (Colectomy)

Altered Bowel Habits

Banding of Haemorrhoids

Appendicectomy

Rectal Cancer

Colon Cancer

Colorectal Surgery

Colonoscopy

Umbilical (Belly-Button) Hernia

Registered with

General Medical Council

No. 6148958

Qualifications

He qualified in 2006 from Imperial College where he was awarded his BSc in Metabonomics and MSc in surgical technology. His postgraduate surgical research focused on the management of early rectal cancer. After completion of training, he completed two further nationally accredited fellowships developing his expertise in advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery and exenteration for advanced pelvic malignancy.