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Mr Mark Tomlinson is a renowned General Surgeon working for both the NHS and private sector in North and West Lancashire, Cumbria and West Yorkshire. He qualified in Medicine from the University of London in 1990 before training in several major London centres in Vascular, Endocrine & General surgery. He has been providing Consultant surgical services for over 10 years and has served on many regional vascular, surgical and training committees.

Mr Tomlinson is very experienced across a wide range of complex procedures and specialist areas, and more common problems. He provides General & Emergency abdominal surgery, Laparoscopic & open surgery for gallstones and hernias, and a range of day case surgical procedures including varicose vein assessments and treatments, removal of minor skin lumps and bumps, cysts, lipomas and ganglions.

In addition more specialist Endocrine surgery assessments and surgery for overactive Thyroid, Parathyroid & Adrenal glands, or for nodules or swellings of these glands are his main specialty areas now, having previously also provided major Vascular arterial surgery for many years. He has led the regional Thyroid cancer network for over 10years.

His practice has a strong focus on minimally invasive procedures, patient safety, minimising post-operative problems, and ensuring rapid recovery so that patients can get back to their normal daily lives and activities. Some of the minimally invasive daycase procedures provided include varicose vein procedures, minor surgery for cysts, lumps and skin tags, laparoscopic surgery for hernias, and gallbladder removal to treat gallstones.

• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) & Gallstone Surgery
• Open Hernia Repair - inguinal, femoral, paraumbilical, incisional, recurrent, other
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair (Keyhole) - inguinal, femoral, paraumbilical, other
• Laparoscopy - Diagnostic & Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis
• Excision of Skin Lesions, skin cysts, skin tags, Excision of Lipomas, sebacious cysts
• Varicose Veins Surgery
• Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation
• Varicose vein sclerotherapy
• Thyroidectomy
• Parathyroidectomy
• Adrenalectomy

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Gallstones & Gallbladder surgery
• Inguinal hernia
• Hernias & hernia surgery
• Laparoscopic abdominal Surgery (Key-Hole)
• Varicose veins
• Endovenous ablation
• Varicose vein surgery
• Vascular arterial assessment
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Endocrine Surgery
• Thyroid nodules
• Thyroid Goitre
• Parathyroid Problems (overactive glands, tmours)
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Adrenal Gland Tumours