Dr Sarah Wheatstone

Dr Sarah Wheatstone is a dedicated Consultant Emergency General Surgeon specialising in General Surgery. She concentrates her clinical practice on providing swift, high-quality assessment and surgical management for acute general and gastrointestinal surgical conditions. Driven by a commitment to patient safety and exceptional outcomes, Dr Wheatstone works collaboratively within multidisciplinary surgical teams to deliver prompt, reassuring, and effective care for patients requiring urgent surgical intervention.

Her clinical expertise spans a wide range of emergency general surgical presentations, with a particular focus on gastrointestinal care. Dr Wheatstone possesses a key clinical interest in advancing ambulatory emergency surgical care, a model designed to streamline diagnostic evaluations and treatment pathways for urgent surgical conditions while minimising unnecessary inpatient stays. Her practice covers acute abdominal surgical care, emergency gastrointestinal management, and ambulatory surgical procedures.

Dr Wheatstone completed her higher surgical registrar training in the South East Thames region. She holds the status of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), demonstrating her commitment to maintaining the highest clinical standards in General Surgery. In addition to her clinical work, Dr Wheatstone is actively involved in postgraduate surgical education and medical training, serving as a Training Programme Director to support and mentor developing surgeons.