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• Upper GI surgery

About me

Mr. Xavier Escofet is a Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon who runs private consultant General Surgery clinics at Vale Healthcare's Cardiff Bay Clinic in south Wales. Born in Barcelona (Spain) in 1966, he graduated in 1991 and two years later moved to UK where he completed his specialist training as a General, Upper GI and Laparoscopic surgeon.

Xavier obtained the Welsh Surgical Society’s Traveling Fellowship Award and completed a Fellowship in Advanced Gastric Cancer Management at The National Cancer Center in Tokyo (Japan). He then started his consultancy working at University Hospital of Wales (Cardiff) and recently joined Cwm Taf Local Health Board where his practice is located both at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (Llantrisant) and Prince Charles Hospital (Merthyr Tydfil).

Mr Escofet's main interest is minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic or keyhole surgery) to treat a wide variety of conditions. He also performs both upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy which offers an open access endoscopy service in addition to specialist consultation for upper GI disorders.

His main clinical practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia, dysphagia (discomfort when swallowing), abdominal pain, anaemia, rectal bleeding and the majority of gastroenterological complaints.

Mr. Escofet specialises in:

Endoscopy and Interventional Endoscopic GI procedures
Laparoscopy Removal of Gallbladder (cholecystectomy) and for gallstones and bile duct stones
Gastro - Oesophageal Reflux Disease: Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (Funduplication) and benign oesophageal conditions
Hiatus Hernia
General Laparoscopic Procedures
Groin and abdominal wall hernia
Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer / Tumours
His professional memberships include the Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Welsh Surgical Society.

Vale Healthcare - south Wales' premier private hospital and private clinics in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan - is delighted to offer Mr Escofet's breadth of experience and expertise in the treatment of all gastrointestinal conditions in our state of the art private clinic in Cardiff's award winning Cardiff Bay area

Areas of interest

Upper gastro-intestinal disease; Upper gastro-intestinal surgery

Medical secretaries

• Joanne Davies
• Prince Charles Hospital Gurnos MERTHYR TYDFIL CF47 9DT
• 01685 728433
• 01685 728225
• joanne.davies@wales.nhs.uk