Mr Andrew Davies: General surgery

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Upper GI surgery

About me

Mr Andrew R Davies
Qualifications : BSc, MBChB, MSc, MD, FRCS

Andrew Davies graduated from Edinburgh University and subsequently undertook his higher surgical training in the South East London region. This included time spent at King’s College, the Royal Marsden and St Thomas’ hospitals. During his training he was awarded two prestigious laparoscopic surgery fellowships to UPMC, Pittsburg, USA and Unitas MC, Pretoria, SA.

He is currently a consultant Upper GI surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in general and oesophago-gastric surgery. The unit is a tertiary referral centre for oesophageal and gastric cancer as well as complex benign disorders.

He has expertise in oesophago-gastric cancer, advanced laparoscopic surgery including hiatus hernia repair (anti-reflux surgery), cadiomyotomy and GIST resection as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. In addition he performs a wide range of general surgical procedures including cholecystectomy, hernia repair (open & laparoscopic) and skin lumps and bumps.

He has a strong academic background with a first class honours BSc, a Masters with distinction and an MD in the staging and management of oesophageal cancer. He has ongoing research links with King’s College London as well as the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He regularly review articles for a number of leading scientific journals and has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings.

Special interests:
Oesophageal cancer, gastric cancer, laparoscopic surgery, anti-reflux surgery, abdominal & groin hernia, gallstones, endoscopy, achalasia.

Areas of interest

Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Gallstones, Laparoscopic surgery, Abdominal hernia repair; Hiatus hernia (anti-reflux surgery); Oesophageal cancer; Gastric cancer; Achalasia; Endoscopy; Gastro-oesophageal Reflux disease, Skin lumps and bumps

Medical secretaries

Chanice O'Flanaghan
Professional Medical Management Services High Trees Hillfield Road HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 4AA
020 3763 5933
davies@med-services.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with (Bupa members, please ask your consultant whether your anaesthetist is fee-assured)

Dr Christopher Ian Sutherland Meadows

Dr Imran Ahmad

Dr Subodh Tote

About me

External resources

London Surgical Group

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant general, laparoscopic & oesophago-gastric surgeon
St Thomas' hospital,
London

Research interests

Oesophago-gastric cancer, minimally-invasive surgery, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Personal interests

Rugby, Cricket, Skiing, golf

Awards received

First class honours BSc
Distinction MSc
Aesculap Laparoscopic fellowship
AUGIS laparoscopic fellowship

Publications

The MDT improves staging accuracy and treatment selection for gastro-esophageal cancer. AR Davies, DAC Deans.....S Patterson-Brown. Dis Esophagus 2006;19 (6):496-503
Transhiatal esophagectomy in a high volume institution. Davies AR, Forshaw MJ, ......Mason RC.
World J Surg Oncol. 2008 Aug 20;6:88
Port Site Metastasis following Diagnostic Laparoscopy for a malignant GIST AR Davies, W Ahmed, SF Purkiss. WJSO 2008 May 24;6(1):55
Value of EUS as a predictor of long-term survival in oesophageal carcinoma. DAC Deans, AR Davies, ..... S Patterson-Brown. BJS. 2004 Feb; 91(2):252-3
Is CPEX testing a useful test before esophagectomy? MJ Forshaw, AR Davies, ........ RC Mason 1. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jan;85(1):294-9.
Intestinal Adhesions. AR Davies, MC Parker. CSC 2010 Sept; 36: 12-13
Polyps arising in a colonic interposition graft: Instigation of endoscopic graft surveillance may be required. Ramage L, Davies AR, Mason RC. Surgeon, Feb 2012
Curing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with bariatric Surgery. Reality or Delusion?. AR Davies, E Efthimiou. BJDVD August 2012 12(4) 176-178
Gastric tube necrosis following Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy is a learning curve issue
LRamage, A Davies, ....A Botha. Ann RCS June 2013
A simple CT-based model to predict positive CRM in oesophageal cancer. C Yip, V Goh, AR Davies, RC Mason, D Landau. Submitted EJSO
Surgical resection strategy and the influence of radicality on outcomes in oesophageal cancer – Analysis of 664 consecutive cases of transhiatal and transthoracic oesophagectomies
AR Davies, ....... J Gossage, J Lagergren, WH Allum, RC Mason. Br J Surg. 2014 Apr;101(5):511-7
Factors associated with early recurrence and death after esophagectomy for cancer
AR Davies, J Gossage ...... J Lagergren, WH Allum, RC Mason. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Apr;109(5):459-64
Tumour down-staging after NAC determines survival in carcinomas of the oesophagus and OGJ. AR Davies, J Gossage..... WH Allum, DC Cunningham, RC Mason. Submitted JCO

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Procedures completed

J1830
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T2002
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5) Spire Clare Park Hospital (1-5)
G2331
Laparoscopic repair of hiatus hernia with anti-reflux procedure (e.g. fundoplication) - (1-5)
G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)

Spire Clare Park Hospital (1-5)
T2400
Repair of umbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (1-5)
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (1-5)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
J0900
Diagnostic laparoscopy (including any biopsy) - (1-5)

Spire Clare Park Hospital (1-5)
T2720
Primary repair of incisional or ventral hernia requiring mesh - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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