Mr Oliver H Priest: General surgery

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Mr Oliver H Priest

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Specialises in

Upper GI surgery

About me

Mr Priest qualified at the University of Manchester in 1996. He completed his specialist training in London and then undertook a dedicated surgical oncology fellowship with Professor Hanna at St Mary’s Hospital in 2010.
He was first appointed to a consultant post at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in 2011.
He developed advanced laparoscopic skills for complex upper gastrointestinal surgery at the MATTU centre of excellence and learnt how to perform laparoscopic hernia surgery using the TEP technique. Mr Priest went on to work with Professor Griffin at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals in the largest oesophagogastric unit in Europe, gaining further experience in all aspects of upper gastrointestinal surgery.
He moved to a permanent position at the University Hospitals North Midlands in 2015 and has settled in Staffordshire with his wife and two young boys.

Mr Priest has expertise in a variety of general surgical conditions including gallstones, reflux disease, dyspepsia, oesophageal motility disorders and all types of abdominal wall hernia. He is committed to providing the best possible standard of expert care in a safe and comfortable environment.

Mr Priest always uses a patient-centred approach to discuss available treatment options and offers surgical techniques tailored specifically to individual need.

Mr Priest has a comprehensive academic training in cancer biology and surgical oncology, having completed a full time postgraduate research post leading to the successful award of a PhD degree from Imperial College London for his thesis on the role of heme oxygenase in oesophagogastric cancer.

Mr Priest has received formal training in project management, communication skills, group dynamics, research methodology and successfully submitted numerous clinical studies for local ethics committee approval.

He has presented his work at various national and international forums. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored a number of book chapters relating to recent surgical innovations.

Mr Priest developed and co-authored new national guidelines for the safe insertion of nasogastric tubes on behalf of the National Patient Safety Agency.
He is currently recruiting patients into high-quality NIHR portfolio studies and is the local Principal Investigator for national clinical trials.

Areas of interest

Minimal access surgery for benign and complex oesophageal conditions including reflux disease, hiatus hernia and motility disorders
Gallstone disease
Laparoscopic hernia repair
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Oesophagogastric cancer
Oesophageal physiology and manometry

Personal interests:
Running, hiking and football, and teaching classical guitar.
Rugby coach to the Under-8s at Eccleshall RUFC.

Medical secretaries

Alice Godridge
Rowley Hall Hospital Rowley Avenue Stafford ST17 9AQ
01785 223203
07769 848199
alice.godridge@ramsayhealth.co.uk

Julie Bould
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital Clayton Road Newcastle ST5 4DB
01782 982343
julie.bould@nuffieldhealth.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Pramod Nalwaya Fee Assured
Dr Petr Hajek Not Fee Assured

Venkata Pasupuleti Fee Assured
Dr Sivalingam Sockalingam Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Oesophagogastric and Laparoscopic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
University Hospitals North Midlands
Royal Stoke University Hospital

Research interests

Mr Priest has published in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored a number of book chapters relating to recent surgical innovations.
Mr Priest developed and co-authored new national guidelines for the safe insertion of nasogastric tubes on behalf of the National Patient Safety Agency. He is currently recruiting patients into high-quality NIHR portfolio studies and is the local Principal Investigator for national clinical trials.
His main clinical research interests are in pre-habilitation and enhanced recovery after surgery. Mr Priest completed a PhD in cancer biology from Imperial College London.

Personal interests

Running, hiking and football, and teaching classical guitar.
Rugby coach to the Under-8s at Eccleshall RUFC.

Awards received

Clinical Excellence Award

Publications

Ni Z, Priest OH, Phillips LD, Hanna GB. Risks of using bedside tests to verify nasogastric tube position in adult patients. EMJ Gastroenterology 2014; 3(1): 49 – 56
Siddiqui MR, Kovzel M, Brennan SJ, Priest OH, Preston SR, Soon Y. The role of the laparoendoscopic single site totally extraperitoneal approach to inguinal hernia repairs: a review and meta-analysis of the literature. Can J Surg 2014; 57(2): 116 – 126
Pinkney TD, Calvert M, Bartlett DC, et al West Midlands Research Collaborative. Impact of wound edge protection devices on surgical site infection after laparotomy: multicentre randomised controlled trial (ROSSINI Trial). BMJ 2013;347: f4305
Siddiqui MR, Kovzel M, Priest OH, Preston SR, Soon Y. A literature review on the role of totally extraperitoneal repairs for groin pain in athletes. Int J Surg 2012; 97(4): 327 – 34
Noah AO, Wadoodi A, Priest OH. Gallstone ileus: a not-so-rare cause of bowel obstruction in the elderly. BMJ Case Rep 2012; 2:5756
Preston SR, Baker CR, Priest OH, Sudderick RM. Thoracoscopic-assisted four-phase esophagectomy with four-field lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer: case report and description of a new technique. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012; 22(7): 701 – 4
Ni M, Priest OH, Olsen S, Phillips LD, Hanna GB. Checking procedures of nasogastric feeding tubes in adults (interpretation of X-ray images): summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency. BMJ 2011; 342: 2586
Boshier PR, Priest OH, Marczin N, Hanna GB. Influence of respiratory variables on the on-line detection of exhaled trace gases by PTR-MS. Thorax 2011; 66(10): 919 – 20
Boshier PR, Cushnir JR, Priest OH, Marczin N, Hanna GB. Variation in the levels of volatile trace gases within three hospital environments: implications for clinical breath testing. J Breath Res 2010; 4(3): 031001
Priest OH, Ni Z, Phillips LD, Hanna GB. Improving the safety of nasogastric tube insertions: developing guidelines for the safe verification of feeding tube position – a decision analysis approach. National Patient Safety Agency NHS Patient Safety Research Portfolio 2010 July: PS048 [www.haps.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/psrp/commissioned.shtml]
Ahmed K, Khan MS, Vats A, Nagpal K, Priest OH, Patel V, Vecht JA, Ashrafian H, Yang GZ, Athanasiou T, Darzi A. Current status of robotic assisted pelvic surgery and future developments. Int J Surg 2009; 7(5): 431 – 40

Courses offered to GPs

Surgical teaching programme for West Midlands GP Trainees
GP teaching events at Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

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

Ramsay Rowley Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (1-5)
J1830
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - (1-5)

Ramsay Rowley Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (1-5)
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (1-5)

Ramsay Rowley Hospital (1-5)

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