Consultant Profile

Name:

Mr James Byrne MD, FRCS(Gen surg)

Practising at:

Spire Southampton Hospital

Specialties:

General surgery
- Obesity
- Hernia repair surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
Weight loss surgery (Obesity)

Special clinical interests:

Oesophageal and gastric cancer
Reflux disease
Laparoscopic surgery
Obesity surgery

Current NHS and /or university posts:

Consultant surgeon, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Southampton University

Year of first medical qualification:

1989

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Association of Surgeons, Great Britain & Ireland
Association of Upper GI Surgeons
Chairman, Central South Coast Cancer Network Group, Upper GI Group
Member, South West Cancer Intelligence Service, Upper GI tumour panel
British Obesity Surgery Society
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
International Society for Diseases of the Oesophagus

Contact Details

Telephone number to make a private appointment:

023 8091 4475

Private secretary:

Gill Kelly

Private secretary telephone number:

023 8091 4475

Private secretary email address:

gill.kelly@spirehealthcare.com

Background Information

Professional profile:

I was appointed consultant surgeon at Southampton University Hospitals NHS trust in 2002.

My specialist training was at hospitals throughout the North West of England including Manchester Royal Infirmary and Hope Hospital. In 2001 I worked as senior clinical fellow in upper gastrointestinal surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. This major teaching hospital is the tertiary referral centre for oesophageal cancer surgery in Queensland, and a leading centre for laparoscopic surgery.

I introduced minimally invasive surgery for oesophageal cancer to Southampton, and offer this approach to surgery in appropriate cases for oesophageal and gastric cancer.

I have been a member of the bariatric (obesity) surgical team in Southampton since it was established in 2004. I offer laparoscopic Gastric banding, Laparoscopic Roux Y gastric bypass and revision surgery following gastric banding or other procedures. Since April 2004 our team has performed over 500 procedures with no mortality.

I care for patients from Southampton, Winchester, the New Forest, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight. I provide a comprehensive service in the area of upper gastrointestinal disease, and frequently work alongside other specialists in the management of particularly complex problems. As well as managing oesophageal and gastric cancers, and my obesity surgery practice, I also perform a wide variety of other laparoscopic surgery including cholecystectomy, hernia repair, anti-reflux surgery, splenectomy, adrenalectomy, appendicectomy.

Personal profile:

I am married with two children. My main interests outside work, other than family, are walking, sailing, golf, skiing and reading.

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Mr James Byrne

Mr James Byrne General surgery & Weight loss surgery (Obesity) Consultant, Southampton, Hampshire, private hospital specialist.