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Mr Alan Li
Mr Alan Li

Mr Alan Li

Consultant General Surgeon

MB ChB, FRCS (Eng), FRCS(Gen Surg)

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I was educated in Oxford and qualified in 1990 after graduating from the University of Bristol Medical School. My early training took me to the University of Manchester as a Lecturer and to Leeds as the University Tutor in Surgery where I was the Research Fellow for the Medical Research Council and the Royal College of Surgeons. Having completed my training in Yorkshire and in Scotland, I obtained a travelling fellowship to the National Cancer Centre Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, to refine my surgical techniques in gastric cancer surgery.

This was followed by a prestigious one year position in 2006 as the Senior Clinical Fellow at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia where I developed my practice in pioneering thoracosopic and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, reflux and hiatus hernia surgery, as well as for other surgical conditions. I have since trained other surgeons in Manchester and the North West in these techniques.

I became a Consultant Surgeon at Whiston and St Helen’s NHS Trust upon my return to the UK in Feb 2007 with a specialist interest in keyhole surgery. I then joined the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) as an Upper Gastro-Intestinal, Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon later in 2007 whilst still holding an honorary contract in Merseyside. In over a decade, I became the Senior and Lead of the Oesophago-Gastric (OG) Unit at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and oversaw a 10-fold increase in the number of stomach and oesophagus cancer operations, the development of a minimally invasive (keyhole) oesophago-gastric cancer surgery service and the delivery of a comprehensive NHS bariatric service. 

After 33 years in the NHS and over 17 years of consultant experience, I recently retired from Salford Royal Hospital as a senior oesophago-gastric and bariatric surgeon but remain dedicated to NHS patients and continue to deliver expert surgery to the most challenging bariatric and weight loss patients in the North West. I retain honorary NHS contracts in the region and continue to operate by invitation in the most difficult cases. Having performed over 6000 bariatric procedures, I am undoubtedly the most experienced weight loss surgeon in Manchester.

I continue to provide training and mentorship to many other surgeons and senior clinical fellows and remain an invited guest lecturer around the world at many cross-specialty conferences including surgery, gastroenterology and radiology. I am also the Surgical Director of a medical innovation charitable foundation trust (Minnova). My more recent innovations include minimal scar weight loss surgery. Ultimately, I believe in an individualised, tailored and holistic approach to patient care and that trust, good communication, empathy, experience and expertise are the foundation to good outcomes.

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Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Alan Li at Spire include:

General surgery

Bariatrics

Endoscopy

Other treatments

  • Achalasia
  • Barrett's oesphagus
  • Bowel surgery
  • Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
  • Fundoplication
  • Minimal scar gastric sleeve (SILS)
  • Reflux treatment
  • Revision surgery
  • Stomach and oesophagus cancer

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Additional information

Endoscopy
Gallstone surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
General surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Laparoscopic surgery
Obesity
Upper gastrointestinal cancer
Weight loss surgery

Bariatric, obesity and weight loss surgery Special Clinical Interests: Gastric sleeve, bypass, band and balloon; Acid reflux, Hiatus hernia, LINX treatment for acid reflux, Achalasia; Gallbladder disease, Oesophageal and gastric disorders, Metabolic treatment.

  • Barrett’s oesophagus
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Obesity surgery
  • Upper GI cancer

Continues to deliver bariatric and weight loss surgery to NHS patients from the North West and Yorkshire. 

Holds honorary NHS contracts in the region 

I am a retired rugby player (frustrated scrum half/winger) with ongoing interests in mountain biking, climbing, winter mountaineering, windsurfing and tennis. I also have more sedate interests as a violinist, pianist and calligrapher. However, my passion is to manage my sheep, pig, duck and chicken farm and to develop a fully self-sufficient and self-sustainable life. Any spare time is spent herding my animals (or children!) and up cycling absolutely anything into farm buildings for an ever-expanding flock!

Telephone 0161 447 6700
Private secretary Claire Jenkinson
Private secretary telephone 07851 980 363
Private secretary email claire@medsecs.co.uk