Mr Alan Li
Consultant General Surgeon
MB ChB, FRCS (Eng), FRCS(Gen Surg)
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I have been a consultant surgeon since 2005 and at the Manchester Royal Infirmary since 2007 where I oversaw a 10-fold increase in the number of OG cancer operations and developed a minimally invasive (keyhole) cancer surgery service and a comprehensive bariatric surgery service.
I am currently a senior OG cancer and bariatric surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital with 15 years’ experience and an expert and experienced lead in cancer, reflux and bariatric surgery including complex revision operations. I provide training, mentorship and support for other surgeons.
I was educated in Oxford and graduated from the University of Bristol Medical School before my apprenticeship took me to Manchester as a Lecturer and Yorkshire as a Surgical Trainee and the University Tutor in Surgery at Leeds.
Having completed my training in Yorkshire and Scotland, I obtained a fellowship to the National Cancer Centre Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, followed by a prestigious one year position as the Senior Clinical Fellow at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, where I developed my practice in thoracosopic and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, reflux and hiatus hernia and started his practice in bariatric surgery.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Alan Li at Spire include:
General surgery
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Hernia surgery
- LINX system
Bariatrics
- Gastric balloon (weight loss balloon)
- Gastric band surgery
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy)
Endoscopy
Other treatments
- 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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Important information about COVID-19 tests
Spire Cheshire Hospital is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Gallstone surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
General surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Laparoscopic surgery
Obesity
Upper gastrointestinal cancer
Weight loss surgery
Special Clinical Interests: Acid reflux, Gallbladder disease, Oesophageal and gastric disorders, LINX treatment for acid reflux, Metabolic treatment.
Qualification and professional memberships
Research and publications
Upper GI cancer Barrett’s oesophagus Gastro-oesophageal reflux Obesity surgery Laparoscopic surgery
Current NHS posts
Consultant Surgeon, Salford Royal Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Personal profile
I am an occasional / retired rugby player 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 single-handedly work my sheep and chicken farm and to develop a fully self-sufficient and self-sustainable life. Any spare time is spent herding my animals (or children!)
Contact information
| Telephone | 01925 215 087 (Spire Cheshire) o r0161 447 6700 (Spire Manchester) |
| Private secretary | Claire Jenkinson |
| Private secretary telephone | 0161 447 6766 |