13 August 2019
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Dunedin Hospital
Mr Greg Jones
Consultant General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon
BSc, FRCS (Gen Surg)
Practising at
Spire Dunedin Hospital
Back to topTreatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Greg Jones at Spire include:
General surgery
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Hernia surgery
- Laparoscopy investigation and treatment
Bariatrics
- Gastric band surgery
- Gastric balloon (weight loss balloon)
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy)
Gastroenterology
Colorectal surgery
Other treatments
- Skin and subcutaneous lesions
- Paediatric general surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
Professional profile
Consultant Mr Greg Jones was appointed as Consultant General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon at The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading in November 2015. His remit was to help develop the bariatric (weight loss) surgery services into an International Level 1 Unit.
He qualified from Imperial College, London in 2003. He undertook his initial surgical training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in London. This was followed by specialist training in the Oxford regional training programme and in 2012 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS). He then had further sub-specialty training in minimally invasive bariatric and upper GI surgery in Reading and Oxford, and in 2014 completed his higher surgical training (CCT) with sub-specialty interest in upper GI surgery.
He completed his training with the sought after upper GI and bariatric surgery fellowship at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. He was appointed as their first international fellow. Here he developed expertise in all forms of Bariatric surgery, complex minimally invasive gallbladder, hernia and anti-reflux surgery.
Currently, his main focus is on developing bariatric surgery for both NHS and private patients in the Thames Valley region. He works closely with fellow surgeons, dieticians, psychologists and specialist nurses in order to provide a comprehensive and effective support for patients’ weight loss journey.
His other interests are all forms of hernia surgery (keyhole, complex reconstruction), minimally invasive benign upper GI surgery, including gallbladder and bile duct surgery, anti-reflux and hiatus hernia surgery, surgery for achalasia. He also provides diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy (OGD).
Clinical Interests
Weight loss surgery: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band, gastric balloon. Hernia surgery: laparoscopic and open surgery for groin hernias, laparoscopic and open surgery for abdominal wall surgery, including reconstruction. Laparoscopic gall bladder and bile duct surgery. Anti-reflux and hiatal hernia surgery: laparoscopic, primary and revisional surgery. General surgery: skin and subcutaneous lesions, upper GI endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, gallbladder and bile duct surgery, paediatric general surgery, minimally invasive surgery.
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Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
International Federation of Obesity Surgery (IFSO)
Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS)
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS)
Current NHS posts
Consultant General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon at The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
Back to topPrivate contact details
| Private secretary | Janet Marshall |
| Private secretary telephone | 0118 955 3597 |
| Private secretary email | Janet.marshall@spirehealthcare.com |