Mr James Kirkby-Bott

I have been a Consultant Endocrine, Hernia and General surgeon for over 14 years. I am a specialist in endocrine surgery with a special interest in thyroid and parathyroid disease. I specialise in general and hernia surgery. My areas of expertise in groin hernia surgery is in open local anaesthetic and keyhole repair.

I trained as a thyroid, parathyroid, gallbladder, hernia and general surgeon in London and Cambridge and internationally in Australia and France. I have been awarded the coveted Norman Tanner Medal in Surgery by The Royal Society of Medicine. My latest NHS Consultant level post was at University Hospital Southampton where I treated urgent surgical conditions on the acute unit, particularly those with gallbladder pain and needing gallbladder removal. I also ran the thyroid and parathyroid surgery service. 

I now work privately out of Spire Southampton and Nuffield Health Wessex. I have developed unique expertise in local anaesthetic hernia surgery for all patients including older and frailer patients which I apply to all inguinal hernias, femoral hernias, umbilical hernias and ventral hernias. Spigelian/lumbar hernias, and incisional hernias can be treated this way too on an individual basis.

In the last 10 years I have performed in excess of 900 neck endocrine resections, 500 cholecystectomies and over 800 groin hernia operations. I am expert in all abdominal wall hernias - inguinal, femoral, ventral, incisional, ventral hernias. I also offer local anaesthetic repairs and laprascopic repairs.

I wrote the first textbook dedicated to parathyroid gland function and disorder. I was also a co founder of one the first acute surgery units in the UK at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. And have led a number of research and quality improvement projects in emergency laparotomy which has given me expertise in how patient outcomes and data can be used to improve outcomes in healthcare. And have set up a routine outcome reporting service for all specialties as director of clinical outcomes for University Hospital Southampton. A first in the NHS.

I am currently the Director of Audit for the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, sitting on the executive board. The database holds outcome data on Endocrine surgeons outcomes used for clinical improvements. I also act as a trainer of senior trainees and consultant surgeons on the National Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Masterclass run by the joint colleges of surgery in the UK.

In my thyroid and parathyroid practice I see the roles of cIONM and IOPTH measurement as essential to improving outcomes and patient experience. Parathyroid autofluorescence also holds future potential as an innovation that can improve outcomes from thyroid and parathyroid surgery. I am pleased to be involved in its development as a future tool.

I ask my patients to complete feedback surveys so that we can monitor and continuously improve our service. I am pleased to over 99% recommend our service delighted that it was addressed in a timely manner. I am proud to have been awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence for past three years for delivering outstanding care.

Have a look at my website to understand more how to get the best outcome from your surgery Iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/mr-james-kirkby-bott.

My Facebook pages show patient feedback and their experience of having addressed their problems www.facebook.com/ConsultantSurgeonJKB/ and www.facebook.com/HerniaClinicHampshire

Minimal wait times - Initial consultation within 7 day of first contact and aim to perform surgery within 2 – 3 weeks.

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