Mr Andrew Wan
Qualifications
Specialties
General Surgery
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About
Mr Wan trained in London at leading teaching hospitals including St Mary’s, Hammersmith, Chelsea & Westminster, The Royal Marsden and Charing Cross Hospitals, specialising in Upper Gastrointestinal(GI), Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic (HPB) and Bariatric Surgery. He also received Fellowships in Upper GI, HPB, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery in Australia and New Zealand before taking up his Consultant post at St George’s Hospital. He undertakes all forms of general surgery, performing most his surgical procedures laparoscopically. His additional interest is in abdominal Endocrine diseases including the adrenal glands and neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas.
He is the Upper GI and Bariatric Clinical Lead at St George’s Hospital. He is on the Southwest London Surgical Training Committee and is the Educational Supervisor for the Upper GI trainees. He is actively involved with teaching medical students at St George’s Medical School and lectures both locally and internationally. He has a keen interest in academic surgery and has published his research extensively.
Special interests
- Keyhole surgery (laparoscopic)
- Hernia (inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, incisional)
- Gallstones (cholecystectomy)
- Pancreatic disease-cysts
- Reflux
- Hiatus hernia
- Adrenal gland
- Weight Loss surgery – Bariatric (Gastric ballon, gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, revisional bariatric surgery)
- Endoscopy
Languages spoken
English, Chinese
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Andrew Wan at Nuffield Health
- Gastric band (lap banding)
- Gastroscopy (or gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy
- Gastric balloon (BiB)
- Hernia repair
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Gastric bypass
- Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal)
Locations Mr Andrew Wan works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon (AUGIS)
- Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (ALS)
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
- British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
Other posts held
- St George's University Hospital