Mr Andrew Jenkinson is a consultant surgeon with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic, or keyhole, surgery. He is part of an expert team developing advances in gastrointestinal (stomach and bowel) surgery at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury, Central London.

Mr Jenkinson has had extensive training in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgical techniques. He has performed over 1500 procedures to date. He currently carries out approximately 100 laparoscopic hernia operations and a similar number of gallbladder procedures per year. He has a specialist interest in the laparoscopic treatment of sports hernia (Gilmore’s groin).

His training in bariatric, or obesity, surgery conforms with criteria required by the British Obesity Surgery Society. He provides the full range of obesity surgery procedures, including gastric bypass, gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch. He performs approximately 200 weight loss procedures per year.

In 1999 Mr Jenkinson completed a Masters research thesis on the effectiveness of keyhole surgery in the treatment of acid reflux, which causes heartburn. He has subsequently published extensively in the scientific literature and has presented at national and international meetings. He remains an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal London Hospital.

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