General Surgery consultants
Mr James Hollingshead
Name, Qualifications
Mr James Hollingshead MSc FRCS
Practising at
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead Hospitals)
Specialty:
- Surgery
Sub-specialty
- Colorectal surgery
Special clinical interests:
- Colorectal cancer. Inflammatory bowel disease. Laparoscopic surgery
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Surgeon
Year of first medical qualification:
2002
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
Contact Details:
- Secretary: Kelly Harding
- Email: westherts.surgerywgh@nhs.net
- Tel: 01923 217401
Background Information
Professional profile:
Mr Hollingshead is a general surgeon with a specialist interest in coloproctology. His medical degree was the university of Oxford and Guy’s and St Thomas’ medical schools. He undertook surgical training in North West London, and subsequent subspecialty training both at St Mark’s hospital and through a dedicated fellowship in laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Colchester.
Mr Hollingshead’s main surgical interests are in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer and for inflammatory bowel disease. He has contributed to research on colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, functional bowel disorders, and perianal disease. He is active in medical education, and is the editor of a large operative surgical text book.
