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Andrew Jenkinson: Laparoscopic, General and Obesity Surgeon, London

* Andrew Jenkinson consultant gastrointestinal surgeon

A consultant gastro-intestinal surgeon in London with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic, or keyhole, surgery and expertise in obesity surgery.

 
Mr Andrew Jenkinson is a consultant gastro-intestinal surgeon with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic, or keyhole, surgery. He is the clinical lead at the Centre for Laparoscopic Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, East London and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal London Hospital.
 
Mr Jenkinson has had extensive training in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgical techniques. He has performed over 1000 procedures to date. He currently carries out approximately 100 laparoscopic hernia operations and a similar number of gallbladder procedures per year. His training in bariatric, or obesity, surgery conforms to criteria required by the British Obesity Surgery Society. He provides the full range of weight loss surgery procedures, including gastric bypass, gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch.
 
In 1999 Mr Jenkinson completed a Masters thesis on the effectiveness of keyhole surgery in the treatment of acid reflux, which causes heartburn. He has published extensively in the scientific literature and has presented at national and international meetings.
 

Clinical interests

Mr Jenkinson's particular interests are:
  • Lap band surgery for obesity
  • Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery for obesity
  • Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery
  • Laparoscopic hernia surgery
  • Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for heartburn
 

Research and publications

Mr Jenkinson has published widely:
  • An audit of outcome including patient satisfaction with immediate breast reconstruction performed by breast surgeons.
    Annals of the Royal college of Surgeons of England. 1998; 30: 173-7.
  • Vector Manometry and Lower Oesophageal Sphincter Dynamics.
    Gut 2000; 46: 740.
  • Prospective study of symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux 10 years after posterior partial fundoplication (letter).
    British Journal of Surgery. 2000; 87: 122.
  • Is distribution of vacancies for hospital jobs a reflection of the new NHS?
    British Medical Journal. 2000; 321: 453.
  • Does intraductal breast cancer spread in a segmental distribution? An analysis of tumour burden following segmental mastectomy using tumour bed biopsies.
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2001; 27: 21-5.
  • Compliance measurement of the lower oesophageal sphincter in achalasia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
    Digestive Disease Science. 2001; 46 (9):1937-1942.
  • Comparison of ankle-brachial pressure index measurements using an automated oscillometric device with the standard doppler ultrasound technique.
    Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2003; 73 (3): 105-8
  • Comparison of medical and surgical treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: the relationship between symptom response and oesophageal acid exposure.
    British Journal of Surgery. Nov 2004
  • Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy in oesophagogastric cancer.
    Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Feb;21(2):299-302
  

Membership of professional associations

 

Treatments available

  • Obesity surgery
  • Anti-reflux surgery
  • Hernia surgery
  • Gallbladder surgery
  • Endoscopy
  • Laparoscopic surgery

Where can I get private treatment?

  
1 Beaumont Square
42-52 Nottingham Place
Roding Lane South
London
London
Ilford
E1 4NL
W1U 5NY
IG4 5PZ
 
 
 
Tel: 020 7079 4399
Tel: 020 7780 2433
Tel: 020 8709 7878
  

Contact details

For appointments and general enquiries please contact Mr Jenkinson's private secretary on 07949 782339