Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
The Department of Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital comprises of five consultants providing the full range of upper GI speciality services for NNUH and the region as a whole, namely:
- Mr Michael Lewis
- Mr Simon Wemyss-Holden
- Mr Bhaskar Kumar
- Miss Loveena Sreedharan
- Mr Nicholas Penney
Cancer Surgery
The upper GI team regularly perform surgery for Oesophagogastric cancer and is a tertiary referral centre. They work in close co-operation with the Cancer Network, colleagues in gastroenterology, oncology and other hospitals in other regions.
Operations Performed
- Total Gastrectomy
- Subtotal gastrectomy (laparoscopic and open)
- Minimally invasive and lap assisted Oesophagectomy
- GIST wedge resection
- Staging laparoscopy
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
- Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Benign Work:
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (over 500 per year)
- Laparoscopic Nissen and partial fundoplication (for reflux disease)
- Laparoscopic repair of paraoesophageal hernia
- Laparoscopic and open hernia repair (TEPP and TAPP)
- Laparoscopic splenectomy
Contact Nos:
| Karen Turner (Mr Lewis’ secretary) | 01603 287583 | |
| Karen Turner (Mr Wemyss-Holden’s secretary): | 01603 287583 | |
| Laura Holloway (Mr Kumar’s secretary): | 01603 287367 | |
| Laura Holloway (Miss Sreedharan’s secretary): | 01603 287367 | |
| Rachel Hughes (Mr Penney’s secretary): | 01603 286418 | |
| Angela Longe and Tamara Taylor, Upper GI Cancer Nurse Specialist: | 01603 288845 |