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Endoscopic Lobectomy for Lung cancer (VATS Lobectomy)
 

I was the first surgeon to bring endoscopic lobectomy to the Tees region. This is a less invasive method for removing lung cancers from patients that has been shown to enhance recovery without impairing the quality of the operation
I also teach this technique to other surgeons and I have several videos on this on youtube either from Edinburgh where I learnt this technique or from James Cook Hospital.
Of note not all tumours are suitable for this technique, but I talk to each patient about their tumour and we do offer an endoscopic technique where possible. 

Endoscopic Thymectomy ( VATS Thymectomy) 

The Thymus is a little known organ in front of the heart and behind the breastplate. Occasionally a tumour can arise in this organ and also occasionally this organ can cause or potentate the effects of a muscle wasting disease called myasthenia gravis 

We were the first in the region to offer removal endoscopically and there is a news story about this here 
You can also find a video on this operation here 

FIRST IN THE UK TO PERFORM RADIOLABELLED NODULE EXCISION 

We were very pleased to be the first in the UK to lead a new way of removing lung nodules suspicious of cancer using radioactivity. The radioactive substance is placed next to the suspicious area in a CT scanner and then I can use a geiger counter to find the area using endoscopic surgery. We are currently leading a study in this area to prove its effectiveness in cancer surgery 

You can find a story here IN THE NORTHERN ECHO 



Microlobectomy

I have developed a new way of doing lobectomies which seems to be having very positive effects on the speed of our patient's recovery. 

Click here for more information and to see some more patient experiences.  

www.microlobectomy.com 

Joining the best in the World

I am delighted to be part of the Annual International VATS symposium where surgeons from all over the world come together to share their ideas. 

    Contact me here 

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