Mr Andrew Harris

Qualifications

Certificate in Quality and Safety,

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2017)

MB ChB University of Birmingham Medical School 2004

MSc Surgery University of Hull 2011

GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery since 2017

Additional Training

Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery

Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK and Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK 2015-2016

JAG Certified UGI Endoscopist 2014

Professional bodies (Positions held in last 3 years)

FRCSEd Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 2015

Member of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Member of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgeons Society

Member of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons

Publications

Wong, CS, Harris A, Kennedy R, Houghton OP, Carey PD. (2018)

A rare case of retroperitoneal synovial sarcoma. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open; 9(4) 1–4 doi: 10.1177/2054270418760437

McCain S, McCain S, Harris A, McCalliion K. (2014)

Recycling of jejunal effluent to enable enteral nutrition in short bowel syndrome. British Medical Journal Case Reports, 3 May 2014 doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-204394

Naqvi M, Ward ST, Dowswell G, DonnellyJ on behalf of the SWIFT group collaborators.

The influence of key clinical practices on the knowledge of first year doctors about the patients under their care. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2013;67(2): 181-188

Harris A, McKevitt G, Neill A. Images in Surgery: Rectus Sheath Haematoma. BJS 2012:99(6)

McBrearty A, Harris A, Gidwani A. Transverse-Sigmoid Colon Knot: a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Ulster Med J 2011;80(2):107-110

McCain RS, Harris AR, McCallion K, Campbell WJ, Kirk SJ (2010)

The barrier method as a new tool to assist in career selection: covert observational study. BMJ 341: c6968 (PMID 21159762)

Harris A., Bowley D., Stannard A., Kurrimboccus S., Karandikar S. (2009)

Socioeconomic deprivation adversely affects survival of patients with rectal cancer. BJS 96: 763-768 (PMID 19526619)

Harris A., Muttalib M. (2008) Enterobius infestation in suspected appendicitis. Postgrad Med J 84(997):614 (PMID 19103822)

Davies E., Harris A., Keane D., Porter K., Manji M. (2006) The use of regional anaesthesia in patients at risk of acute compartment syndrome. Injury 37: 128-133. (PMID 16256115)

Sharma D., Harris A. Management of ankle sprains. GP Update November 2006

Treatments and areas of interest

• Laparoscopy ('keyhole surgery')
• Laparoscopic Gallbladder and Hernia Surgery
• Investigation of abdominal pain
• Surgery for Gastric and oesophageal Cancer
• Hiatal hernia surgery
• Surgery for Reflux and Swallowing Difficulties
• Weightloss (Bariatric) surgery
• Removal of skin lumps and bumps
• Vasectomy (Male Sterilisation)