Based at The London Clinic at 116 Harley Street and OneWelbeck Digestive Surgery in Marylebone, Jonathan M Wilson is a highly trained laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgeon and general surgeon specialising in laparoscopic surgery for hernia repair, gallbladder removal and conditions affecting the large bowel, as well as the latest minimally invasive techniques to treat haemorrhoids and pilonidal disease.
ExperienceMr Wilson qualified in medicine from Leeds University School of Medicine in 1996 and gained experience of general medicine and different branches of surgery in hospitals in Leeds, including St James’ Hospital, where he was Senior House Officer in General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery. In 2001, he was awarded an MRC Clinical Research Fellowship to study the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor for which he was awarded a PhD by the University of Leeds.
Mr Wilson moved to London, spending the next four years gaining further surgical experience at hospitals in and around the capital. He first specialised in colorectal surgery and general surgery in 2007 and in 2009 was fortunate enough to work as a Colorectal Fellow at University College London Hospital, a busy tertiary referral colorectal unit with an international reputation.
He won a prestigious appointment as Resident Surgical Officer at St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, a world-famous tertiary referral centre specialising in colorectal disease. Here he specialised in complex colorectal surgery, including specialised laparoscopic colorectal techniques. In 2010 Mr Wilson won an ACPGBI Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship to further extend his skills in minimally invasive colorectal and general surgery.
In his current NHS practice, Mr Wilson provides minimally invasive general and colorectal surgery at the Whittington and University College London (Honorary Consultant) Hospitals in North and Central London. He also runs busy private clinics for private patients at The London Clinic and OneWelbeck hospitals in Central London.
Mr Wilson is a highly trained laparoscopic surgeon who has completed two surgical fellowships at leading training centres for laparoscopic surgery in the UK and now performs over 200 laparoscopic surgical procedures each year.
His extensive training in minimally invasive techniques (keyhole surgery) allows him to offer:
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