Mr Ben Cresswell
Speciality: Hepatobilary
Role at Hospital
Consultant HPB, General & Laparoscopic Surgeon
Associate Medical Director for Workforce
Surgical Lead for Foundation Training
Professor of Surgery - St George's University International Medical School
Special Interests
Gallstones & Cholecystectomy
Liver Cancer and Resection
Pancreatic Cancer and Resection
Metastatic Cancer
Severe and Complex Pancreatitis
Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Surgery
Repair of Bile Duct injuries
Abdominal Pain
Hernias
Credentials
MB ChB - University of Dundee
FRCS - Royal College of Surgeons
MD (Res) - University of London
Member of the International HPB Association
Member of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons
Member of the Pancreatiic Society of Great Britatin & Ireland
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Clinical Lecturer - Pelican Cancer Foundation and Cuschieri Surgical Skills Unit
Additional Info
Mr Cresswell is a Consultant Surgeon with a special interest in cancer surgery, gallstone disease and hernias. He is a specialist in surgery for liver and pancreatic cancers and also has an interest in complex multi-organ resections for cancers that have spread elsewhere within the abdomen (such as the lymph nodes and soft tissues). He also treats patients with severe pancreatitis and has pioneered a number of minimally invasive treatments for complicated pancreatitis.
He has a research interest in keyhole surgery, critical care and cancer treatment and also has a keen interest in education. He is a past-president of the Association of Surgeons in Training and a past council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
