Ian Jenkins, St Mark´s Hospital
Profile
Year qualified
1997
Professional memberships
- Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons
- Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
- International Society for Digestive Surgery (European Federation)
- European Association for Transluminal Surgery
Clinical interests
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Colon & rectal cancer
- Enhanced recovery
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Prolapse surgery
- Colonoscopy
NHS hospital
St Mark's Hospital
Professional Profile
Ian Jenkins trained in Coloproctology in the West of Scotland with specialist training in St. Mark’s Hospital, the internationally renowned centre for the treatment of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases.
He was appointed as Consultant Surgeon to St. Mark’s in 2008 and since then has treated patients in BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital.
He is a high volume laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon treating patients with Colon and Rectal cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including laparoscopic ileo-anal pouch surgery); he is a National Trainer for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.
His interests centre on improving the quality and rapidity of recovery of patients after major and complex major surgery for both benign and malignant bowel disease.
He has published and presented widely on colorectal and intestinal diseases and is involved in collaborative research in Cancer Surgery, Enhanced Recovery and Surgical Training. He is the Clinical Lead for Colorectal Cancer in St. Mark’s and Northwick Park Hospitals.
Elmin Steyn, Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
Profile
General Surgeon in private practice in Cape Town
Special interests
Trauma Surgery, Transplant Surgery and Intensive Care
Head
- Vincent Pallotti Hospital Trauma Unit
- Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital Trauma Unit
Other areas of interest
- Injury Prevention strategies and community awareness
- Education of doctors: ATLS and DSTC training courses
- Prevention of violence against women and other forms of abuse
