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Qualifications: MB, ChB (2005), MRCS (Eng) (2009), PGCMedEd (2014), FRCS (Eng) (2016), CCT (2017), MD (2019)

GMC Number: 6122354

Clinical Areas of Interest: Advanced colorectal malignancy, Bowel cancer, Colorectal resection and Minimally invasive procedures

Regional Chapter: West Midlands

Biography

Mr. Richardson was appointed as a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, in 2017. Mr. Richardson has clinical interests across the full range of colorectal and general surgery. He has a major interest in the management of colorectal cancer and the use of laparoscopic (minimally invasive / key-hole) surgical techniques. He is a high volume colorectal cancer resection surgeon with excellent patient outcomes. He also undertakes complex surgery for the management of locally advanced colorectal cancer and provides surgery for patients with complex underlying medical conditions. Mr. Richardson is a core member of the Colorectal Cancer Multi-disciplinary Team and is the Clinical Lead for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). Mr. Richardson has undertaken a period of research at the University of Birmingham. He was the Chief Investigator of a translational research study which successfully characterised systemic neutrophil function in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. He presented the results of his research internationally and was awarded the prestigious European Society for Surgical Research Best Clinical Research Award for his research presentation. Mr. Richardson was awarded an MD from the University of Birmingham for his thesis titled, ‘The characterisation of systemic neutrophil function in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection and the impact of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on host inflammation’. His research has been published in peer reviewed medical journals and has received multiple citations. During surgical training Mr. Richardson was actively involved in clinical research and was a member of the West Midlands Research Collaborative, the first surgical trainee-led research collaborative. He recruited patients to multi-centre clinical trials and international surgical audits. In his current Consultant position, Mr. Richardson is heavily involved in clinical research. He is the Principal Investigator and Co-investigator of multiple NIHR portfolio studies and is consistently one of the highest recruiters to clinical trials at University Hospitals Birmingham. In addition, Mr. Richardson has published and presented widely on a variety of colorectal and general surgical conditions contributing to the surgical academic literature. Mr. Richardson has an extensive experience in organising and delivering teaching for Medical Students, Junior Doctors and other allied health specialties. During surgical training he formalised his teaching skills and he was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from The University of Dundee. In his current Consultant position, Mr. Richardson is the Lead Undergraduate Surgical Tutor and a Senior Clinical Examiner at the University of Birmingham and he has been appointed as an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham. Mr. Richardson is a GMC accredited Named Educational Supervisor and he provides educational supervision for Foundation Year Doctors, Specialty Trainees and Specialist Registrars. He is the Faculty Lead for the Royal College of Surgeons Basic Surgical Skills course and he is on the teaching faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient course. Mr. Richardson is the Director of West Midlands Colorectal and General Surgical Services Limited and provides a comprehensive, reliable and quality Colorectal Surgery and General Surgery service in the West Midlands (www.westmidlandscolorectal.co.uk).

Contact

Contact Name: mr. jonathan richardson

Email: westmidlandscolorectal@btinternet.com

Online

Twitter: @WM_Colorectal

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Address

Primary Address (Hospital)

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
United Kingdom