John Griffith

Biography

John Griffith is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary and the Yorkshire Clinic. He specialises in colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease and functional disorders, as well as laparoscopic general surgical procedures including cholecystectomy and hernia operations.  He also performs surgery for the whole range of proctology. John qualified from Nottingham University in 1985 and undertook his junior surgical training in Sheffield.  He moved to Leeds and completed his higher surgical training under the tutelage some of the country’s leading laparoscopic surgeons including Professor Mike McMahon and Professor John Monson.  He also spent a year gaining specialist experience in colorectal surgery at the Singapore General Hospital under the guidance of Professor Francis Seow Chien. He has pioneered laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Bradford and was awarded the status of a National Trainer in laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2008.  Since this point he has performed the second highest number of training episodes on the LAPCO programme.  He runs regular training courses in colorectal and hernia surgery and is one of the faculty of LAPCO Training -the trainers course for laparoscopic surgery.  . John is also the national clinical adviser for colorectal cancer to NHS improvement.  He has pioneered survivorship work both local and as the national lead.

Research Interest

Medical Devices