| Name |
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Richard Krysztopik |
| Current post: |
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Consultant Surgeon - Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal United
Hospital Bath |
| Specialties: |
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Oesophago-gastric cancer. Minimally invasive surgery |
| Medical qualifications: |
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MD FRCS (Gen Surg) |
| Date of registration: |
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GMC - 1989
Specialist Register - 2000 |
| Membership of professional
bodies: |
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AUGIS, ALS, ASGBI, BOMSS, BMA, Clinical Society of
Bath |
| Special clinical interests: |
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OG cancer surgery. Minimally invasive (key hole)
surgery, including operations for OG cancer, gallstones and
abdominal wall hernia repair. Gastro-oesophageal surgery, such as
key hole surgery for hiatus hernia repair or reflux control,
achalasia and obesity surgery. |
| Professional
profile/background: |
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Richard graduated from Manchester University in
1988, later gaining an MD thesis in 1999. He completed his surgical
training in the UK (the North West and South West), as well as
abroad with research in the USA (Louisville) and specialist
training in South Australia.
In 1992 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and
entered the Specialist Register in 2000, before being appointed to
the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal United Hospital
Bath in 2001. He is the local lead for the RUH team, which
co-ordinates care for patients with such cancers, and is part of
the multidisciplinary team of surgeons performing cancer surgery at
BRI.
Further to this, Richard is the Chairman of the 'South West Site
Specific Group' for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer - a group set up
to discuss issues related to cancer care.
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