Mr Stuart N. Andrews
Consultant Surgeon
Stuart Andrews specialises in Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery related to Bariatrics, Gallstones disease, Hiatal disease (including acid reflux, para-oesophageal herniation and Achalasia). He also specialises in open and Laparoscopic abdominal wall hernias.
Stuart Andrews was appointed as a consultant surgeon in Torbay Hospital in 2013. He graduated from St. Andrew’s University, Scotland in 1997 with a degree in Medical Sciences, and completed his clinical studies at Bristol University Medical School, graduating with the MB ChB degree in 2000.
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
Following completion of his basic surgical training in Exeter, he was awarded Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2003, after which he commenced the Peninsular Higher Surgical Training Programme in General Surgery.
Molecular Biology Research
Between 2007 – 2012 he undertook a period of part-time research at the University of Bristol, under the supervision of Professor Paul Martin, investigating the molecular biology of intra-abdominal scarring after surgery. In 2012 he was awarded the Doctor of Medicine (MD) by the University of Bristol in recognition of his original research on the pathogenesis of peritoneal adhesions.
Speciality
The final years of his training, leading to his Fellowship of the Royal College, specialised in Upper Gastro-intestinal and Bariatric surgery, including the Southwest regional Oesophageal/Gastric and Hepatobiliary Cancer Unit in Plymouth and nationally renowned Taunton Bariatric Unit.
