Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
John is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon working at the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy and is the Lead Cancer Clinician for Surgery in Fife. He originally grew up and was educated in Glasgow, training there before undertaking a research degree in in cancer metastases at UCL in London. Subsequently John completed his training in the South East of Scotland rotation prior to being appointed a consultant in August 2015 in Fife. He is very keen to ensure optimal care for all cancer patients having had significant exposure in various surgical specialties throughout his training. He continues to have daily involvement with colorectal cancer patients in clinic, endoscopically and surgically and is part of the local SCAN network. John is heavily involved in teaching and is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and has regular interactions with Surgical Colleagues in both NHS Lothian and Tayside.