Mr Matthew Bowles
Consultant HPB, Sarcoma and General Surgeon
Matthew graduated from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London in 1986 and undertook surgical training in London and South East England. He obtained a Master of Surgery degree in 1999 for research into monoclonal antibodies and small bowel transplantation. In 2001 he was appointed as consultant liver transplant surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London.
In 2009 Matthew moved to Derriford Hospital, shifting his surgical focus to cancer of the liver and pancreas. He also has a significant emergency and routine ‘general’ surgical workload, particularly for patients with gallstones and hernias. In addition, he is part of the team treating patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma.
Matthew was Director of Medical Education at Derriford between 2014 and 2020. He is the current Chair of the Hospital Medical Staff Committee. Having been an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons Membership examinations he is now Chair of Assessors, overseeing the examinations and the examiners. He is Joint SW Regional Director for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. First and foremost, however, he remains fully committed to his job as a surgeon at Derriford.
Qualifications:
MS, FRCS, BSc
General areas of expertise:
Abdominal surgery
Particular areas of expertise:
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Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgical disease
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General Surgery: gallstones and hernia
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Retroperitoneal sarcoma
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Postgraduate medical education, training and examination
Contact details:
Secretary: 01752 432651
