Mr Andrew Healey
Hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HBP) surgeon in Edinburgh
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GMC: 6024521
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Professional statement
Mr Andrew Healey is a consultant general and hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HBP) surgeon, specialising in endoscopic procedures, gallstones, pancreatic conditions, hernias and abdominal pain, and endoscopic ultrasounds. His private practice is with Spire Healthcare across two locations in Edinburgh. He is the HPB cancer lead for South East Scotland Upper GI Tumour Group.
Mr Healey graduated with his MBChB from the University of Edinburgh in 2001, followed by preregistration house officer roles in Edinburgh. He underwent further training in accidents and emergency at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, where he also taught anatomy to medical students. He completed his surgical training in the London Postgraduate School of Surgery, with posts at esteemed institutions such as Royal Marsden, Chelsea and Westminster, Hammersmith, Charing Cross, and the Royal Surrey County Hospitals. Concurrently, he had been undertaking laboratory and clinical research into the role of laparoscopic liver resection and hypoxia in liver cancer at Hammersmith Hospital, for which he was awarded his doctorate of medicine in 2012 by the Imperial College London.
Mr Healey undertook further training opportunities in multisystem polytrauma at the Royal London Trauma Unit, as well as travelling fellowships to advance his endoscopic skills in San Raffaele Hospital, Italy, and his trauma surgical skills in Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa. He is a JAG-accredited upper-gastrointestinal endoscopist, and has completed a European Society of Gastroenterology Fellowship in diagnostic and interventional endoscopic ultrasound.
Aside from his clinical practice, Mr Healey actively participates in undergraduate and postgraduate education as a member of the Academy of Clinical Educators, a tutor for the University of Edinburgh Master of Surgery programme, and a member of the South East Scotland Surgical Training Committee. He is also an avid researcher with peer-reviewed publications, and is an invited reviewer for journals such as HPB, Patient Safety in Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, BMC Surgery, World Journal of Surgery, and The Surgeon. He regards patient care highly, having worked with the General Medical Council and National Patient Safety Agency on initiatives to reduce medical error.