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Mr James Hopkins has been a consultant general surgeon for nine years. He has special interests in a range of different hernia and obesity conditions, as well as research. He is a former member of the National Bariatric Surgery Registry and a current member of a number of associations and societies including the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons and the British Obesity and Metabolic Society.
Mr Hopkins is a specialist UGI and bariatric surgeon, whose interests are in laparoscopic (keyhole) abdominal surgery, in particular the management of gallstone disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and all types of hernias. Mr Hopkins has a special interest in complex abdominal wall reconstruction for complicated or recurrent hernias. He is also a fully trained metabolic (weight-loss) surgeon, and bariatric endoscopist, having completed sub-specialist training and fellowship training.
Mr Hopkins has an interest in clinical outcomes research and has been the lead in the in the development of a core-outcome set for bariatric surgery (the BARIACT project) as part of the ByBandSleeve randomised controlled trial. Mr Hopkins is the NBT site Principle Investigator for the ByBandSleeve multicentre RCT and the Sunflower & Rosier multicentre Gallstone RCTs. He is a former member of the National Bariatric Surgery Registry data committee, with responsibility for the NBSR 3rd report and was an advisor on the 2012 NCEPOD enquiry into bariatric surgery.
Mr Hopkins is a member of Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons, ALSGBI, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (of which he recently completed his tenure on BOMSS Council).
Mr Hopkins specialises in upper gastro-intestinal surgery
Mr Hopkins specialises in gallbladder removal surgery
Mr Hopkins specialises in hernia repair surgery
If you’d like a consultation with Mr Hopkins, please call:
Private patients: 0330 053 6445
NHS patients: 0333 999 7641
University of London, 2003
Mr Hopkins is very active in surgical research as the Principal Investigator for the national Bariatric Surgery (ByBandSleeve RCT) and Gallstone Surgery (Sunflower & Rosier) Clinical Trials. He also researches for trials in Thromboembolic disease (PETS) and for Surgical Devices (Enseal in Hiatal Surgery).
Including x-ray, blood tests and swabs
English
Started at Practice Plus Group
In his free time, Mr Hopkins enjoys participating in triathlons.
If you’d like a consultation with Mr Hopkins, please call:
Private patients: 0330 053 6445
NHS patients: 0333 999 7641
Mr Hopkins has been a consultant general surgeon for nine years. He currently holds membership of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society and specialises in complex hernia procedures.
Mr Hopkins treats self-pay, private medical insurance, and NHS patients.
A private consultation with Mr Hopkins is £95. This includes an in-depth consultation, x-rays, blood tests, swabs, and a tailored treatment plan – no GP referral needed. Simply call 0330 053 6445 or fill out the form on this page.
Mr Hopkins specialises in disease of gallstones, the gallbladder, hernias, the stomach and oesophagus. He is also a highly specialist complex hernia surgeon and performs surgery for complex obesity and weight-loss surgery. Operations performed are predominantly by keyhole surgery techniques.
Mr James Hopkins is a specialist Upper GI, hernia, and Metabolic Surgeon, practising at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green and at North Bristol NHS Trust. He is a member of the Bristol (and South-west) regional specialist Multidisciplinary Teams for Complex Abdominal Wall Surgery, Oesophagogastric Physiology and Metabolic Surgery. He is a Joint Advisory Group (JAG)-accredited endoscopist, particularly focusing on reflux, and procedures.
– Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
– AUGIS: an organisation which promotes the establishment of high quality training programmes
– ALSGBI: Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
– BOMSS: British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society
– Cholecsystectomy (and bile duct surgery)
– Anti-reflux surgery (Fundoplication & Hiatus Hernia Surgery) and diagnostic endoscopy for reflux, including oesophageal physiology.
– Abdominal wall hernia surgery (inguinal, femoral, incisional, para-umbilical, epigastric) and where not advisable by keyhole techniques open incisional / recurrent / giant hernias, including complex abdominal wall reconstruction surgery using separation techniques and the latest meshes.
A word from Mr Hopkins:
“People may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
Consultant general surgeon
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James Hopkins practises at Emersons Green
Yes, James Hopkins is always happy to welcome new patients for General surgery.
Yes, James Hopkins accepts insured patients. The approved insurers are:
AllianzAvivaAXA HealthBupaBupa GlobalCignaHealix Health ServicesVitalityHealthWPA
Yes, James Hopkins is happy to welcome patients seeking General surgery via the self-pay route.
Yes, James Hopkins accepts NHS General surgery patients.
If you are seeking treatment via the self-pay route, you won’t need a GP referral. NHS patients will need a referral from their GP to access a consultation with James Hopkins.
Yes. An initial consultation with James Hopkins costs £95. This usually takes place a couple of weeks after making your booking enquiry.
First, James Hopkins will need to diagnose your issue and figure out your treatment options.
This will likely involve them carrying out medical tests such as X-rays or blood tests. They may also ask questions about your medical history.
It costs £95 to have an initial consultation with James Hopkins.
