Biography Mr James Kirkby-Bott is an experienced consultant general surgeon offering hernia, gallbladder, lumps and bumps and is a sub-specialty expert in endocrine disease and surgery. He offers local anaesthetic surgery where possible. Mr Kirkby-Bott has won several awards for research and work in endocrine surgery and wrote the first ever book on parathyroid disease…

Biography Mr Graham Hill completed his basic medical training in Manchester in 1985. While training as an undergraduate, he joined the Royal Navy as a cadet and began active service in 1986, after qualifying and completing house jobs in Plymouth and Blackpool. He spent his first two years performing general duties as the Squadron medical…

Learn more about Geoffrey Higenbottam Dr Higenbottam accepts self-pay patients, private medical insurance patients and NHS patients. Why choose a surgeon from Practice Plus Group? At Practice Plus Group Hospitals, we’re passionate about giving patients a positive experience and excellent clinical outcomes, with personalised care from start to finish. Whether you’re paying for yourself or using private medical insurance,…

Biography Mr David Stitson trained in medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, graduating with honours in 1991. As an undergraduate he was awarded a medical cadetship with the Royal Air Force and went on to become a regular serving medical officer. Mr Stitson undertook higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedics in Plymouth, Truro, Oxford…

Biography Mr Simon Coleridge is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee replacement and hip replacement plus sports injuries to the knee. Appointed in 2005, his senior training was undertaken in London, based at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, North West Thames Orthopaedic Registrars Rotation. Mr Coleridge went on to Victoria, Australia to complete his…

Biography Mr Paul Guyver joined the Royal Navy as a medical student at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London and graduated in 1999. After pre-registration jobs in Portsmouth, he graduated from the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 2000. Mr Guyver completed Royal Marines Commando training and was deployed on operations with 40 and 45…

Biography Dr Denislava Slavova completed her Master’s degree in medicine and subsequently specialised in anaesthesia and intensive care at Medical University, Sofia. She is particularly interested in regional anaesthesia. Dr Slavova joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2015. Before working at Practice Plus Group, Dr Slavova worked at Harrogate NHS Foundation…

Biography Dr David Betak become a specialist in anaesthesia, intensive care and chronic pain therapy in 2002. After working at District Hospital Kyjov, Czech Rep (1993-2006) and Mater Dei, Malta University Hospital (2006-2008), he moved to the UK in 2008 and worked at Bedford NHS Trust, UK (2008-2012). Dr Betak joined the team at Practice…

Biography Mr Andrew Murphy qualified in medicine from University of Bristol in 1992. Fellowships and/or memberships Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Related consultants

Biography Mr Christopher Waller graduated from the University of Bristol Medical School in 1995. He completed orthopaedic specialist training in the Wessex region. After a period as a locum consultant for Southampton General Hospital, he joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in February 2011. He has been the orthopaedic lead at Southampton and now combines…