Neil Pearce: Consultant Surgeon and Liver Specialist, Southampton, Hampshire

A Consultant Surgeon in Southampton, Bournemouth & Portsmouth with specialist interest in liver, pancreatic, biliary and laparoscopic surgery.

Neil Pearce qualifiied from Southampton University medical school in 1990 and completed his basic surgical training at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth in 1995. He was specialist registrar for Wessex Region Rotation from 1995 - 2003 and completed his fellowship in liver / transplant surgery at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds in 2002.

Qualifications

• BM, 1990, Southampton (Medical degree)

• FRCS 1995 London (Appointed Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons)

• DM, 2004 Southampton (Masters degree for research)

• CCST 2002 London (Certificate of completion of subspecialist training)

Sub-specialist training

• Basingstoke 1999-2000, liver, biliary, pancreatic and laparoscopic surgery

• Southampton 2000-2001, liver, pancreatic, biliary and laparoscopic surgery

• Leeds (St James’s) 2001-2002, liver / transplant, pancreatic and biliary surgery

• Southampton 2002-2003, liver, pancreatic, biliary and laparoscopic surgery

• He has been working as a consultant surgeon in Southampton since May 2003

Advanced Laparoscopic Liver and Pancreatic Surgery (ALLPS)

Mr Neil Pearce is co-founder of the Advanced Laparoscopic Liver and Pancreatic Surgery group (ALLPS), which provides subspecialist services to the Central South Coast area of England including Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth. ALLPS also accepts national and international referrals.

Advanced Laparoscopic Liver and Pancreatic Surgery was formed to provide an excellent and comprehensive hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgical service specialising in keyhole, liver, pancreas, biliary, gallbladder and hernia surgery. ALLPS can provide year round, high standard, clinical care for their patients despite the complexity and intensity of specialist work. They are the UK’s leading team for keyhole (laparoscopic) liver and pancreatic surgery.

Practice hospitals

• Southampton General Hospital

• Spire Hospital Southampton (formerly BUPA hospital)

• Wessex Nuffield Hospital, Chandlers Ford

• Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth (Honorary contract)

• The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Honorary contract)

Treatments offered

General surgery (day case or in patient)

• Gallbladder surgery

• Hernia repair

• Minor surgery e.g. cysts, lipomas

Abdominal emergencies

•  (e.g. appendicitis, perforated bowel, bleeding ulcers etc)

Biliary Surgery

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder surgery)

• Bile duct exploration for gallstones

• Bile duct repair / reconstruction

• Resection of bile duct tumours

• Resection of gallbladder tumours

Pancreatic surgery

• Resection of pancreatic tumours

• Bypass operations for obstructing pancreatic tumours

• Surgery for the complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis

Liver surgery

• Liver resection for benign and malignant tumours

• Laparoscopic (keyhole) liver resection

• Surgery for liver cysts

Retroperitoneal Cancer Surgery

• Extended multi-organ resection for advanced intra-abdominal tumours (sarcoma / GIST / neuro-endocrine tumours )

Contact details

UK patients.

Neil Pearce follows national guidelines on referral to specialist services, thus usually only accepts referrals from a General Practitioner or other hospital or community based doctor who is responsible for your care. However enquiries are welcome.

Non UK patients.

He accepts referrals from non UK sources, again the preferred route is via your own doctor but under some circumstances he is willing to provide an opinion without this. Please contact his private secretary for further details.

NHS Secretary: Holly Enticott (+44) 02380 796977

Private Secretary: Mandy Chris (+44) 02380 914458 

Private Secretary email: mandyc@allps.org.uk 

E-mail: Neil.Pearce@suht.swest.nhs.uk 

Web: www.allps.co.uk