James Powell
- Mr James Powell James Powell
- Consultant Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Hepatic-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgical Services and Edinburgh Transplant UnitRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Work: 0131 242 3661 (Valerie Georgiou. Clinical Secretary)
- Fax: 0131 242 3664
- Email:
- jamespowell@nhs.net
Clinical interests
Mr Powell’s current clinical practice involves hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Qualifications
Mr Powell's educational qualifications are:
- Bachelor of Sciences (BSc Hons), University of Glasgow, 1992
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB Hons), University of Glasgow, 1994
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, (FRCSEd), Edinburgh, 1999
- Doctor of Medicine, (MD), University of Edinburgh, 2001
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Gen.Surg), Edinburgh, 2004
Appointments and activities
Mr Powell moved to his current post of Consultant Surgeon in 2007.
In 2006 Mr Powell became a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Transplant Surgery in the University of Edinburgh.
Following undergraduate training in Glasgow, Mr Powell undertook postgraduate research and general surgical training in Edinburgh. This led to an interest in hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgery and he therefore completed his formal training with a clinical fellowship in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Publications
A list of Mr Powell's publications is available from the PubMed.gov website.
This article was published on Apr 4, 2011