Prof. Brian Davidson, Consultant in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery
Prof. Brian Davidson
Consultant in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery
Prof. Brian Davidson MB ChB MD, FRCS (Eng) FRCPS (Glasg)
Consultant in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery
Prof. Brian Davidson
Consultant in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery MB ChB MD, FRCS (Eng) FRCPS (Glasg)
Prof. Davidson is a recommended Consultant in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery
Complex care: Behind the scenes in the liver unit
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Complex care: behind the scenes in the liver unit
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Complex care: Behind the scenes in the liver unit
Complex care: behind the scenes in the liver unit
Areas of expertise
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
- Liver transplantation
- Gallstones
Recommendations for Prof. Davidson
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
byDr Keiran Sneath, GP
❝Excellent caring manner with first class expertise❞
byDr Adrian Nicholas Wayne, GP
❝Superb operative and clinical skill❞
byDr Abirame Sambasivan, GP
❝Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon❞
byDr Sharon Denise Roback, GP
❝Recommended general surgeon❞
byDr Akeel Alisa, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is an exceptionally experienced surgeon and well-liked by his patients.❞
byMr Satya Bhattacharya, Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon
❝Recommended for professional excellence.❞
by Mr Sanjaya Wijeyekoon, General Surgical, Colorectal & Aesthetic treatments
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is a competent individual in his area of expertise. He's very patient centered. He's very pleasant and nice to work with. I wouldn't hesitate seeing him myself as a patient. This is the probably the best recommendation I can give. One can expect a very thorough, holistic service from Prof. Davidson. I've had personal experience and hence the reason for the recommendation.❞
by Mr Jeffrey Lordan, HPB and Sarcoma Surgeon
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is deeply knowledgeable and an extremely superb surgeon and one of the few truly academic surgeons in the world, in my opinion.❞
by Mr Jonathan Wilson, Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
❝Recommended general surgeon❞
byDr Akeel Alisa, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is an exceptionally experienced surgeon and well-liked by his patients.❞
byMr Satya Bhattacharya, Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon
❝Recommended for professional excellence.❞
by Mr Sanjaya Wijeyekoon, General Surgical, Colorectal & Aesthetic treatments
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is a competent individual in his area of expertise. He's very patient centered. He's very pleasant and nice to work with. I wouldn't hesitate seeing him myself as a patient. This is the probably the best recommendation I can give. One can expect a very thorough, holistic service from Prof. Davidson. I've had personal experience and hence the reason for the recommendation.❞
by Mr Jeffrey Lordan, HPB and Sarcoma Surgeon
❝Prof. Brian Davidson is deeply knowledgeable and an extremely superb surgeon and one of the few truly academic surgeons in the world, in my opinion.❞
by Mr Jonathan Wilson, Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
❝Recommended general surgeon❞
Make an appointment
Address
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Golders Green Outpatients and Diagnostics Centre
Roman House, 296 Golders Green Road, Golders Green, London, NW11 9PY
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The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Place, St John's Wood, London, NW8 9LE
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Video Consultation
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About Prof. Brian Davidson
GMC number: 2557250
Year qualified: 1981
Place of primary qualification: University of Glasgow
Prof. Brian Davidson is a consultant in HPB and liver transplant surgery based at the Royal Free Hospital. He is also a professor of surgery and head of surgical research at University College London (UCL). He has a particular interest in liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic surgery, as well as the management of cancer.
Prof. Davidson graduated in medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1985, before completing specialist training in HPB and liver transplant surgery. He has been working at UCL and the Royal Free Hospital for over 20 years. He has been instrumental in the development of the HPB and liver transplant surgical unit at the Royal Free Hospital. In 1997, he was promoted to a personal chair in surgery at UCL at the age of 39, making him the youngest UK professor of surgery at the time.
At UCL, Prof. Davidson has established a research programme investigating HPB disease with numerous UK collaborators. This has led to the development of a highly successful research team that has published over 420 peer-reviewed papers. He also has a keen interest in clinical trials and evidence-based healthcare, having published and lectured extensively on these topics.
Prof. Davidson is actively involved in training and has authored over 22 textbook chapters. He has supervised 34 successful higher degrees (PhD/MD) and trained a large cohort of HPB and liver transplant surgeons.
He serves as an advisor to NICE, the Healthcare Commission, and the National Cancer Peer Review programme. He chairs the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) London grant funding panel for Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB). Additionally, he is a UK editor for the UK Cochrane Group, director of the London editorial base for the HPB group, and course director for the UCL MSc in Evidence-Based Healthcare.
Prof. Davidson's private practice is at The Wellington Hospital, St. John's Wood.
Areas of expertise
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
- Liver transplantation
- Gallstones
Professional memberships
Articles by Prof. Brian Davidson
New insights on the role of trp channels in calcium signalling and immunomodulation: review of pathways and implications for clinical practice
Cardiac output optimisation following liver transplant (colt) trial: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on liver injury in patients undergoing liver resection: the eric-liver trial
Clinical relevance assessment of animal preclinical research (raa) tool: development and explanation
More unlabelled data or label more data? a study on semi-supervised laparoscopic image segmentation
Multispectral tissue mapping - a novel concept for the optical evaluation of liver malignancy
493psurgical quality and the impact of liver resection on outcome in the new epoc study
Whole-sample mapping of cancerous and benign tissue properties
