Mr Charles Imber, Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon

Mr Charles Imber

Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon

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Mr Charles Imber MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)

Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon

MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)

Mr Charles Imber

Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)

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MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
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MrCharles Imber,Hepato-biliary Surgeon

Mr Imber is a recommended Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon

Importance of reliable surgical gloves

Importance of reliable surgical gloves

Hepato-biliary disease in men

Hepato-biliary disease in men

Pancreatic cancer explained

Pancreatic cancer explained

Areas of expertise

  • Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
  • Liver transplantation
  • Keyhole gallbladder surgery
  • Laparoscopy
  • Acute pancreatitis
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
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Recommendations for Mr Imber

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 Rasha Gadelrab, GP

    An exceptional specialist with a wonderful manner. I wholeheartedly recommend him from both professional and personal experience with his treatment of a family member.

  • byDr Reem Hasan, GP

    Excellent surgeon. Really helpful for GPs. Great patient feedback.

  • byDr Philip Joseph Posner, GP

    Excellent hepatobiliary and general surgeon.

  • byDr Marita Koumettou, GP

    An amazing Upper GI specialist

  • byDr Timothy John Gerrard, GP

    Considered person

  • byMr Shadi Ghali, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

    Mr Charles Imber is a transplant surgeon and hepato-biliary surgeon. He’s a brilliant surgeon and a recommended specialist.

  • byDr Philip Woodland, Consultant Gastroenterologist

    I've shared many patients with Mr Charles Imber. He has operated on several of my patients. I would recommend him.

  • byDr Paul Glynne, General (Internal) Medicine

    Super surgeon - great colleague - provides great care - would highly recommend.

  • byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist

    Highly recommended general and HPB surgeon. Excellent bedside manner.

  • byDr Alastair O'Brien, Gastroenterologist

    He is a brilliant technical surgeon and a thoroughly pleasant man.

  • byDr Daniel Krell, Consultant Oncologist

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand Surgeon

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Dan Wood, Urological Surgeon

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Suks Minhas, Consultant Urologist and Andrologist

    Recommended Hepato-Biliary Surgeon

  • by Dr Gavin Johnson, Gastroenterologist

    Always gives a sound opinion, and a very accomplished surgeon.

  • by Mr Patrick Mallucci, Plastic Surgeon

    Recommended for hernia repair

  • byDr Rasha Gadelrab, GP

    An exceptional specialist with a wonderful manner. I wholeheartedly recommend him from both professional and personal experience with his treatment of a family member.

  • byDr Reem Hasan, GP

    Excellent surgeon. Really helpful for GPs. Great patient feedback.

  • byDr Philip Joseph Posner, GP

    Excellent hepatobiliary and general surgeon.

  • byDr Marita Koumettou, GP

    An amazing Upper GI specialist

  • byDr Timothy John Gerrard, GP

    Considered person

  • byMr Shadi Ghali, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

    Mr Charles Imber is a transplant surgeon and hepato-biliary surgeon. He’s a brilliant surgeon and a recommended specialist.

  • byDr Philip Woodland, Consultant Gastroenterologist

    I've shared many patients with Mr Charles Imber. He has operated on several of my patients. I would recommend him.

  • byDr Paul Glynne, General (Internal) Medicine

    Super surgeon - great colleague - provides great care - would highly recommend.

  • byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist

    Highly recommended general and HPB surgeon. Excellent bedside manner.

  • byDr Alastair O'Brien, Gastroenterologist

    He is a brilliant technical surgeon and a thoroughly pleasant man.

  • byDr Daniel Krell, Consultant Oncologist

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand Surgeon

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Dan Wood, Urological Surgeon

    Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon

  • byMr Suks Minhas, Consultant Urologist and Andrologist

    Recommended Hepato-Biliary Surgeon

  • by Dr Gavin Johnson, Gastroenterologist

    Always gives a sound opinion, and a very accomplished surgeon.

  • by Mr Patrick Mallucci, Plastic Surgeon

    Recommended for hernia repair

  • Address

    • Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre

      24 Portland Pl, London, W1B 1LU

    • Cleveland Clinic London Hospital

      33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY

    • Telephone consultation

      Available for patients

  • Royal Free Hospital

    Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG

  • About Mr Charles Imber

    GMC number: 3685497

    Year qualified: 1992

    Place of primary qualification: University of Cambridge

    Mr Charles Imber specialises in surgery to treat liver metastases. Practising as an NHS Consultant Surgeon since 2006, he is experienced in repairing complex hernias, including those that occur through scars caused by other surgery. He has pioneered the use of new mesh techniques in hernia repair and offers reconstructive surgery combined with plastic surgery for complex cases.

    After studying medicine at Manchester University and Cambridge University, Mr Imber specialised in open and laparoscopic abdominal, liver and pancreatic surgery, practising in London, Cambridge and Birmingham. He remains active in research and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and contributed several book chapters.

    He currently works as a Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon within the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). He is Clinical Lead in liver transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital in London where he attends to liver transplant surgery as well as Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery. He is also a specialist in liver/pancreas surgery at The Princess Grace Hospital, where he offers laparoscopic and open surgery.

    Areas of expertise

    • Abdominal & pelvic sarcomas
    • Abdominal wall reconstruction
    • Abdominoplasty
    • Acute pancreatitis
    • Appendicectomy
    • Appendicitis
    • Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
    • Bile duct resection/repair and reconstruction
    • Biliary cancer
    • Biliary stricture
    • Biliary surgery
    • Bowel cancer
    • Cholangiocarcinoma
    • Colorectal metastases
    • Complex abdominal hernias
    • Complex abdominal wall reconstruction
    • Complex hernia surgery
    • Complicated gallstone disease
    • Emergency bowel surgery
    • Emergency general surgery
    • Femoral hernia
    • Gallbladder cancer
    • Gallbladder disease
    • Gallstone surgery
    • Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) excision
    • General surgery
    • Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma
    • Hernia repair (keyhole)
    • Hernia repair failure
    • Incisional hernias
    • Inguinal hernia
    • Keyhole gallbladder surgery
    • Laparoscopic appendectomy
    • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    • Laparoscopic gallbladder removal
    • Laparoscopic hernia repair surgery
    • Lipoma removal
    • Liver biopsy
    • Liver cancer
    • Liver disease
    • Liver metastases
    • Liver resection
    • Liver surgery (for metastatic colorectal cancer)
    • Liver surgery (for primary liver cancer)
    • Liver transplantation
    • Malignant disease
    • Neuroendocrine disease
    • Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
    • Open gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
    • Open hernia repair
    • Pancreatic cancer surgery
    • Pancreatic disorders
    • Reconstructive surgery after hernia repair
    • Repairing groin injuries in those involved in sports
    • Resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma
    • Retroperitoneal sarcomas
    • Robotic abdominal surgery
    • Single site abdominal surgery
    • Skin lesion removal (warts, moles and skin tags)
    • Soft tissue sarcoma surgery
    • Splenectomy
    • Stricture treatment
    • Surgery on the spleen
    • Surgical oncology
    • Whipple procedure

    Professional memberships

    Royal College of Surgeons
    Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS)
    British Transplantation Society
    MDDUS
    General Medical Council

    Articles by Mr Charles Imber

    A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation

    Beta-galactosidase as a marker of ischemic injury and a mechanism for viability assessment in porcine liver transplantation

    Liver and kidney preservation by perfusion

    Advantages of normothermic perfusion over cold storage in liver preservation

    Extended preservation of non-heart-beating donor livers with normothermic machine perfusion

    Hepatic steatosis and its relationship to transplantation

    Current practice regarding the use of fatty livers

    Optimisation of bile production during normothermic preservation of porcine livers

    Genetic determinants of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation

    Optimisation of an enzymatic method for beta-galactosidase

    Hepatic control of perfusate homeostasis during normothermic extrocorporeal preservation

    A simple scoring system to evaluate the effects of cold ischemia on marginal liver donors

    Arterial conduits for hepatic artery revascularisation in adult liver transplantation

    Preservation of porcine non-heart-beating donor livers by sequential cold storage and warm perfusion

    Current status of liver transplantation

    Splenic injury following colonoscopy--an underdiagnosed, but soon to increase, phenomenon?

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