Mr Ewen?Griffiths is a consultant general and upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgeon based in Birmingham, practising privately at The Harborne Hospital (HCA Healthcare UK) and within the NHS at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

His clinical roles include consultant surgeon since September 2012, with specialist training in the North West of England and a year as senior upper GI fellow at Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, where he honed his skills in advanced laparoscopic surgery, anti?reflux and hiatus hernia repair, upper GI cancer and bariatric surgery. He leads research initiatives such as the CholeS study on cholecystectomy outcomes and the Oesophagogastric Anastomosis Audit, and holds an honorary professorship at the University of Birmingham awarded in 2023 .

His areas of expertise include upper GI endoscopy (both diagnostic and therapeutic), gallstone disease and cholecystectomy, acid reflux and fundoplication, hiatus hernia surgery, achalasia treatments, oesophageal and gastric cancer management, Barrett’s oesophagus, and hernia surgery . He regularly performs procedures such as endoscopy (OGD), laparoscopic and open hernia repair (inguinal, femoral, epigastric, umbilical, incisional), cholecystectomy, fundoplication, oesophagectomy, gastrectomy, splenectomy, abscess drainage, appendectomy, PEG feeding tube insertions, oesophageal stenting and balloon dilatation for achalasia, lipoma and skin lesion removal .

He treats conditions ranging from gallstones, gallbladder disease, appendicitis and various types of hernias, to gastro?oesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia, achalasia, Barrett’s oesophagus, oesophageal dysmotility, stomach and oesophageal cancers .


He maintains roles as consultant surgeon and academic with responsibilities that include surgical care, teaching and supervising research students. His interests beyond surgery include cycling, hillwalking, fine dining and keeping abreast of advances in computing technology.