Mr Justin Davies

About

Mr Justin Davies is a leading consultant colorectal and general surgeon based in Cambridge. He specialises in colorectal surgery, treating a range of problems, from haemorrhoids, anal conditions (anal fissure and anal fistula), colorectal (bowel) cancer to inguinal hernias, and diagnosing and treating the causes of rectal bleeding.

He has particular expertise in minimally invasive treatments, including for the treatment of haemorrhoids, and using laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) and diverticular disease. Mr Davies is the Deputy Medical Director at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an Affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.

He is the current President-in-Waiting of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and President Elect of The Royal Society of Medicine Section of Coloproctology, having previously undertaken several roles with NICE, making him a leading figure in his field. He has authored over 200 peer-review publications and is the co-editor of two surgical textbooks. Mr Davies qualified in medicine from the University of Cambridge, where he also achieved a Master of Surgery higher degree for his bowel cancer screening research.

He underwent specialist colorectal fellowship training in Toronto, is a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (Coloproctology) and elected International Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He has worked as a consultant colorectal and general surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge since 2007 in addition to his private practice at the Nuffield Cambridge and Spire Cambridge Hospital. He is a member of the Cambridge Bowel Clinic. 

Education

• Associate Lecturer, University of Cambridge• Director of Studies and Bye-Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge