Mr Andrew Smith

Mr Andrew Smith is an experienced Consultant General Surgeon specialising in Pancreaticobiliary Surgery based in Leeds. He sees patients at St James' University Hospital and sees private patients at Spire Leeds Hospital and Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital. Mr Smith completed his medical degree at Imperial College London in 1991, followed by his postgraduate training in Leicester and Nottingham. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Pathology at the University of London in 1998, followed by his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Nottingham in 1999. Mr Smith completed his training via an Advanced Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Clinical Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the United States in 2003. In 2003, he became a Fellow in General Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed his United States Medical Licensing Exam. In his current clinical practice at St James' Hospital, Mr Smith is the Clinical Lead for Emergency General Surgery. He has extensive experience in pancreatic surgery and laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, performing over 200 laparoscopic cholecystectomies (gallbladder removal) and 80 major pancreatic resections every year. He sees patients with various conditions, including: chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cysts, hernia (inguinal, umbilical, femoral, epigastric and hiatus), gallstones and gallbladder disease. Alongside his work at the hospital, Mr Smith is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Leeds, an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons and the President Elect of the Pancreas Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2010–2016
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

2. 2016–2020
   Residency · General Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2020–2021
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Karolinska Stockholm, SE

1. 2020-09–2021-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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h-index: 15 · i10: 5

Selected publications

1. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Andrew Smith, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.9214/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 44

2. European registry analysis of General Surgery outcomes

   Mr Andrew Smith, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.1861/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 62

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