Mr Mark Tomlinson

Mark Tomlinson is an experienced General & Vascular Surgeon working now in the private sector in Bath & Somerset after a distinguished NHS and private career in North and West Lancashire, Cumbria and West Yorkshire, where he continues to provide some private surgery also. He qualified in Medicine from the University of London in 1990 before training in several major London centres in Vascular, Endocrine & General surgery. He has been providing Consultant surgical services for over 20 years and has served on many regional vascular, surgical and training committees. Mr Tomlinson is very experienced across a wide range of complex procedures and specialist areas, and more common problems. He now provides General, Laparoscopic & open surgery for gallstones and hernias, and a range of day case surgical procedures including varicose vein assessments and treatments, removal of minor skin lumps and bumps, cysts, and lipomas. Within the NHS he provided major Vascular arterial surgery and emergency General Abdominal surgery for many years. and specialist Endocrine surgery assessments and surgery for overactive Thyroid, Parathyroid & Adrenal glands, or for nodules or swellings of these glands and led the regional Thyroid cancer network for over 15years. His practice has a strong focus on minimally invasive procedures, patient safety, minimising post-operative problems, and ensuring rapid recovery so that patients can get back to their normal daily lives and activities. Some of the minimally invasive daycase procedures provided include varicose vein procedures, minor surgery for cysts, lumps and skin tags, laparoscopic surgery for hernias, and gallbladder removal to treat gallstones. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) & Gallstone Surgery; • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy • Open Hernia Repair - inguinal, femoral, paraumbilical, epigastric & ventral, incisional, recurrent, other • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair (Keyhole) - inguinal, femoral, paraumbilical, other • Excision of Skin Lesions, skin cysts, skin tags, Excision of Lipomas, sebacious cysts • Varicose Veins Surgery • Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation • VenaSeal endovenous glue closure • Varicose vein sclerotherapy • Gallstones & Gallbladder surgery • Inguinal hernia • Hernias & hernia surgery • Laparoscopic abdominal Surgery (Key-Hole) • Varicose veins • Endovenous ablation • Varicose vein surgery • Vascular arterial assessment • Peripheral Arterial Disease

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

1. 2008–2014
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2014–2018
   Residency · General Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

1. 2018-09–2019-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 6 · i10: 13

Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of General Surgery across

   Mr Mark Tomlinson, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.2670/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 129

2. Validation of clinical scoring in General Surgery

   Mr Mark Tomlinson, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8233/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 43

3. Long-term follow-up of General Surgery across

   Mr Mark Tomlinson, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.6991/euroclin.2024.2 · cited by 85

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