MB, ChB, MRCS (Eng), PGCMEdEd, MD, FRCS (Eng)

Mr. Jonathan J.R. Richardson qualified in 2005 from the University of Birmingham Medical School with honours in surgery. After excelling as a junior doctor he was selected for an esteemed run-through surgical training position and enjoyed a broad training in surgery, gaining experience in both general surgery and sub-speciality colorectal surgery in the West Midlands. Jonathan was appointed as a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham, in 2017. He has clinical interests across the full range of colorectal and general surgery. He has a major interest in the management of colorectal cancer and the use of laparoscopic surgical techniques. He is a high volume colorectal cancer resection surgeon with excellent patient outcomes. Jonathan is a core member of the Colorectal Cancer Multi-disciplinary Team. He is the Clinical Lead for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and the Audit Lead for the Surgical Directorate and he strives to attain optimal patient outcomes.

Jonathan was the Chief Investigator of a translational research study; he presented the results of his Best Clinical Research Award. He was awarded an MD from the University of Birmingham for his thesis submission and his research has been published in peer reviewed medical journals and has received multiple citations. Jonathan is heavily involved in clinical research; he is the Principal Investigator and Co-investigator of multiple NIHR portfolio studies and is consistently one of the highest recruiters to clinical trials at University Hospitals Birmingham.

Jonathan is the Lead Undergraduate Surgical Tutor and a Senior Clinical Examiner at the University of Birmingham and he has been appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He is a GMC accredited Named Educational Supervisor and the Faculty Lead for the Royal College of Surgeons Basic Surgical Skills course.

Jonathan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, a member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and a member of the British Hernia Society. Jonathan has an extensive experience in the management of simple and complex hernias including surgery for inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, abdominal wall hernia, incisional hernia (including abdominal wall reconstruction), para-stomal hernia, perineal hernia and recurrent hernia. Jonathan is a fully trained laparoscopic surgeon and offers laparoscopic (minimally invasive) hernia repair where appropriate