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Consultants
Dr Sunil Dolwani
MB, BS. MD. MRCP
Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist
General Gastroenterology
Dr. Dolwani has clinics in Gastroenterology at both the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough in Cardiff. Patients seen in these clinics include those with abdominal pain, heartburn, indigestion or dyspepsia like symptoms, diarrhoea, anaemia, inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s) jaundice and other gastroenterological complaints.
Endoscopy
Dr. Dolwani has special interests and expertise in new modalities of image enhanced endoscopy and colonoscopy including Narrow Band Imaging and Contrast enhanced endoscopy. He has trained in Japan at the National Cancer Centre Hospital in Tokyo in removal of complex bowel polyps and early gastrointestinal cancers through the endoscope and colonoscope (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection). He is the lead facilitator for the Welsh Endoscopy Training Network at University Hospital Llandough and teaches on numerous advanced Endoscopy & Colonoscopy Courses for Consultants and Trainees in England & Wales.
Bowel Cancer Screening
Dr. Dolwani is the Clinical Lead Screening Colonoscopist for the Bowel Screening Program Wales in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. He is also one of the Assessors for accreditation and assessment of Consultants in the Bowel Screening Program in Wales.
Familial Bowel Cancer & Colonic Polyposis
Dr. Dolwani has clinical and Research interests in families/ individuals with familial forms of bowel cancer and bowel polyps. Currently he co-ordinates and is the Principal Investigator for a large multicenter study looking into individuals with multiple colonic polyps in collaboration with the dept of Genetics.
Research & Training
Current research studies include those on surveillance of cases with familial bowel cancer, new techniques in identification and assessment of complex polyps and early gastrointestinal cancers and genetic basis of bowel polyps and cancer. Training involvement in Bowel Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology Trainees and training in advanced endoscopic techniques.
Mr Timothy J Havard
MD. FRCS. FRCS (Gen)
Consultant General & Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgeon
Tim Havard has been a Consultant General Surgeon in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital since 1999. Born in Cardiff into a very medical family (father, mother, grandfather and uncle) he displayed a lamentable lack of imagination in becoming the third generation to train at the Welsh National School of Medicine, qualifying in 1988. His postgraduate surgical training was completed in South Wales and Southampton. In 1999 he obtained an MD after a period of research into the bacteria Helicobacter Pylori.
General Surgery
Since his appointment he has developed a busy practice in emergency and elective General Surgery. This has included the investigation of abdominal pain, dyspepsia (indigestion) and rectal bleeding. This involves regular sessions in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He routinely performs the surgical treatment of a wide range of elective conditions including gallstones, groin and abdominal hernias, haemorrhoids and benign and malignant skin lesions.
Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery
Within the broad remit of General Surgery Tim has particular expertise in cancer of the oesophagus and stomach having treated over 630 patients with the condition. Of these 45% of the patients came from within the catchment area of the Royal Glamorgan and 55% of the cases were referred from elsewhere. This disease remains particularly challenging to treat and is the only common cancer that is currently increasing in incidence.
Laparoscopic Surgery
A further particular interest is the treatment of benign Upper GI conditions such as gallstones and reflux (heartburn) by laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. Gallstones are a particularly frequent cause of abdominal pain and Tim does approximately 100 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder) operations per year.
Tim is committed to undergraduate and postgraduate training. He is an Honorary Clinical Tutor in the University of Cardiff Medical School and Regional Co-ordinator for Higher Surgical Training in South East Wales. He sits on the all Wales steering group for Upper GI cancer and has been the Honorary Secretary of the Welsh Surgical Society since 2004.
