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Mr Adam Kimble
MBBS MSc MD FRCS
GMC: 6056661Professional statement
Mr Adam Kimble is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon based in South Devon. He specialises in procedures such as colonoscopy and haemorrhoid surgery (particularly the Rafaelo procedure), and is adept at treating issues such as rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, anal fistula, and pilonidal sinuses.
Mr Kimble qualified from Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals Medical Schools at the University of London in 2002, and undertook postgraduate training along the southern coast of the UK and in Australia. His higher specialist training was conducted in the southwest of the UK, where he additionally spent time researching perioperative medicine after major abdominal surgery, which culminated in the award of Doctor of Medicine. Upon the completion of his training, he did a fellowship in laparoscopic rectal surgery at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester.
Mr Kimble is currently serving as the Honorary Treasurer of the British Association of Day Surgery. He is the clinical lead for general surgery and urology at the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is committed to efficient and comfortable surgical procedures for his patients.
Clinics
Torquay, St Vincent's Rd, Torquay TQ1 4UP,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 23 years of experience
- Consultant general and colorectal surgeon, Mount Stuart Hospital Ramsey
Subspecialties
- Hernia
- Colectomy
Professional memberships
- Foundation member, Academy of Medical Educators
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Education
- MD, University of Plymouth (2018)
- FRCS (Gen Surg) intercollegiate exam, Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (2017)
Positions in organisations
- Clinical service lead for general surgery and urlorogy, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (2024 – present)
- Honorary treasurer and trustee, British Association of Day Surgery (2020 – present)
Publications and conferences
- Kimble A. Abdominal Trauma In: Get the Facts series: Surgical Emergencies Ed. Rajesh TK. NRN, London UK – In Press.
- Kimble A, Hosie KB. Colorectal. In: Thomas WEG, Reed MWR, Wyatt MG (eds.) Oxford Textbook of Fundamentals of Surgery. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 2016. P 293-302.
Prizes and awards
- London Peri-Operative Medicine Congress: EBPOM 2016, The David Bennett Prize – 3rd Prize Oral Presentation (2016)
- Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Research Conference – Best Poster (2014)
Languages spoken
- English
Registration number: 6056661