Professor Lee Dvorkin

Professional statement

Professor Lee Dvorkin is a leading and well-respected consultant colorectal and general surgeon based in London.

Professor Dvorkin specialises in all aspects of benign and malignant bowel diseases including bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. His clinical practice also includes the investigation and management of gastrointestinal problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, abdominal pain and all common anal conditions (rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, fissures and anal fistulae). He is formally accredited in colonoscopy and gastroscopy and undertakes laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for gallstones, appendicitis, hernias and bowel cancer.
He practices privately at The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, The Wellington Hospital, The Hendon Hospital and The Cavell Hospital, while his NHS base is the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
Professor Dvorkin holds an ​MBChB from the University of Leeds and the FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons. He completed his basic surgical training in Wessex and after undertaking a period of research at The Royal London Hospital, was awarded his MD by the University of London. His research focused on pelvic floor disorders and has been presented both nationally and internationally. Professor Dvorkin continues with his surgical research and to publish numerous original works. 

Professor Dvorkin's higher surgical training took place in London and was completed in 2010. He then undertook an 12-month fellowship and a six-month laparoscopic colorectal fellowship at St Marks Hospital, which is internationally renowned for the treatment of bowel diseases.
He has held and continues to hold various senior academic and educational roles in the NHS and enjoys training the next generation of surgeons as director of an RCS Senior Clinical Fellowship programme. He is one of only a few colorectal surgeons in England to hold such a position, and he is also an honorary senior lecturer at University College Hospital. 

Professor Dvorkin is a member of various professional organisations including the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the General Medical Council.