Consultant profile

Mr Samuel Ford is a consultant surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2001 and undertook specialist surgical training throughout the South West in general and upper GI surgery.

Sam was awarded a PhD in cancer biology from the University of Birmingham. His research portfolio is centred on optimising outcomes for patients with soft tissue sarcoma and he has contributed to international consensus statements and published papers on the management of sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

His doctoral research was supported by the highly competitive Cancer Research UK Clinical Fellowship. Sam has also undertaken Fellowships in Sarcoma Surgery at the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan and as the Royal College of Surgeons Sarcoma Fellow in Birmingham.

Sam is fully trained in laparoscopic and open operating with a specialist interest in complex cancer surgery which often involves major reconstruction of the abdominal and chest wall. Hernia surgery is a significant element to Sam’s practice and he offers repair of large and recurrent incisional hernias as well as inguinal, umbilical, femoral and more unusual hernias of the abdominal wall.

He is experienced in laparoscopic techniques for hernia repair and will help decide if your hernia is suitable for this type of surgery.

Mr Ford is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham. As well as soft tissue sarcoma, he has a keen interest in neuroendocrine tumours and gastro-intestinal stromal tumours. Mr Ford is also a specialist in the management of benign disease, especially hiatal hernias, acid reflux, gallstones, abdominal wall hernias and lipomas.