Mr Elijah Ablorsu

Mr Elijah Ablorsu is a Consultant Transplant and General Surgeon at Vale Healthcare, South Wales' leading private clinic and private hospital for genral surgery and transplant surgery. Mr Ablorsu has a special interest in advanced laparoscopic surgery (key-hole surgery) and single incision laparoscopic surgery. He is also based at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, south Wales.

Mr Ablorsu graduated from Komenius University in Slovakia, gaining a MD degree in 1999; where he also started his postgraduate surgical training. During his training he developed a special interest in liver, biliary and pancreatic surgery, pancreas and kidney transplantation.

Before moving to Cardiff, Mr Ablorsu completed his specialist training in General and Upper GI Surgery, Elijah held a Fellowship in Liver and Pancreatic Surgery at Hammersmith Hospital in London; a Transplant Fellowship in Manchester; and a Fellowship in Liver and Transplant Surgery in Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery.

Alongside transplantation, Mr Ablorsu has established excellent practice in advanced laparoscopic surgery (key-hole surgery). His specialist interest in the field is laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery for gallbladder and bile duct stones, laparoscopy for complex groin hernias and abdominal wall and laparoscopic removal of kidneys for Living Donor Transplantation. He also performs single incision laparoscopic surgery, which achieves better cosmetic effects and less pain.

Elijah regularly presents his work in national and international forums, and regularly publishes in peer reviewed surgical journals.

Specialist interests include:

• Gallstone disease
• Laparoscopic (key-hole) and open surgery for gallstones and bile duct stones
• Complex hernia management
• Laparoscopic (key-hole) and conventional surgery for inguinal, abdominal wall and incisional hernias
• Single incision laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery for gallstones and hernias