Mr James Kynaston MBChB, FRCSEd, FRCSGenSurg

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirling, Scotland UK

A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Mr Kynaston completed his higher surgical training in the South-West of England prior to completing both a Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) fellowship at the Royal United Hospital, Bath and then the Minimally and Maximally Invasive Colorectal Cancer (MiMICC) fellowship at St Marks Hospital, London. He also undertook a clinical observership in Seoul, South Korea.

On completion of his surgical training, Mr Kynaston was appointed to the post of Consultant in Colorectal and General surgery at NHS Forth Valley. He is the current Clinical Lead in Colorectal Cancer.

Mr Kynaston’s main interest is the surgical management of rectal cancer, undertaking both Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS), Laparoscopic and Robotic procedures for the management of primary rectal cancer.

Mr Kynaston has published widely on colorectal topics and has delivered many research presentations at both national and international meetings.