Mr Charles Imber, Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon
Mr Charles Imber
Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon
Mr Charles Imber MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)
Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon
Mr Charles Imber
Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon MD FRCS Mb Bchir BSc (Hons)
Mr Imber is a recommended Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon
Importance of reliable surgical gloves
Hepato-biliary disease in men
Pancreatic cancer explained
Areas of expertise
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
- Liver transplantation
- Keyhole gallbladder surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Acute pancreatitis
Recommendations for Mr Imber
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
byDr Rasha Gadelrab, GP
❝An exceptional specialist with a wonderful manner. I wholeheartedly recommend him from both professional and personal experience with his treatment of a family member.❞
byDr Reem Hasan, GP
❝Excellent surgeon. Really helpful for GPs. Great patient feedback.❞
byDr Philip Joseph Posner, GP
❝Excellent hepatobiliary and general surgeon.❞
byDr Marita Koumettou, GP
❝An amazing Upper GI specialist❞
byDr Timothy John Gerrard, GP
❝Considered person❞
byMr Shadi Ghali, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
❝Mr Charles Imber is a transplant surgeon and hepato-biliary surgeon. He’s a brilliant surgeon and a recommended specialist.❞
byDr Philip Woodland, Consultant Gastroenterologist
❝I've shared many patients with Mr Charles Imber. He has operated on several of my patients. I would recommend him.❞
byDr Paul Glynne, General (Internal) Medicine
❝Super surgeon - great colleague - provides great care - would highly recommend.❞
byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝Highly recommended general and HPB surgeon. Excellent bedside manner.❞
byDr Alastair O'Brien, Gastroenterologist
❝He is a brilliant technical surgeon and a thoroughly pleasant man.❞
by Dr Gavin Johnson, Gastroenterologist
❝Always gives a sound opinion, and a very accomplished surgeon.❞
by Mr Jonathan Wilson, Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
❝Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon❞
by Mr Dan Wood, Consultant Urologist
❝Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon❞
by Mr Patrick Mallucci, Plastic Surgeon
❝Recommended for hernia repair❞
❝An exceptional specialist with a wonderful manner. I wholeheartedly recommend him from both professional and personal experience with his treatment of a family member.❞
byMr Shadi Ghali, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
❝Mr Charles Imber is a transplant surgeon and hepato-biliary surgeon. He’s a brilliant surgeon and a recommended specialist.❞
byDr Philip Woodland, Consultant Gastroenterologist
❝I've shared many patients with Mr Charles Imber. He has operated on several of my patients. I would recommend him.❞
byDr Paul Glynne, General (Internal) Medicine
❝Super surgeon - great colleague - provides great care - would highly recommend.❞
byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝Highly recommended general and HPB surgeon. Excellent bedside manner.❞
byDr Alastair O'Brien, Gastroenterologist
❝He is a brilliant technical surgeon and a thoroughly pleasant man.❞
by Dr Gavin Johnson, Gastroenterologist
❝Always gives a sound opinion, and a very accomplished surgeon.❞
by Mr Jonathan Wilson, Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
❝Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon❞
by Mr Dan Wood, Consultant Urologist
❝Recommended hepato-biliary surgeon❞
by Mr Patrick Mallucci, Plastic Surgeon
❝Recommended for hernia repair❞
Make an appointment
Address
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Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre
24 Portland Pl, London, W1B 1LU
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Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY
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Telephone consultation
Available for patients
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG
About Mr Charles Imber
GMC number: 3685497
Year qualified: 1992
Place of primary qualification: University of Cambridge
Mr Charles Imber specialises in surgery to treat liver metastases. Practising as an NHS Consultant Surgeon since 2006, he is experienced in repairing complex hernias, including those that occur through scars caused by other surgery. He has pioneered the use of new mesh techniques in hernia repair and offers reconstructive surgery combined with plastic surgery for complex cases.
After studying medicine at Manchester University and Cambridge University, Mr Imber specialised in open and laparoscopic abdominal, liver and pancreatic surgery, practising in London, Cambridge and Birmingham. He remains active in research and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and contributed several book chapters.
He currently works as a Consultant Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeon within the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). He is Clinical Lead in liver transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital in London where he attends to liver transplant surgery as well as Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery. He is also a specialist in liver/pancreas surgery at The Princess Grace Hospital, where he offers laparoscopic and open surgery.
Areas of expertise
- Abdominal & pelvic sarcomas
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Acute pancreatitis
- Appendicectomy
- Appendicitis
- Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
- Bile duct resection/repair and reconstruction
- Biliary cancer
- Biliary stricture
- Biliary surgery
- Bowel cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Colorectal metastases
- Complex abdominal hernias
- Complex abdominal wall reconstruction
- Complex hernia surgery
- Complicated gallstone disease
- Emergency bowel surgery
- Emergency general surgery
- Femoral hernia
- Gallbladder cancer
- Gallbladder disease
- Gallstone surgery
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) excision
- General surgery
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hernia repair (keyhole)
- Hernia repair failure
- Incisional hernias
- Inguinal hernia
- Keyhole gallbladder surgery
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic gallbladder removal
- Laparoscopic hernia repair surgery
- Lipoma removal
- Liver biopsy
- Liver cancer
- Liver disease
- Liver metastases
- Liver resection
- Liver surgery (for metastatic colorectal cancer)
- Liver surgery (for primary liver cancer)
- Liver transplantation
- Malignant disease
- Neuroendocrine disease
- Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
- Open gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
- Open hernia repair
- Pancreatic cancer surgery
- Pancreatic disorders
- Reconstructive surgery after hernia repair
- Repairing groin injuries in those involved in sports
- Resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma
- Retroperitoneal sarcomas
- Robotic abdominal surgery
- Single site abdominal surgery
- Skin lesion removal (warts, moles and skin tags)
- Soft tissue sarcoma surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stricture treatment
- Surgery on the spleen
- Surgical oncology
- Whipple procedure
Professional memberships
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Articles by Mr Charles Imber
A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation
Beta-galactosidase as a marker of ischemic injury and a mechanism for viability assessment in porcine liver transplantation
Liver and kidney preservation by perfusion
Advantages of normothermic perfusion over cold storage in liver preservation
Extended preservation of non-heart-beating donor livers with normothermic machine perfusion
Hepatic steatosis and its relationship to transplantation
Current practice regarding the use of fatty livers
Optimisation of bile production during normothermic preservation of porcine livers
Genetic determinants of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation
Optimisation of an enzymatic method for beta-galactosidase
Hepatic control of perfusate homeostasis during normothermic extrocorporeal preservation
A simple scoring system to evaluate the effects of cold ischemia on marginal liver donors
Arterial conduits for hepatic artery revascularisation in adult liver transplantation
Preservation of porcine non-heart-beating donor livers by sequential cold storage and warm perfusion
Current status of liver transplantation
Splenic injury following colonoscopy--an underdiagnosed, but soon to increase, phenomenon?
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❝Fares is recognised as a leading orthopaedic surgeon in this country with an excellent reputation. Have referred to him several family members as well as patients - with very good clinical outcomes.❞
Mr Suks Minhas, Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
❝I work closely with Mr Minhas and respect him as an extremely professional and expert urologist. I would thoroughly recommend him to any clinician or patient seeking help in this area.❞
Dr Paul Glynne, General (Internal) Medicine
❝Paul is a very experienced, thorough and professional colleague covering all aspects of medical care. Wholeheartedly recommend him!❞
Dr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝He is an extremely well-respected and dependable clinician who I would be happy to recommend to all my patients.❞
Mr David R Lawrence, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
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❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
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❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
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❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Dr Alastair O'Brien, Gastroenterologist
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Dr Daniel Krell, Consultant Oncologist
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
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❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Mr Brian Cohen, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Mr Simon Withey, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Dr Niall Power, Consultant Radiologist
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Dr Michael Beckles, Consultant Respiratory & General Physician
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Prof. Roby Rakhit, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
❝Thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Mr Simon Jennings, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
❝Excellent orthopaedic surgeon.❞
Prof. Stephen Pereira, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
❝Recommended gastroenterologist❞
Mr Richard Cohen, Colorectal Surgeon
❝Very experienced colorectal specialist providing excellent care for all aspects of both benign and malignant disease.❞
Dr Gavin Johnson, Gastroenterologist
❝Highly recommend Gavin, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Mr Timothy Davidson, Consultant General, Breast & Oncoplastic Surgeon
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Dr James Goldring, Respiratory Physician
❝Highly recommend, thoroughly professional expert in his field.❞
Mr Patrick Mallucci, Plastic Surgeon
❝Excellent surgeon and professional clinician❞
