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Following a General Surgical Training at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Mr Groot-Wassink gained specialist training in upper gastrointestinal surgery in East Anglia and London. In addition he trained in international centres of excellence at MSK New York, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Charite Berlin and Heidelberg.

He was appointed as a consultant general and hepatopancreaticobiliary surgeon in 2006. In his practice he routinely performs laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder/bile duct diseases, reflux/hiatus hernia, appendicectomies, groin and incisional hernias. He has specialist experience in surgery to the liver (liver resection) and pancreas. He has also developed a practice in hyperparathyroidism surgery for hypercalcaemia and osteoporosis.

Mr Groot-Wassink performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies of the stomach and large bowel.

As part of his general surgical work he routinely performs operations on the large and small bowel.

Personal interests

Dr Groot-Wassink enjoys gardening and swimming and spending a lot of time with his two boys aged four and six.