Biography

Mr Bowling is extremely skilled in performing surgeries across the abdomen and thorax. He has a passion for laparoscopic surgery. He works as a substantive NHS Consultant and has a healthy private practice.

Regularly providing nearly 400 operations per year. With over 200 hernia repair being performed per year.

He has trained in 15 different hospitals across three countries including the USA to acquire the skills he has.

He has training in neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, trauma surgery, urology and general surgery.

His consultant practice began in Torbay years ago and covers upper GI surgery both elective and emergency of the stomach, bowel, gallbladder, hernia, trauma, endoscopy and antireflux surgery.

Mr Bowling also is an expert in oesophageal dysmotility and reflux disorders of the oesophagus.

Ask for a consultation if you are interested in:

1) Investigation of abdominal pain

2) Investigation of weight loss

3) Investigation of reflux

4) Keyhole Gallbladder surgery

5) Hernia surgery

6) Anti Reflux Surgery

7) LINX Surgery

Education & Training

2000-2006

MBBCH Medical Degree at University Wales College of Medicine 2007

BSc Medical Biochemistry 2006

2006

Hunter Oncology Prize

2006

St. Judes Children Oncology Hospital, Memphis, Tennesee

2016 - to present

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

2019

Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons England

2022

Training Programme Director General Surgery

2022

President of British Benign UGI Surgical Society

Research Publications

Editorial

Kirk BOWLING | Consultant Upper GI Surgeon | Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, Torquay | Department of Upper GI Surgery | Research profile

2017 Article Reviewer for Annals of Medicine and Surgery

2016-2017 Article Reviewer for BMJ

Original Articles / Publications

Elsamalouty, I., Gupta, A., Whitmore, M. and Sinha, S. (2026) ‘Impact of Routine Intraoperative Lithotripsy on Surgical Strategy and Outcomes in Laparoscopic Bile Duct Exploration: A Single-Centre Cohort Study’, Cureus, March.
Elsamalouty, I., Iyer, S., Davis, H. and Whitmore, M. (2025) ‘98 Detecting CBD Stones Without Radiation: The Accuracy of Laparoscopic Intraoperative Ultrasound’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Elsamalouty, I., Whitmore, M., Davis, H. and Bowling, K. (2025) ‘263 Building the Fiscal Business Case: Cost-Effectiveness of Replacing Pre-Operative MRCP With Intraoperative CBD Ultrasound’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Davis, H., Wu, Q., Browning, M. and Platt, T. (2025) ‘104 Evaluation of the Biodegradable Biliary Stent to Reduce Morbidity in Choledochotomy Bile Duct Exploration’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Laurie, A., Davis, H., Gurung, I. and Browning, M. (2025) ‘171 Rate of Conversion to Surgery: Oesophageal Physiology Studies’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Atkins, R., Davis, H., Platt, T. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘BN SO58 - Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Hiatal Surgery: A Feasibility Study’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Hale, E., Davis, H. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘EGS SO19 - Outcome Analysis of Laparotomies in the Elderly Population in Devon: A Retrospective Cohort Study’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Davis, H., Atkins, R., Browning, M. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘BN SO60 - Oesophageal physiology studies: Conversion to surgery’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Davis, H. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘BN O06 - CHOLE-SAFE: A pilot curriculum response to reduce bile duct injuries’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Dean, L., Hale, E. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘EGS SO02 - The undifferentiated general surgical take over 10 years: Admissions’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Davis, H., Hale, E., Sert, S. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘EGS SO35 - Emergency laparotomies in the elderly: A patient perspective’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Davis, H., Browning, M. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘BN SO61 - Modern Surgical Training: A Comparative Commentary’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Hale, E., Dean, L. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘EGS SO21 - The undifferentiated general surgical take over 10 years: Emergency imaging’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Hale, E., Dean, L. and Bowling, K. (2024) ‘EGS SO23 - The undifferentiated general surgical take over 10 years: Emergency operating’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), November.
Lau, J., Sinha, S., Srinivas, G. and Platt, T. (2023) ‘192 Percutaneous cholecystostomy as a definitive treatment versus bridging treatment before cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective observational study’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), August.
Bradley, A., Kostalas, M., Bowling, K. and Andrews, S. (2022) ‘OGBN P18 Laparoscopic Deroofing of a Liver Cyst’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Kostalas, M., Christopoulos, P., Platt, T. and Andrews, S. (2022) ‘Delivery of a Laparoscopic Bile Duct Exploration Service as a Primary Treatment Modality for Choledocholithiasis within the NHS Healthcare System’, Surgical Endoscopy, March.
Andrews, S. and Bowling, K. (2022) ‘Laparoscopic Biliary Ultrasound’, in Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery, January.
Bowling, K. (2017) ‘Peer review report 1 on “Knot Free Technique for Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy”’, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, December.
Bowling, K. (2017) ‘Peer review report 1 on “improving antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal surgery patients: A quality improvement project”’, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, December.
Bowling, K., Hart, N., Cox, P. and Srinivas, G. (2017) ‘Management of paediatric hernia’, October.
Bowling, K., Leong, S., El-Badawy, S. and Andrews, S. (2017) ‘A Single Centre Experience of Day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index Group’, Surgery Research and Practice, September.
Bowling, K., El-Badawy, S., Massri, E. and Srinivas, G. (2017) ‘Laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair: Patient reported outcomes in the elderly from a single centre - A prospective cohort study’, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, August.
Bowling, K., Rait, J.S., Atkinson, J. and Srinivas, G. (2017) ‘Temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Does the end justify the means?’, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, June.
Bowling, K., Balcombe, A., Rait, J.S. and Andrews, S. (2015) ‘Technique to manage persistent leak from a prepyloric ulcer where a distal gastrectomy is not appropriate’, Journal of Surgical Case Reports, August.
Bowling, K., Nixon, M., Dovey, G. and Johnson, N. (2014) ‘Is daycase laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the over 75 age group well tolerated?’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Nixon, M., Bowling, K., Dovey, G. and Johnson, N. (2014) ‘Does emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the over 75 age group take longer to perform than the daycase setting?’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), December.
Bowling, K., Ratcliffe, C., Townsend, J. and Kirkpatrick, U. (2014) ‘Clinical thromboembolic detterrent stockings application: Are thromboembolic detterrent stockings in practice matching manufacturers application guidelines’, Phlebology, July.
Bowling, K., Skingle, A., Stevenson, J. and Stewart, D. (2013) ‘The use of the Glasgow Blatchford scoring system in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in predicting need for intervention and transfusion’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), October.
Bowling, K., Lewis, M., Davies, S. and Stewart, D. (2013) ‘An interesting photographic case report of giant fibrovascular polyp excision via cervical oesophagotomy’, BJS (British Journal of Surgery), October.
Stevenson, J., Bowling, K., Littlewood, J. and Stewart, D. (2013) ‘VALIDATING THE GLASGOW-BLATCHFORD UPPER GI BLEEDING SCORING SYSTEM’, Gut, June.
Bowling, K., Clarke, J. and Stewart, D. (2012) ‘An unusual cause of gastric pouch outlet obstruction as a late complication of banded gastric bypass’, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, December.
Bowling, K., Harries, R. and Lala, A. (2012) ‘298. Post–operative Outcomes Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery in the Elderly - a Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Surgery’, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, November.
Gill, N., Harries, R., Bowling, K. and Whiteley, G. (2012) ‘390. Incidental Gallbladder Cancer - Incidence and Outcomes’, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, November.
Harries, R.L., Sarantitis, I., Bowling, K. and Whiteley, G.S.W. (2012) ‘296. Lymph Node Harvest for Colorectal Cancer Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Surgery’, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September.
M. Yusuf, K. Bowling, Dheeraj Mehta Early and mid-term Outcomes of Off-pump Composite Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery bypass grafting. International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, June 2012
Szafrenek, K. Bowling, N. Young, P O’Keefe. Mitral valve surgery outcomes a ten year experience. The 59th International Congress of the European Society for CardioVascular surgery,Izmir Turkey, April 2010
K Bowling, S. Raywood, M. Jenkins, M. Kornaczewska Endobronchial valve migration: a case report, Grand round, University Hospital of Wales 2010

Biography

Education & Training

Research Publications

Practice Locations

Torbay Hospital

Mount Stuart Hospital, Ramsay Healthcare