Meet Mr Adam Peckham-Cooper

Consultant General Surgeon in Leeds & Yorkshire — specialising in gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, advanced laparoscopy and skin & soft-tissue procedures.

PROFILE

A consultant surgeon focused on rapid, personal care

Mr Adam Peckham-Cooper is a Consultant General & Emergency Surgeon based at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, with private clinics at Spire Leeds and Spire Harrogate. Fellowship-trained in advanced laparoscopic surgery, he has practised as a consultant for five years and performs more than 200 procedures each year.

His practice focuses on acute biliary (gallstone) disease, elective and emergency hernia surgery, and skin & soft-tissue procedures — alongside a sub-specialist interest in Hidradenitis Suppurativa, working jointly with dermatology colleagues.

Patients consistently describe him as friendly, approachable and relentlessly patient-centred. Every treatment plan is built around your diagnosis, your circumstances and your recovery.

Consultant experience

5 yrs

Procedures / year

200 +

Cholecystectomies / yr

100 +

Patient feedback

5 ★

CAREER & TRAINING

Training that underpins safe surgery

Medical degree & foundation training

Undergraduate medical training (MBChB) followed by foundation posts in medicine and surgery.

Higher surgical training — Yorkshire

General surgery training across Yorkshire, combining elective and emergency operative experience.

FRCS (General Surgery)

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, with specialist accreditation in general surgery.

Fellowship — advanced laparoscopic surgery

Dedicated fellowship training in minimally invasive (keyhole) surgical techniques.

Consultant appointment — Leeds

Consultant General & Emergency Surgeon at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

WHERE ADAM PRACTISES

NHS foundations, private access

NHS practice

Consultant General & Emergency Surgeon at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds — one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals.

Private practice

Rapid-access private clinics at Spire Leeds Hospital and Spire Harrogate Clinic, with most patients seen within days.

Special interest

Sub-specialist interest in Hidradenitis Suppurativa, managed jointly with dermatology colleagues for coordinated care.

REGISTRATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Regulated, registered and accountable

PATIENT FEEDBACK

What patients say

“Seen within days and operated on within a fortnight. Everything was explained clearly at every step.”

Verified patient — gallbladder surgery

“Mr Peckham-Cooper put me completely at ease. The keyhole repair was smoother than I ever expected.”

Verified patient — hernia repair

“Friendly, honest and thorough. I felt in genuinely safe hands from consultation to follow-up.”

Verified patient — laparoscopy

START YOUR JOURNEY

Ready to begin your treatment?

Book your consultation with Mr Adam Peckham-Cooper — expert, patient-centred surgical care across Leeds & Yorkshire.