Mr Chris Johnston

Mr Chris Johnston

Consultant General Surgeon

PhD MRCP FRCS


Specialises in

  • Gallstone surgery
  • Hernia repair surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Management of common bile duct stones

I am a consultant transplant and general surgeon practicing at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Shawfair Park Hospital. My primary clinical interests are liver  transplantation, management of complex gallstone disease, hernia surgery and advanced endoscopy (ERCP).

I am currently the clinical lead for the Edinburgh National Organ Retrieval Service, chair of the UK NORS Clinical Leads’ Forum, Lead Educational Supervisor for transplant surgery training in Edinburgh and Programme Lead for the Edinburgh Transplant Surgery Fellowship.

Following undergraduate studies at Imperial College London, I moved to Edinburgh for specialty training in general surgery in 2009. I was subsequently appointed to a Wellcome-funded (ECAT) PhD Fellowship in 2012, re-entered higher surgical training as a clinical lecturer in 2015 and was subsequently appointed as a consultant transplant and general surgeon in 2020.

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General Medical Council Number: 6163920

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Chris Johnston at Spire include:

General surgery

Other treatments

  • Gallstone surgery
  • Hernia repair surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Management of common bile duct stones, advanced endoscopy (ERCP)

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Additional information

Gallstone surgery
General surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Laparoscopic surgery

Complex gallstone disease, hernia surgery, advanced endoscopy.

Professional memberships

British Transplantation Society

British Society for Gastroenterology

British Hernia Society

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Email mrchrisjohnston@theclinic.co.uk
Private secretary Hannah Awcock - 0131 287 4399
Private secretary email mrchrisjohnston@theclinic.co.uk