General Surgery Wound Clinic

We do not accept new referrals from GPs. Contact the consultant secretary directly for new appointments. 

You will receive a text message with details about your appointment and with contact details for the clinic.
Please contact us directly should you need to cancel or reschedule. 

Family members and friends are welcome to attend for education so that you can manage your wound at home. We can also refer you to a Community Health Centre for dressings, depending on your individual care plan. 

Self-referrals are accepted for existing patients only. 

Community referrals are accepted for return appointments only via the clinic email address, gensurgwoundclinic@stjames.ie.

St James Hospital General Surgeons:

Professor Paul McCormick - mccormicksec@james.ie 
Mr John Larkin - jlarkinsec@james.ie 
Professor Brian Mehigan - mehigansec@stjames.ie 
Mr Micheal Kelly - EKinsellaKearns@stjames.ie 
Professor John Reynolds - reynoldsec@stjames.ie 
Professor Narayanasamy Ravi - ravisec@stjames.ie 
Ms Claire Donohoe - reynoldsec@stjames.ie 
Mr Dhafir Alazawi, Mr Terence Boyle, Ms Elizabeth Connolly - breastcareadmin@stjames.ie 

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•    Pilonidal abscess/sinus wounds
•    Perianal wounds and draining loop (seton)
•    Surgical wounds with postoperative complications - seroma, dehiscence, sinus, fistula etc.
•    Large or complex surgical wounds requiring negative pressure wound therapy
•    Hard-to-heal surgical wounds 
•    Colostomy/ileostomy reversal sites
•    Wounds after elective or urgent small surgical procedure healing by secondary intention
•    Care and removal of abdominal drains
•    Care for feeding tube site complications (hypergranulation) - surgical jejunostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), radiologically inserted gastrostomy/jejunostomy.