Qualifications: MB BChir (Cantab), MA, MD, FRCS (General Surgery)

Mr Lamah studied medicine at Cambridge University and did most of his surgical training in the South West Thames region, London, specialising in colorectal surgery.

After gaining an MD on microcirculatory research and his FRCS (gen surg), he was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (now part of UHS) in 2001.

Over a period of 25 years, he has carried out over 2,000 major surgical procedures for cancer as well as non-cancer conditions, and is one of Sussex’s most experienced senior surgeons.
He is one of only four accredited Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopists (UK’s highest standard for colonoscopy) in Brighton, having performed over 6,000 colonoscopies.

His areas of expertise include modern minimally invasive management of haemorrhoids and other anal conditions, surgery for inguinal and other abdominal wall hernias, advanced colonoscopy and investigation and treatment of rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and altered bowel habits.

He was the clinical lead of the department of surgery for many years, and multidisciplinary lead clinician for colorectal cancer until 2025.