Welcome to the ICENI Centre

Mr Greg Wynn has been a Consultant at Colchester since 2009, after completing a national fellowship in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.  He has also completed clinical fellowships in Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro for training in minimal access techniques.
His other interests include organ-preserving treatments for rectal cancer, including management of the complete response and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS), which is now performed robotically.
He is a keen trainer and has experience of teaching trainees with different learning needs in a wide variety of environments.  He has been a national trainer for colorectal cancer in the UK but has also been involved with international projects in Tanzania and Myanmar.
Mr Wynn has published widely on training, rectal cancer and minimal access surgery and became Clinical Director at the ICENI Centre in 2018.  He has overseen the broadening of the curriculum to cater not just for surgeons, but also for clinicians from all specialties and backgrounds.

With nearly 30 years of dedicated service in the NHS, Lucy is a highly experienced Nurse Consultant specialising in frailty and older persons’ care.  Lucy recently established a community-based service to prevent non-acute frailty admissions, reduce hospital bed pressures and tackle health inequalities by bringing care closer to home.

Holding a Masters in Advanced Practice, Lucy has built a robust career across various critical care and healthcare settings and spent 14 years as an Intensive Care Nurse and in a further three years in Critical Care Outreach.  Her role as a Deteriorating Patient Nurse Specialist, with a focus on sepsis, further solidified her commitment to improving patient outcomes.

As Chair of the Advanced Practice Forum for ESNEFT, she is helping drive forward advanced practice across the Trust, advocating best practice and continuous professional development.

Passionate about education and mentorship, Lucy is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge and expertise with junior colleagues to foster a culture of learning and excellence.  Her commitment to innovation and patient-centred care continues to shape and enhance services for frail older adults, making a lasting impact within the NHS.

Mr Adam Howard is a Consultant in General and Vascular Surgeon at ESNEFT specialising in Vascular Surgery.

Mr Howard acquired his medical degrees (MBBS and BSc) at the London Hospital Medical College and later graduated as Doctor of Medicine, Imperial College studying ‘The prevention of deep vein thrombosis in surgical patients.’  His surgical training was under Professor Thompson, Professor Greenhalgh and Professor Lumley. 

Mr Howard has been a consultant surgeon at Colchester and Ipswich since 2007 and during this time has set up nationally recognised laparoscopic and robotic aortic aneurysm surgery, keyhole endovenous radiofrequency varicose vein surgery, fast track carotid surgery service, VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) prevention programme and a multidisciplinary diabetic foot vascular clinic.

He was a senior lecturer in minimally invasive surgery and robotics at Anglia Ruskin University, awarded the NHS Innovations Award 2010 for patient Safety and performed the world’s first total laparoscopic repair of cyclists’ pelvic arteries and leaking aneurysm stent-grafts (Type 1 endoleak repair).

His current research and publications are in Robotic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Leg swelling.

Mr Tim Williams is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) and has been with the Trust for over a decade. 

He leads the foot and ankle surgery service and his surgical interests include trauma, diabetic and arthritic reconstruction, sports injuries and foot corrections.

Mr Williams qualified at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medical School.  As a registrar, he worked with eminent surgeons in Cambridge and East Anglia before undertaking his most senior fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH Stanmore) in Northwest London.  This foot and ankle subspecialist post with Mr Dishan Singh preceded his appointment as Consultant at Colchester General Surgery.

Mr Williams’ clinical interests are disorders affecting the lower limb, particularly the foot and ankle.  He undertakes deformity correction (from bunions to ankle collapse) and arthritis pain relief surgeries.  He is also interested in sports and work related injuries affecting the ankle and works closely with the physiotherapy and rehabilitation teams. 

He joined the ICENI Centre as a Clinical Director in 2022 with a track record in international orthopaedic education, and more recently examining in Africa.  Previous work includes the popular ‘Lecture of Distinction’ webinar series broadcast during 2020-2021. He is an active member of his specialist surgical society (BOFAS) serving on the Committee for Education.  He teaches surgical trainees at many different levels and is helping lead the training of specialist nurses and allied healthcare practitioners.