Mr Tom Routledge

Mr Tom Routledge is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at HCA Healthcare UK and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He is internationally recognised for his leadership in minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery and has been at the forefront of both introducing advanced robotic techniques for lung cancer treatment in the UK and training other surgeons to perform robotically assisted surgery.

At London Bridge Hospital, he has led the adoption of single port robotic thoracic surgery, enabling highly precise procedures with reduced recovery times and improved patient experience. He has also been a key member of the team to introduce the ION - a first in Europe - offering robotic assisted lung biopsy to patients.