Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

James Hernon is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation. He was appointed in 2009 following a 1 year overseas fellowship in Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.

His main clinical interest are colorectal cancer and pelvic floor disease. He is currently the Chair of the Anglia Cancer Colorectal Network.

He has an active interest in research and clinical trials, and is the CO-CI for PREPARE ABC a NIHR HTA funded randomised clinical study examining the role of supportive exercise programmes in patient undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.