Griffiths, Mr Mervyn
MCh FRCS 
Speciality
General paediatric and neonatal surgery
Sub-speciality
Inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis surgery, and division of tongue-ties.
Training and education
Consultant at Southampton General Hospital for 20 years.
Experience
Mr Griffiths has worked for Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust since May 1989.
General paediatric surgeon.
Key achievements
Beginning to convince the paediatric hierarchy that the decisions made about tongue-ties in 1950 were without foundation.
Founder member of the International Affiliation of Tongue-Tie Professionals.
Developed a new operation for gastrostomy button insertion.
Research
56 papers in paediatric surgery and two randomised controlled trials.