General surgery
A wide-ranging area of surgery with many subspecialties, many related to the abdomen.
Overview
General surgery is an overall term under which many of our surgeons practice – about 80% of all surgery is carried out by a general surgeon.
Each of our general surgeons is a specialist in a particular field of abdominal surgery, as well as breast and skin conditions.
Our general surgeons work within multidisciplinary teams for complex conditions such as cancer and liver disease.
Why choose us?
- Leading consultant care – internationally renowned general surgeons with specialised experience all fields of abdominal surgery.
- Extensive team – specialists, nurses and consultants who work in their own fields and as part of multidisciplinary teams throughout the hospital.
- State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging – onsite ultrasound and MRI, reported by specialist radiologists.
- Fully equipped for severe and complex cases – experienced in treating severe cases of cancer and diseases of the abdomen.
- Central London location – easily accessible by train and The London Underground.
Call us today - our team will be happy to answer any questions and book your appointment.
Self-Pay: +44 (0)20 7244 4886
Insured: +44 (0)20 7460 5700
Related conditions
Some conditions treated by our General Surgeons include:
- appendicitis
- inguinal hernia
- goitre
- thyroid cancer
- hyperparathyroidism
- breast cancer
- bowel cancer
- stomach cancer
- liver cancer
- skin cancer
- colitis
Related treatments
Some of the treatments carried out by our General Surgeons include:
- appendix removal surgery
- breast reconstruction
- DIEP flap reconstruction
- fistulotomy
- gallbladder removal surgery
- gastric band surgery
- gastric bypass surgery
- haemorrhoidectomy
- hernia repair
- lumpectomy
- mastectomy
- parathyroidectomy
- primary repair of inguinal hernia
- simple mastectomy
- sleeve gastrectomy
- thyroidectomy
- thyroid lobectomy
Related diagnostics
Some of the diagnostics used in general surgery include:
- gastroscopy
- colonoscopy
- ultrasound guided biopsy
- CT / MRI guided biopsy
- transoesophogeal echocardiogram
- laparoscopy
- capsule endoscopy
- mammogram
- fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation
- fiver biopsy
- videofluoroscopy
Our specialist consultants
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Mr Rajiv Vashisht
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Breast surgery, General, Lower GI surgery, Upper GI surgery, Vascular surgery
Professor Long Jiao
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Hepatobiliary
Mr Amyn Haji
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery, Upper GI surgery, Lower GI surgery
Professor Bijendra Patel
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Upper GI surgery
Mr Ahmed Ahmed
Consultant GI and Bariatric Surgeon
General surgery, Upper GI surgery
Professor Paris Tekkis
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery, Lower GI surgery
Mr Shahnawaz Rasheed
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery, Lower GI surgery
Professor Usman Jaffer
Consultant General Surgeon
Vascular surgery, General Surgery
Mr Nikhil Pawa
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery
Professor Adam Frampton
Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgeon
General surgery, General, Hepatobiliary, Upper GI surgery
Professor Michael Douek
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Breast surgery
Mr Ragheed Al-Mufti
Consultant in Breast and Endocrine Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery
Breast surgery
Mr Valerio Celentano
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery, Lower GI surgery
Professor Fausto Palazzo
Consultant Endocrine Surgeon
General surgery, Endocrine
Mr Vivek Datta
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery
Professor Nadey Hakim
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Transplant surgery
Mr Parthi Srinivasan
Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon
General surgery, Hepatobiliary
Mr Christopher Chan
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery
Professor David Nott
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Vascular surgery
Mrs Sara Badvie
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Colorectal surgery
Professor Alun Davies
Consultant General Surgeon
General surgery, Vascular surgery
Miss Bareen Shah
Breast and Endocrinology Surgeon
General surgery, Breast surgery, Endocrine
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