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Mr Atif AlviColorectal, Laparoscopic & General surgeon in North London
Mr Atif Alvi
MBBS, MSc, MRCS, FRCS, FRCS (General Surgery)
GMC: 4688099Professional statement
Mr Atif Alvi is a highly-trained laparoscopic colorectal surgeon with his NHS practice based at Watford General Hospital. He holds a special interest in keyhole surgery for bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, hernia and gallbladder surgery for stones. He also treats proctological disorders like haemorrhoids, anal fistulas and anal fissures. He has completed a Training the Trainers course fron St Marks Hospital in colonoscopy and has been certified as a JAG - Accredited trainer and endoscopist (colonoscopy, gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy).
Mr Alvi has an international experience practicing in the UK and currently practising privately in King's College Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mr Alvi trained in the East Anglian region (Cambridge), and in London, and finished his higher surgical training (CCT) in September 2010, working in various specialties of surgery and certified specialist training in colorectal surgery. He has also formally completed Fellowship in Laparoscopic Colorectal surgery.
Mr Alvi has performed more than 450 open and 600 laparoscopic colorectal operations with good surgical and oncological outcomes comparable to national standards, with approximately 97% of his bowel cancer cases being performed laparoscopically.
Furthermore, Mr Alvi is an experienced endoscopist, having performed over 5000 colonoscopies with a completion rate of 97%.
Clinics
The Wellington Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
North London, Wellington Hospital South Bldg, Wellington Pl, NW8 9LEMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 29 years of experience
- Consultant Colorectal, Laparoscopic and General Surgeon at the following private hospitals:
Subspecialties
- Colon cancer
- Bowel cancer surgery
Professional memberships
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
- Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI)
Education
- Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship, Poole
- FRCS (General Surgery) Intercollegiate Specialty Board
Teaching posts
- Completed the Training the Trainers course in colonoscopy from St Mark’s Hospital London & has been accredited by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on gastrointestinal endoscopy as a trainer.
- Associated with Anglia Ruskin University as a Core Module Lecturer teaching for MCH programme in Laparoscopic & Robotic Colorectal Surgery.
Publications and conferences
- Excision of a distended chronic non-functional large ileoanal pouch BMJ Case Rep 2016. doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213662
- Meckle’s Diverticulitis as a cause of an Acute Abdomenin the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Laparoscopic Management Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Volume 2015: Article ID 835609
Prizes and awards
- Best Surgical Team of the Year Award, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire (2015)
- Patient Safety Superheroes Award, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire (2015)
Languages spoken
- English
- Urdu
Registration number: 4688099