London City & East
London City - St Bartholomews Hospital - Mr Shafi Ahmed
London Newham - Newham General - Mr Amit Sinha
London Whitechapel - London Hospital, Whitechapel - Mr Shafi Ahmed
London Stepney Green - BMI London Independant Hospital - Mr Shafi Ahmed


  Mr Shafi Ahmed is a consultant colorectal surgeon with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic, or keyhole, surgery. He is the clinical lead for laparoscopic colorectal surgery at the Centre for Academic Surgery at The Royal London and St Bartholomews Hospitals.

Mr Shafi Ahmed qualified from Kings College Hospital Medical School in 1993 and trained in London. He undertook a period of research at the Royal London Hospital investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer and was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at Barts and the London NHS trust in 2007.

He works in the Centre for Academic Surgery and is developing laparoscopic colorectal surgery within the trust and is also leading the enhanced recovery pathway for patients undergoing major surgery.  He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Barts and the London Medical School, Queen Mary University of London and is the surgical lead for development and delivery of the undergraduate surgical curriculum.

He is an educational supervisor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is well as actively involved in appointing, educating and training future surgeons.

JOB TITLE
Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer

QUALIFICATIONS:           MB BS; FRCS(Eng) ;FRCS(Ed); FRCSI; FRCS(Gen.Surg)

YEAR QUALIFIED:  1993
Medical School: Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry

PRIMARY SPECIALTY:   Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
BMA
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland,
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland,
European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons

CLINICAL INTERESTS:
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery
Laparoscopic hernia surgery
Endoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Diverticular Disease
Coloproctology incl, haemorrhoids, fissure, fistula

CONDITIONS TREATED

COLORECTAL
Rectal bleeding
Abdominal pain
Haemorrhoids
Perianal disorders: anal fistula, perianal abscess, fissure in ano,
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Colorectal cancer
Diverticular disease

AT THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS

London Independent Hospital
1 Beaumont Square
London E1 4NL
Appt: 020 7780 2433

Holly House Hospital
High Road, Buckhurst Hill
Essex IG9 5HX
Appt: 020 8936 1201

The London Clinic
50 Devonshire Place
London W1G 6BW
Appt: 020 7616 7693

Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place
London W1U 5NY
Appt: 020 7486 1234

Roding Hospital
Roding Lane South
Redbridge IG4 5PZ
Appt: 020 8709 7878

The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Place,
St. John's Wood
London NW8 9LE
Appt: 020 7483 5148

The Lister Hospital
Chelsea Bridge Road
London SW1W 8RH
Appt: 020 7730 8298

Private Secretary: Lyn Tomsett
Tel: 07736 501 577
Fax: 0208 504 5381
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