Mr Philip Conaghan : General surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Lower GI surgery

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Philip Conaghan qualified from Oxford Medical School in 1995 having completed both pre-clinical and clinical training at Oxford University. As well as his medical degree, he also gained a Masters degree in physiological science and was awarded a post-graduate doctorate in 2010 for his research into bowel cancer both from Oxford University.
Following qualification in 1995, Mr Conaghan carried out his surgical training in Norwich and London before returning to the Oxford region for his registrar training. He gained a prestigious Ethicon laparoscopic fellowship in Nottingham prior to taking up his post in Reading in 2009
Mr Conaghan specialises in minimally invasive procedures for bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease as well as general surgical conditions such as hernias and perianal conditions such as haemorrhoids (piles), fissures, fistulae and abscesses. He provides diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy as well as diagnostic gastroscopies (OGD). He has an excellent completion record and polyp-detection record for colonoscopy.
Mr Conaghan regularly examines for Oxford University School of Medicine and teaches surgeons in training on courses run by the Royal College of Surgeons.

Areas of interest

Haemorrhoids ("piles"); Bowel cancer; Colitis; Crohn's disease; Coloproctology; Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery'); Minimally invasive surgery; Perianal surgery; Anal fistula; Anal fissure; Colorectal surgery (lower GI); Pilonidal sinus and abscess; Colonoscopy; Hernias, including inguinal hernia

Medical secretaries

Appointments Extn 5605
Spire Dunedin Hospital 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS
0118 955 3491

Isabel Aisbitt
Spire Dunedin Hospital The Consulting Rooms 22 Bath Road READING RG1 6NS
0118 955 3452
isabel.aisbitt@spirehealthcare.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Mr Philip Conaghan has worked with Dr Thomas Duncan at the following hospitals:
- Spire Dunedin Hospital ()

Mr Philip Conaghan has worked with Dr Elizabeth Brannigan at the following hospitals:
- Spire Dunedin Hospital ()

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham, Berkshire

Research interests

Colorectal cancer
Haemorrhocds
Anal fissures
Inflammatory bowel disease
GI microbiome

Publications

Brown et al. Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2016; 388 (10042): 356-64

Brown et al. The HubBLe Trial: haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second- and third-degree haemorrhoids: a multicentre randomised controlled trial and health-economic evaluation. Health Tecnol Assess 2016; 20(88): 1-150

Walter CJ, Maxwell-Armstrong C, Pinkney TD, Conaghan PJ et al. A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc 2013; 27(7): 2366-72

Findlay JM, Ashraf SQ, Conaghan P. Transversus abdominus plane (TAP) blocks - a review. Surgeon 2012; 10(6): 361-7

Conaghan PJ, et al. The frequency & accuracy of tattooing prior to laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2011; 13:1184-7

Conaghan PJ, et al. Efficacy of TAP Blocks in Laparoscopic Colorectal Resections. Surg Endosc 2010; 24: 2480-84

Conaghan PJ, Farouk R. DGHAL reduced the need for conventional haemorrhoid surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52(1): 127-30

Conaghan, PJ, et al. Targeted killing of colorectal cancer cell lines. Br J Cancer. 2008; 98: 1217-25

Courses offered to GPs

Perianal conditions
Diverticular disease
Surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Bowel cancer updates

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS (Gen Surg) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2008
BM BCh Oxford University (Green College) 1995
Doctor of Medicine postgraduate doctorate Oxford University (Green College) 2010
BA (Hons) Physiological Sciences Oxford University (Exeter College) 1992

Additional training

Ethicon Fellowship Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham 2008

GMC registration

Reference number 4216278

Details of entry to specialist register

General Surgery (Coloproctology) , 2008

Affiliations / memberships

General Medical Council
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5230
Injection of sclerosing substance into haemorrhoids - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5240
Banding of haemorrhoids - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H6260
Proctoscopy (+/- biopsy) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5541
Adjustment or removal of Seton under general anaesthetic - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5510
Laying open of low anal fistula (fistulotomy) (including sigmoidoscopy) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5520
Laying open of high anal fistula (fistulotomy) (including sigmoidoscopy) - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H4800
Excision of lesion of anus - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5540
Seton placement for treatment of anal fistula - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H5940
Excision of pilonidal sinus and suture/skin graft - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - ()

Spire Dunedin Hospital ()

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