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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Lower GI surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Gary Atkin is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Colorectal surgery. He trained on the North West Thames surgical rotation, and underwent specialist colorectal training at St Mark’s and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals. He also performed a laparoscopic colorectal fellowship at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital prior to taking up his NHS consultant post in 2010.
Areas of interest
As a colorectal surgeon he specialises in the investigation of bowel symptoms such diarrhoea, constipation, rectal bleeding and anal pain or itching. He treats a range of conditions such as bowel cancer (colon cancer, rectal cancer), diverticulitis, haemorrhoids (piles), rectal prolapse, anal fissure, anal fistula, gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy for gallstones), and hernias (eg inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, umbilical hernia). He has a specialist interest in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, including keyhole surgery for rectal polyps and cancers (TAMIS procedure).
Medical secretaries
- Hannah Bentley
- Spire Harpenden Hospital Ambrose Lane Harpenden AL5 4BP
- 07522 242224
- 07522 242224
- garyatkinsurgery@outlook.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Ahilan Pathmanathan
Fee Assured
- Dr Gary Yap
Fee Assured
- Dr Sachin Navarange
Fee Assured
- Dr Michael R Chilvers
Fee Assured
- Dr Melissa Kitching
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Sunil Grover
Fee Assured
- Dr Samadara Manel Kumari Weerasuriya
Fee Assured
- Dr Shanmugasundaram Gowrie-Mohan
Fee Assured
- Dr Muhammad Nadir Chaudhury
Fee Assured
- Dr Katarzyna Piotrowska
Fee Assured
- Dr Hassan Iqbal
Fee Assured
- Dr Asheesh Suxena
Fee Assured
- Dr Jon Bramall
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (>50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (>50) OSD Healthcare (5-50)
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H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - (5-50)
One Hatfield Hospital (5-50) Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50) OSD Healthcare (1-5)
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H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50) OSD Healthcare (1-5)
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T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50) OSD Healthcare (1-5) One Hatfield Hospital (1-5)
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H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50) OSD Healthcare (1-5)
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