Mr Alexis Schizas : General surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Lower GI surgery

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Alexis Schizas qualified from Guy's and St Thoma' Hospitals in 1999. His higher surgical training was undertaken in the South East London Region. His research was performed at St Thomas Hospital and was awarded his MD in 2011.

He was appointed as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon to Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals in 2011. His specialist interests are in Robotic Colorectal Surgery, advanced primary, recurrent colorectal cancer, anal cancer surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery and pelvic floor pathology (bowel incontinence, defaecatory difficulties and prolapse).

He strives for the highest quality of patient care, teaching, presenting and publishing, locally, nationally and internationally.

In is a member of the ACPGBI and International Continence Society.

He is currently chair of the South East London ACN for colorectal cancer and Clinical Director for Gastrointestinal Medicine and Surgery at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust..

Areas of interest

Colorectal disease, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal cancer; anal cancer; Recurrent colorectal cancer, rectal bleeding; change in bowel habit; colonoscopy, laparoscopic and open surgery.
Pelvic floor pathology, faecal incontinence, faecal urgency, defaecatory difficulties, constipation, rectal prolapse, rectocoele.
Haemorrhoids, piles, rectal bleeding, anal fissure, anal pain, anal sepsis, anal fistula.
Hernia repair, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, incisional hernia, epigastric hernia, paraumbilical hernia.

Medical secretaries

Anaesthetists worked with

Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr Joseph Lipton at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr Christine Sathananthan at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr William Whiteley at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)

Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr Lindsay A Arrandale at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr Neel Desai at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research interests

Pelvic Floor Pathology
Colorectal Cancer

Publications

Minimally invasive surgery techniques in pelvic exenteration: a systematic and meta-analysis review. PelvEx Collaborative. Surg Endosc. 2018 Dec;32(12):4707-4715.
Factors affecting outcomes following pelvic exenteration for locally recurrent rectal cancer. PelvEx Collaborative. Br J Surg. 2018 May;105(6):650-657.
Integrated total pelvic floor ultrasound in pelvic floor defaecatory dysfunction.Colorectal Dis. 2017 Jan;19(1):O54-O65.
The future of pelvic floor services in the UK. Colorectal Dis. 2016 Nov;18(11):1087-1093.
Accuracy of integrated total pelvic floor ultrasound compared to defaecatory MRI in females with pelvic floor defaecatory dysfunction. Br J Radiol. 2016 Dec;89(1068):20160522.
Quality of life following fistulotomy - short term follow-up. Colorectal Dis. 2017 Jun;19(6):563-569.
Quality of life with anal fistula. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 May;98(5):334-8.
Synchronized functional anal sphincter assessment: maximizing the potential of anal vector manometry and 3-D anal endosonography. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Jul;28(7):1075-82.
Hot pelvic exenteration: is it worth it? Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Feb 1.
Total pelvic floor ultrasound for pelvic floor defaecatory dysfunction: a pictorial review. Br J Radiol. 2015;88(1055):20150494.
Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus sham electrical stimulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence in adults (CONFIDeNT): a double-blind, multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 Oct 24;386(10004):1640-8.
Colovesical fistula: should it be considered a single disease? Ann Coloproctol. 2015 Apr;31(2):57-62.
A review of functional pelvic floor imaging modalities and their effectiveness. Clin Imaging. 2015 Jul-Aug;39(4):559-65.
Novel application of anal fistula plug for the treatment of chronic anastomotic sinus. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2015 Dec;30(12):1735-6.
Initial experience of treating anal fistula with the Surgisis anal fistula plug. Tech Coloproctol. 2012 Jun;16(3):201-6.
Vector volume manometry--methods and normal values. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Sep;23(9):886-e393.
Anal canal vector volume manometry. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Jun;54(6):759-68.
Anal carcinomas: the role of endoanal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in staging, response evaluation and follow-up. Eur Radiol. 2011 Apr;21(4):776-85.
Endosonographic staging of lower intestinal malignancy. J. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;23(5):663-70.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS RCS(Eng) 2010
MD University of London 2011
MSc University of Kent 2010
BSc Guy's and St Thomas' Medical Schools, UMDS 1996
MB BS Guy's and St Thomas' Medical Schools, UMDS 1999

Additional training

JAG Colonoscopy JAG 2010

GMC registration

Reference number 4629373

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Clinical Director for Gastrointestinal Medicine and Suri Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals 2022
Chair for Colorectal Cancer SEL ACN SEL ACN 2017

Affiliations / memberships

ACPGBI
RSM
Pelvic Floor Society
International Continence Society

My private practice

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

Procedures completed

H5100
Haemorrhoidectomy (including sigmoidoscopy) - (5-50)

St Thomas' Hospital (5-50)
H5510
Laying open of low anal fistula (fistulotomy) (including sigmoidoscopy) - (5-50)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (5-50)

St Thomas' Hospital (5-50)
H5640
Excision of anal fissure - (1-5)
H5620
Lateral sphincterotomy of anus - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
H5560
Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (lift) for the treatment of anal fistula without mesh/plug or video assistance - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
L7032
Haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation (including image-guided) +/- recto anal prolapse repair - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
H0760
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
H5540
Seton placement for treatment of anal fistula - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
H5940
Excision of pilonidal sinus and suture/skin graft - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
T2200
Primary repair of femoral hernia - (1-5)

St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)

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