- 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 Alexis Schizas qualified from Guy’s and St Thomas’ 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 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 2015 he was elected as the colorectal representative to the Standardising Steering Committee and in 2016 onto the Publications and Communications Committee for the International Continence Society.
He was also the laparoscopic and enhanced recovery colorectal lead for the London Cancer Alliance. He is currently chair of the South East London ACN for colorectal cancer and Service Lead for Colorectal and Emergency General 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
- Heather Minter
- 020 3733 2075
- aschizas145@gmail.com
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 William Whiteley 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 Lindsay A Arrandale at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
-
Mr Alexis Schizas has worked with Dr Iosifina Karmaniolou at the following hospitals:
- St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
-
H6260
Proctoscopy (+/- biopsy) - (5-50)
-
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)
-
L7032
Haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation (including image-guided) +/- recto anal prolapse repair - (1-5)
St Thomas' Hospital (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)
-
H5540
Seton placement for treatment of anal fistula - (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)
-
T2781
Repair of epigastric hernia - (1-5)
St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
-
S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
-
H0210
Appendicectomy - (1-5)
-
H5940
Excision of pilonidal sinus and suture/skin graft - (1-5)
St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)
-
S2500
Local flap - less than 9cm2 - (1-5)
St Thomas' Hospital (1-5)