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Specialises in

• General

• Lower GI surgery

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Daniel Baird is a leading general and colorectal consultant surgeon based in Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, who specialises in inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia and laparoscopic inguinal repair alongside anal fistula, anal fissure and piles (haemmorhoids). He performs complex abdominal wall reconstruction and looks after complex and recurrent hernias. He also does keyhole bowel surgery on cancer, IBD and diverticular disease.

He privately practises at Goring Hall Hospital and the Oving Clinic, while his NHS base is at Worthing Hospital, part of University Hospitals Sussex Trust.

Mr Baird is highly qualified, with an MB ChB from the University of Manchester, a FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons and an MD (Res) from Imperial College London. He undertook his specialist surgical training in London at The Royal Marsden Hospital, St Marks Hospital and Imperial Healthcare Trust, alongside the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

He also completed an RCS accredited laparoscopic cancer fellowship at Frimley Park Hospital where he was exposed the Da Vinci and CMR Versius robotic operation platforms. He worked as a consultant at Frimley Park prior to his current permanent posts.

Mr Baird has a subspecialty interest in treating fistulae-in-ano and pilonidal sinus disease using the minimally-invasive techniques VAAFT/EPSiT techniques.

His clinical research has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals including the British Medical Journal and the Annals of Surgery.

Furthermore, Mr Baird is a member of various professional organisations including the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, the European Society of Coloproctology and the British Hernia Society.

Areas of interest

Groin hernias; Umbilical hernias; Recurrent hernias; Complex hernias; Incisional hernias; Piles; Haemorrhoids; Fistula in ano; Pilonidal sinus; Fissure in ano; Colon cancer; Rectal cancer; IBD; Diverticular disease; colonoscopy; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Rectal bleeding.

Medical secretaries

• Nicole Tomlinson
• Goring Hall Hospital Bodiam Ave Worthing BN12 5AT
• 07856 521034
• sussexmedicalsecretary@outlook.com