Mr Atif Alvi

 Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Consultant Colorectal, Laparoscopic and General Surgeon at the following private hospitals: 
• The Princess Grace Hospital & London Digestive Centre (LDC)​
• The Wellington Hospital, London
• King's College Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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 Sub-specialties

• Colon cancer
• Bowel cancer surgery
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & Pouch surgery
• Proctology (Haemorrhoids, Anal fissure, anal fistula)
• Endoscopy (colonoscopy, gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy)
• Laparoscopic (key hole) surgery
• Hernia surgery (open & laparoscopic)
• Gallstone (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy)
• Pilonidal Sinus surgery
• Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS)
• Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS)
• Diverticular disease

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 Teaching posts

• Completed the Training the Trainers course in colonoscopy from St Mark’s Hospital London & has been accredited by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on gastrointestinal endoscopy as a trainer.
• Associated with Anglia Ruskin University as a Core Module Lecturer teaching for MCH programme in Laparoscopic & Robotic Colorectal Surgery.
• Faculty at the Victory Institute of Minimal Access Surgery (VIMAS) at Portsmouth hospital training junior registrar’s hands-on laparoscopic suturing, bowel resections and anastomosis.
• Examiner for UCL year 6 Revision Mock OSCE Exam at Watford General Hospital

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 Education

• Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship, Poole 
• FRCS (General Surgery) Intercollegiate Specialty Board 
• MSc Imperial College London 
• FRCS Royal College of Surgeons Dublin 
• MRCS Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 
• MBBS Dow Medical University Karachi 

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 Publications and conferences

• Excision of a distended chronic non-functional large ileoanal pouch BMJ Case Rep 2016. doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213662
• Meckle’s Diverticulitis as a cause of an Acute Abdomenin the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Laparoscopic Management Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Volume 2015: Article ID 835609
• Transanal Endoscopic Operation (TEO) for the treatment of early rectal cancer Circular issue 3, July 2013 Newsletter. Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust
• A selective policy ensures safe integration of laparoscopic colorectal resections into the practice of a newly appointed consultant surgeon The Open Colorectal Cancer Journal 2009; 2: 7-10.
• A case of entero-colic fistula formation resulting from stent migration inserted for obstructing left colonic tumour International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2009; Vol 24(3): 353.
• Screen-detected breast lesions with an indeterminate (B3) core needle biopsy should be excised European J of Clinical Oncology 2008; 34(12): 1293-8. Epub 2007 Dec 26.
• An unusual case of breast ulceration The Breast. 2006; Vol. 15(1):115-116.
• Outcome of screen-detected breast lesions with an indeterminate (B3) core biopsy. European Journal of Cancer 2005;Vol 3:1:30.
• Splenic rupture as an unusual cause of massive haematemesis Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2007; 63(4):E88-E89
• Long-term results of traditional haemorrhoidectomy Poster: St. Mark’s International Congress, London, 10-13 December 2003; Colorectal Disease 2004; Vol 6: (2):60. MSc Thesis: 2002-03; Imperial College London
• Total Arterial Revascularization as a primary strategy for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Post Graduate Medical Journal 2003; Vol 79(927):43-8

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 Prizes and awards

• Best Surgical Team of the Year Award, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire (2015)
• Patient Safety Superheroes Award, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire (2015)
• Selected for Hospital placement in Czech Republic, September (2009)
• First prize for Best Oral Presentation, East Anglian Chapter ACPGBI (2008)

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 Professional membership

• Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI)
• Member of Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
• Imperial College London Alumnus

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