Mr Emin Carapeti

Colorectal surgeon in London

BSc MB BS MD FRCS(Gen)

GMC: 3322709

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Mr Emin Carapeti is a highly trained and skilled consultant colorectal surgeon with over 25 years of professional experience. Patients can access his first-class private care at the renowned London Bridge Hospital,108 Medical Chambers and Harley Street Specialist Hospital in Central London.

As a specialist in general surgery and lower GI (gastrointestinal) surgery, he has gained expertise in all aspects of colorectal conditions. Mr Carapeti is highly regarded for his specialist management of pilonidal sinus surgery (simple and complex). He has pioneered new surgical techniques in complex recurrent pilonidal disease, as well as and day-case surgery for haemorrhoids. His other areas of expertise include treatment for rectal bleeding, anal fissures, pruritus, simple and complex anal fistulas, inguinal hernias and umbilical hernias.

He is also regarded for his knowledge and skill in colonoscopy and has assisted countless patients with the successful application of colonoscopy for diagnosis and management. His specialist interest in this area began during his training at St Mark's Hospital in London, where he underwent advanced training in all types of colonoscopy, including therapeutic colonoscopy.

As a consultant colorectal surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital between 2000 to 2012, he set up a regionally and nationally recognised tertiary referral practice for surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), working closely with nationally recognised luminal gastroenterologists. In more recent years, Mr Carapeti is involved in the management of other general and lower GI conditions, but his leading expertise means he is still invited to provide professional opinions on complex cases.

He has published widely on several topics, including anorectal disorders and pilonidal sinus disease. This also includes featuring in book chapters. Along with patient care and medical research, he is passionate about the teaching and training of future surgical specialists. He was previously an examiner in surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and has been a tutor and lecturer for numerous workshops and courses.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍3322709

Professional experience

• More than 35 years of experience
• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, Central London (present)
• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, London Bridge Hospital, Central London (2012-present)
• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, 108 Harley Street Medical Chambers, Central London (2012-present)
• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals NHS Trust, London (2001-2012)

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Sub-specialties

• Rectal bleed (investigation and treatment)
• Colonoscopy including polyp removal
• Pilonidal sinus surgery (simple and complex)
• Haemorrhoids
• Anal fissure
• Pruritus ani
• Anal fistula (simple and complex)
• Inguinal hernia
• Umbilical hernia
• Endoscopy

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Positions in public associations

• He was a member of council of the Section of Coloproctology of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Teaching posts

• Previously an examiner in surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
• Surgical Skills Tutor for London Deanery Post-Graduate Surgical School, Imperial College. Course Assessor 2008 to date
• Lecturer on the St. Mark’s advanced lecture course in coloproctology
• Clinical Tutor to The St. Mark’s Academic Institute 1996-98

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Education

• FRCS (Gen) Royal College of Surgeons of England (2000)
• Fellow of Colorectal Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (2000)
• MD University of London 1999
• FRCS Royal College of Surgeons of England (1993)
• MBBS Guys Hospital, University of London (1989)
• BSc University of London (1986)

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Publications and conferences

• He is a journal referee for Colorectal Disease, as well as a journal referee for GUT, Digestive Diseases and Science, Diseases of Colon and Rectum, British Journal of Surgery.
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, P J McDonald, R K S Phillips. Double blind randomised controlled trail of effect of metronidazole on pain after day case haemorrhoidectomy. Lancet, 1998; 351: 169-172
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, P J McDonald, S J D Chadwick, D Melville, R K S Phillips. Randomised controlled trial shows that glyceryl trinitrate heals anal fissures, higher doses are not more effective, and there is a high recurrence rate. GUT, 1999; 44: 727-730
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, P J McDonald, S J D Chadwick, R K S Phillips. Randomised trial of open versus closed day case haemorrhoidectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 1999; 86: 612- 613
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, B K Evans, R K S Phillips. Topical diltiazem and bethanechol decrease anal sphincter pressure without side-effects. GUT, 1999; 45: 719-722
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, R K S Phillips. Randomized controlled trial of topical phenylephrine in the treatment of faecal incontinence. British Journal of Surgery, 2000; 87: 38- 42
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, R John Nicholls, R K S Phillips. Randomised controlled trial of topical phenylephrine for faecal incontinence in patients after ileo-anal pouch construction. Diseases of colon and rectum, 2000; 43(8): 1059-1063
• E A Carapeti, M A Kamm, R K S Phillips. Topical diltiazem and bethanechol decrease anal sphincter pressure and heal anal fissures without side effects. Diseases of colon and rectum, 2000; 43(10): 1359-1362
• El-Tawil S, Carapeti E. Use of a Double Rhomboid Transposition Flap in the Treatment of Extensive Complex Pilonidal Sinus Disease. Colorectal Disease 2009; Mar 11(3): 313-317
• Ypsilantis E, Carapeti E, Chan S. The use of topical 10% metronidazole in the treatment of nonhealing pilonidal sinus wounds after surgery. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Mar; 31(3), 765-7. EPub 2015 May 24
• van Dellen J, Carapeti EA, Darakhshan AA, Datta V, George ML, McCorkell S, Williams AB. Intrinsic predictors of prolonged length of stay in a colorectal enhanced recovery pathway: a prospective cohort study and multivariate analysis. Colorectal Dis. 2019 Sep; 21(9): 1079-1089. doi: 10.1111/codi. 14704. Epub 2019 Jun 27

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Prizes and awards

• Awarded The Royal Society of Medicine Travelling Fellowship
• Royal Society of Medicine Travelling Fellowship, Grenoble, France (1997)
• Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award (1998)

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Professional membership

• Member of The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
• Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Languages spoken

English