General surgery

Our consultants specialise in several areas of general surgery, including colorectal, vascular, thread veins, hernia repair, breast, gallstones and benign skin lumps/lesions.

Mr. Jonathan J. R. Richardson FRCS

Mr. Jonathan J. R. Richardson FRCS

Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham MB, ChB, MRCS(Eng), PGCMedED, MD, FRCS(Eng)
  • Speciality: General Surgery
  • Sub Speciality: Colorectal Surgery
  • Special clinical interests: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
  • Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Colorectal Disease: Colorectal Cancer, Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease)
  • Coloproctology: Haemorrhoids, Haemorrhoidal Ligation Operation (HALO), Anal Fissure, Peri-anal Skin-tags, Peri-anal Sepsis (Peri-anal Abscess, Fistula-in-ano), Natal Cleft Sepsis (Pilonidal Abscess, Pilonidal Sinus), Rectal Prolapse
  • General Surgery: Appendicitis, Diagnostic Laparoscopy, Hernia Surgery (Inguinal Hernia, Femoral Hernia, Abdominal Wall Hernia, Incisional Hernia (including abdominal wall reconstruction), Para-stomal Hernia, Perineal Hernia, Recurrent Hernia), Benign Skin Lesions
  • Current NHS and /or University posts: Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham
  • Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham
  • Year of first medical qualification: 2005 (Entry to Specialist Register – General Surgery, 2017)
  • Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
    • General Medical Council
    • The Medical Defence Union
    • The Royal College of Surgeons of England
    • The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
    • The West Midlands Surgical Society
    • The British Hernia Society
Professional profile

Mr. Jonathan J.R. Richardson is an experienced Colorectal and General Surgeon practising in the West Midlands of England.

Mr. Richardson qualified in 2005 from the University of Birmingham Medical School with honours in surgery. After excelling as a junior doctor he was selected for an esteemed run-through surgical training position and enjoyed a broad training in surgery, gaining experience in both general surgery and sub-speciality colorectal surgery in the West Midlands.

Mr. Richardson was appointed as a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, in 2017. Mr. Richardson has clinical interests across the full range of colorectal and general surgery. He has a major interest in the management of colorectal cancer and the use of laparoscopic (minimally invasive / key-hole) surgical techniques. He is a high volume colorectal cancer resection surgeon with excellent patient outcomes. He also undertakes complex surgery for the management of locally advanced colorectal cancer and provides surgery for patients with complex underlying medical conditions. Mr. Richardson is a core member of the Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team and is the Clinical Lead for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). Mr. Richardson holds the management position of Audit Lead for the Surgical Directorate and strives to attain optimal patient outcomes.

Mr. Richardson was the Chief Investigator of a translational research study that successfully characterised systemic neutrophil function in patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. He presented the results of his research internationally and was awarded the prestigious European Society for Surgical Research Best Clinical Research Award for his research presentation. Mr. Richardson was awarded an MD from the University of Birmingham. His research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and has received multiple citations.

In his current Consultant position, Mr. Richardson is heavily involved in clinical research. He is the Principal Investigator and Co-investigator of multiple NIHR portfolio studies and is consistently one of the highest recruiters to clinical trials at University Hospitals Birmingham. In addition, Mr. Richardson has published and presented widely on a variety of colorectal and general surgical conditions contributing to the surgical academic literature.

Mr. Richardson has extensive experience in organising and delivering teaching for Medical Students, Junior Doctors and other allied health specialties. During surgical training, he formalised his teaching skills and he was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from The University of Dundee. In his current Consultant position, Mr. Richardson is the Lead Undergraduate Surgical Tutor and a Senior Clinical Examiner at the University of Birmingham and he has been appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Mr. Richardson is a GMC accredited Named Educational Supervisor and he provides educational supervision for Foundation Year Doctors, Specialty Trainees and Specialist Registrars. He is the Faculty Lead for the Royal College of Surgeons Basic Surgical Skills course and he is on the teaching faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient course.

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Personal profile

Mr. Richardson has lived in Sutton Coldfield since qualifying as a doctor in 2005. He lives with his wife and six children; together they share the responsibilities of raising a young family and running a busy home. Mr. Richardson’s children attend local schools and he and his family are involved in community activities. Mr. Richardson is a keen sportsman and he is still committed to competitive sport; he plays veterans football for Sutton United Football Club and has a coaching role in the junior section of the club.

Mr Mark Chapman

Mr Mark Chapman

MA(Hons Cantab), MS(Lond), FRCS(Eng), EBSQ (Coloproctology)
  • Specialties: general and colorectal surgery
  • Special clinical interests: functional pelvic floor disorders (anal pain, itching, bleeding), faecal incontinence, colonoscopy.
  • Academic interests: bowel flora and inflammatory bowel disease, disorders of defaecation.
  • Current post:  consultant colorectal surgeon, Good Hope Hospital, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Birmingham University.
  • Membership of professional bodies: Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Association of Surgeons, General Medical Council No 3260214, Medical Protection Society, British Medical Association.
Professional profile

As a consultant, I have over ten years experience in diagnosing and treating diseases of the colon, rectum and anus (the large bowel). I have performed over 400 major large bowel resections, mainly for bowel cancer.

I have an interest in disorders of defaecation and the pelvic floor.  Symptoms of anal irritation, piles, rectal bleeding, constipation and difficulty in opening bowels are extremely common.  They are usually due to benign causes but can be challenging to treat.  I have access to state of the art techniques to help with the diagnosis and treatment of these problems.

With colleagues, I have established a pelvic floor group to offer a multi-disciplinary approach to these problems.  I have introduced sacral nerve stimulation as a minimally invasive treatment for faecal incontinence to Heart of England Foundation Trust (HEFT).

Colonoscopy (inspection of the bowel with a camera) is frequently used to diagnose bowel disorders. This can be an uncomfortable or even painful procedure and so I routinely ask a Consultant Anaesthetist to provide sedation during the procedure, rendering it completely pain free.  This also helps me attain a completion rate (inspection of the whole large bowel) of greater than 90%.

I employ a number of techniques to treat haemorrhoids (piles) including stapled haemorrhoidectomy (pph), which can be performed as a day case procedure.

As general surgeon I also regularly repair hernias, remove gall bladders and stones, using key-hole surgery, and excise skin lesions under local anaesthetic.

If surgery is required this can be performed at Spire Hospital, Little Aston.  Alternatively, for those insured by the Police Health Scheme, you can be seen at the Sutton Medical Consulting Suite (Ashfurlong Medical Centre) and undergo investigations/surgery at the BMI Priory Hospital in Edgbaston.

I am Lead Colorectal Cancer Surgeon for HEFT and responsible for ensuring best practice is followed in treating cancer of the large bowel.  I am Clinical Lead for the West Midlands cancer peer review and sit on the Independent Health Care Committee of the Association of Coloproctology.

From 2003 to 2008, I sat on the Patient Liaison Committee of the Royal College of Surgeons.  I have been awarded a number of clinical excellence points by Good Hope Hospital.

Training

I was appointed as consultant coloproctologist to Good Hope Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Birmingham University in 1998.

I trained at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University and the Royal London Hospital.  Prior, to my Consultant appointment, I was Lecturer in Surgery at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.

In 1998, the Royal College of Surgeons of England appointed me Hunterian Professor, for my research into colonic flora and inflammatory bowel disease.

In 2000, I passed the European sub-specialty exam in coloproctology (EBSQ).

Personal profile

I am married with three children and live in Sutton Coldfield.

Outside medicine, my interests include music especially choral and opera, reading biographies and wine. I enjoy running and have completed the Sutton Fun Run for the past 10 years. I am a Christian, enjoying the fellowship of Lichfield Cathedral and Aldridge Parish Church.

Mr Harmeet Khaira

BA (Cantab), BMBChn (Oxon), MD, FRCS

Speciality: Consultant General Surgeon                                     

Sub Speciality: Vascular Surgeon

Special clinical interests: General surgery, Hernia surgery, Varicose and thread vein treatment (Including Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy) Treatment for gallbladder disease, Laparoscopic surgery, Hand Surgery, Skin Lesions.

Current NHS and /or university posts: University Hospitals Birmingham 

Year of first medical Qualification: 1988 

Professional profile

I am a consultant general surgeon with a specialist interest in vascular surgery. I have a special interest in minimally invasive surgery (varicose veins, gallbladder and hernia repair). I am happy to see patients with the following problems:

General Surgery: Gallstones, hernia, skin lesions, carpal tunnel syndrome, benign bowel conditions, piles, pilonidal sinus, lymph nodes and spleen.

Vascular Surgery: Aneurysm, arterial problems in the legs, carotid disease (mini-stroke), varicose veins (radiofrequency ablation) and thread veins including Ultrasound guided Sclerotherapy

Endocrine Surgery: Thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery

I studied at Cambridge University (Emmanuel College) from 1982 to 1985 and his medical training at Oxford University (Magdalen College) from 1985 to 1988.

I moved back to Birmingham in 1988 and all of his subsequent training was based in the West Midlands. He taught anatomy at the University of Birmingham for a year. He then passed his FRCS examinations and entered research for 18 months at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The subject of his MD thesis was ‘Ischaemia-reperfusion injury in intermittent claudication’. This studied the possible harmful effect of walking in patients with arterial disease of their legs (causing a tightness in the calf after walking for a certain distance).

In 1998 I passed the final FRCS examination and was appointed Consultant Surgeon at Good Hope Hospital in October 1999, since qualifying I have developed a reputation for my surgical skill and excellent patient interaction, and hold my Private clinics in Sutton Coldfield and across the West Midlands.

Mr Haney Youssef

Mr Haney Youssef

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham MB ChB, PG Cert Med Ed, MScR, FRCS Ed (GenSurg)
  • Speciality: general surgery.
  • Sub-speciality: colorectal surgery.
  • Special clinical interests: bowel cancer, advanced bowel, appendix and peritoneal cancer (peritoneal Metastases, carcinomatosis), anal conditions, haemorrhoids (piles), fissures, fistulas, pilonidal sinuses, hernias inguinal, umbilical, abdominal, gallstones endoscopy, colonoscopy (JAG-accredited).
  • Current NHS and /or university posts: Good Hope Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Year of first medical qualification: 1997.
  • Current membership(s) of Professional, national and Regional bodies: General Medical Council, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), Peritoneal Sub-Group of ACPGBI, Royal Society of Medicine Coloproctology Section Council Member.
Professional profile

Having qualified from the University of Birmingham in 1997, Mr Youssef is a highly skilled general surgeon specialising in colorectal (bowel) surgery. He has completed specialist abdominal and peritoneal cancer fellowships in Basingstoke, the Washington Cancer Institute and the University Hospital in Leuven, Belgium. He has set up and leads the Birmingham Peritoneal Malignancy Unit performing Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for complex abdominal cancers.

Mr Youssef is able to investigate and treat causes of abdominal pain and symptoms of the bottom-end, such as anal pain, itching, soreness, irritation and bleeding. He is JAG-accredited for colonoscopy, a camera investigation of the bowel, which he performs offering patients the levels of sedation required. He has also developed interests in general surgical and colorectal conditions and performs laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for a number of conditions, treatments for piles Including (THD – transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation), other anal conditions (fissures, fistulas, pilonidal sinuses, skin tags) and abdominal diseases, including hernias and gallstones.

Mr Youssef is the lead for colorectal research at the Heart of England NHS Foundation trust and has published a number of papers in key surgical journals. He is the lead for undergraduate surgical teaching at Good Hope Hospital, Senior Academy Surgical Tutor and Honorary Senior Clincal lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

Mr Youssef offers a professional, skilled, evidence-based and compassionate service.

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Personal profile

Haney is married with 2 children and enjoys swimming and music. He is a Christian and attends the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Mr Himaz Marzook

Mr Himaz Marzook

MBBS, MS, MSc, PGCertMEd, MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Gen Surg), FCSSL (Hon)
  • Speciality: general surgery.
  • Sub Speciality: uppergastrointestinal surgery.
  • Special clinical interests: gall bladder surgery, hernia surgery(key hole and open), endoscopy, removal of lumps and bumps.
  • Current NHS post: Consultant Surgeon Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Belvedere Road, Burton-On-Trent, DE13 0RB.
  • Year of first medical Qualification: 1995.
  • Current membership(s) of Professional, national and Regional bodies: GMC, British Hernia Society.
Professional profile

I specialise in performing key hole (laparoscopic) surgery for gall bladder and all types of hernia. These include groin hernia, umbilical hernia, epigastric hernia, incisional hernia and Hiatus hernia repair. I also perform open hernia surgery. I also specialise in repairing very large incisional hernia using the modern technique of abdominal wall reconstruction. I perform Gastroscopies to investigate upper abdominal pain, acid reflux and indegestion.

I excise all types of lumps and bumps arising in and under the skin.

Personal profile

Mr Himaz Marzook had extensive training in the surgery of the Liver and gall bladder in a specialised tertiary hospital  in Liverpool. He then had further training in the upper gastrintestinal surgery in west yorkshire and  in the teaching hospital Hull. Prior to moving to the UK he was trained in Sri Lanka.

He was appointed to the post of consultant laparoscopic general/uppergastrointestinal surgeon at Burton NHS Foundation Trust upon completion of training

Mr Marzook has experience in the treatment of gall stone disease with the most modern techniques with emphasis on rapid access to treatment and recovery.

He performs laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic bile duct exploration. He performs laparoscopic nissens fundoplication (hiatus hernia surgery) and large number of hernia surgery. In addition to this he performs surgery for lumps and bumps and emergency surgery including laparoscopic appendectomy.

He also repairs large incisional hernias using the modern technique of abdominal wall reconstruction. This technique reduces the recurrent rates of these hernias significantly.

He strives for the highest level of care, providing the very best standard of surgical treatment and patient satisfaction.

Mr Max Almond

Mr Max Almond

Consultant Surgeon
  • Speciality: General surgery
  • Sub-speciality: Upper GI, colorectal, sarcoma.
  • Special clinical interests: Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and ERCP), assessment of abdominal pain, laparoscopic surgery for gallstones, hernias and acid reflux, multivisceral resection for retroperitoneal sarcoma, surgery for GIST, neuroendocrine tumours and adrenal tumours.
  • Current NHS post: Consultant Surgeon, University Hospital Birmingham.
  • Year of first medical Qualification: 2004.
  • Current membership(s) of Professional, national and Regional bodies:  Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) Member of the transatlantic retroperitoneal sarcoma working group Surgical Tutor, European School of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery.
Professional profile

Mr Almond (DM FRCS) has special interests in Abdominal Cancer Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and General Surgery. He is highly skilled at open, laparoscopic (keyhole) and endoscopic procedures. His NHS practice is based at University Hospital Birmingham.

Mr Almond completed subspecialty training in upper gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary surgery and then gained further specialist experience in abdominal and retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery through Fellowships to the Istitutio Dei Tumori, Milan and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. In addition, he developed highly specialist skills in therapeutic endoscopy through further Fellowships to Harvard University, Boston; the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, US.

In 2010 Mr Almond was granted a prestigious Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship and was subsequently awarded a Doctorate of Medicine. He has published more than 70 research articles and book chapters including publications in the journal Nature and the British Journal of Surgery. Mr Almond is an honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He is also a member of the British Sarcoma Group and the Transatlantic Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group through which he has contributed to international consensus statements on the management of sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

Mr Almond performs specialist open and laparoscopic (keyhole) treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, neuroendocrine tumours, gastrointestinal stromal tumours, adrenal tumours, gallstones, hiatal hernias, acid reflux, abdominal wall and groin hernias and lipomas. He also performs upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, treatment for haemorrhoids, and ERCP (endoscopic removal of gallstones).

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