Consultant Laparoscopic & Colorectal Surgeon
MB ChB (Hons); DM (Leeds); MSc (Hons); FRCS England; FRCS Glasgow; FRCSI Dublin; Intercollegiate FRCS
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals
Spire Cheshire Hospital
Spire Manchester Hospital
Mr Ayman Abdelrazeq is a Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon with extensive experience in both the NHS and independent sectors. He has been a Consultant Surgeon since 2007 and has undertaken medicolegal expert witness work since 2011.
He has a high-volume medicolegal practice covering both clinical negligence and personal injury, with an approximate case mix of 70% Claimant, 20% Defendant and 10% Single Joint Expert work.
His principal areas of expertise include general and colorectal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, abdominal trauma, abdominal wall hernias, gallbladder and biliary surgery, bowel injury, anastomotic leak, postoperative complications, delayed diagnosis and emergency abdominal surgery.
He is a JAG-accredited endoscopist with extensive experience in diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. He has a particular medicolegal interest in the challenging issues arising from post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer, including missed or delayed diagnosis and the adequacy and quality of colonoscopy.
To date, Mr Abdelrazeq has performed over 9,000 endoscopic procedures, more than 4,500 laparoscopic procedures for gallbladder disease, hernia repair and colorectal resection, as well as over 2,500 procedures for anal fissure, haemorrhoids and fistula. He is the Colorectal Cancer Lead and an active member of the Clinical Claims Group within his NHS Trust and holds multiple Clinical Excellence Awards.
He has a longstanding commitment to teaching and surgical training, including the education of general and colorectal surgical trainees, medical students and other healthcare professionals, and has served as faculty on the Royal College of Surgeons of England Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient course.
He is experienced in conferences with Counsel, joint statements and Court evidence.