An initial consultation with Mr David Ilsley is from £200.
Mr David Ilsley
Consultant General Surgeon
MB ChB, FRCS (Gen Surg)
Specialises in
- Abdominal pain
- Haemorrhoids and piles
- Investigation of bowel symptoms
- Keyhole gallbladder surgery
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I have been a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon in Huddersfield and Halifax for over 10 years. I currently manage patients at Spire Elland Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital. I am experienced in the management of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and anal conditions including haemorrhoids. I specialise in the diagnosis and management of bowel conditions including bowel cancer, diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and Anal problems including haemorrhoids, skin tags, anal fistula and anal fissure. I also have an interest in gallbladder disease and hernia surgery.
I am an experienced endoscopist and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgeon and a Bowel Cancer Screening Programme accredited colonoscopist. To date I have performed in excess of 2,000 colonoscopies (100-150 per year); 1000 laparoscopic (keyhole) operations (60-70 per year); 1,000 operations for bowel cancer and benign conditions in both my NHS and private practice.
I am one of the two General Surgery representatives on the Spire Elland Medical Advisory Committee and the current Chairman. I am on the teaching faculty for colonoscopy at the East Yorkshire School of Endoscopy.
I submit data to the National Bowel Cancer Audit for all patients with bowel cancer that I operate on.
General Medical Council Number: 3471359
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr David Ilsley at Spire include:
General surgery
- Anal fissure surgery
- Anal fistula surgery
- Anal warts surgery
- Bowel surgery, colostomy and ileostomy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Haemorrhoids removal treatment
- Hernia surgery
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Coloproctology
Endoscopy
Colorectal surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gastrointestinal cancer
Gallstone surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Minimal access surgery
Bowel disease
Bowel cancer
Qualification and professional memberships
MB ChB / University of Leeds Medical School / 1990
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / England / 1996
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
FRCS (Gen Surg) / England / 2003
Intercollegiate Speciality Examination in General Surgery
Professional memberships
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland British Medical Association
British Hernia Society
Professional leadership
I am the Chairman of the Spire Elland Medical Advisory Committee (MAC)
Current NHS posts
Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.