Mr Francis D'souza

Mr Francis D'souza

Consultant General Surgeon

MBBS, MS, MPhil, FRCS(Glas), FRCS(Glen)


Specialises in

  • Laparoscopic and minimal access surgery
  • Endoscopy – gastroscopy and colonoscopy
  • Abdominal and groin hernia management
  • Proctological surgery for haemorrhoids, fissures, fistulae
  • Laparoscopic cancer resections / inflammatory bowel surgery

My areas of expertise are general surgery and laparoscopic (keyhole) colorectal surgery. In the private sector I perform the same range of surgeries as on the NHS. I provide the latest and high-quality of care to my patients.

General surgical procedures: Laparoscopic and open hernia repair (including inguinal, femoral, para-umbilical and incisional hernias). Laparoscopic/open surgery for gallbladder disease. Management of abdominal emergencies including, appendicitis, diverticulitis, cholecystitis (gallbladder infection), pancreatitis, obstructed/strangulated hernias, gastrointestinal bleeding and bowel obstruction.

Colorectal procedures: Anal fissure/anal fistula, pilonidal sinus, haemorrhoids; stapled haemorrhoidectomy, HALO procedure, rectal prolapse surgery, rectocele repair, faecal incontinence, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, colitis (Crohns disease/ulcerative colitis), colon cancer, rectal cancer (sphincter preserving surgery and extralevator abdominoperineal resection and pelvic. reconstruction), diverticular disease, gastroscopy/colonoscopy/flexible sigmoidoscopy.

I am a highly trained General and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon. I have been a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital NHS Trust since 2010. My higher surgical training has been predominantly in the Mersey Region and the South West Region. Following completion of my surgical training, I spent 12 months doing an Advanced Colorectal Fellowship at the UCLH (London) and Guys and St Thomas' Hospital in London.

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General Medical Council Number: 4753687

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Francis D'souza at Spire include:

General surgery

Other treatments

  • Colorectal surgery

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Special clinical interests: Laparoscopic and minimal access surgery, colorectal and general surgery, day surgery, laparoscopic cancer resections and inflammatory bowel surgery, ileoanal pouch procedure, pelvic floor surgery for defaecatory problems, proctological surgery for haemorrhoids, fissures, fistulae, management of gall stone disease, management of all abdominal and groin hernias.

Professional memberships

Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

British Medical Association

Medical Defence Union

Royal College Of Surgeons England

Colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. I was awarded MPhil for two years of molecular biology research in early cytogenetic changes and effects of bile acids in Barrett's oesophagus.

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Trust

I enjoy spending time with my family. My wife is a Nurse Specialist in pain management and neuromodulation and my son is in secondary school. I love travelling and playing sports (cricket and hockey), cycling, running and listening to music. I am a keen artist and enjoy oil painting, sketching and working on computer graphics.

Telephone 01753 665404
Website http://www.windsorsurgery.co.uk/
Private secretary Priti Davatwal