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Mr Midhat Siddiqui

Consultant Surgeon

FRCS(Eng, Edin;Glasg), MBChb, FRCS(Gen Surg)

Practises at: The Blackheath Hospital

Midhat Siddiqui

Personal Profile

"He trains other medics in the UK and overseas in laparoscopic surgery, and cites his strength as 'not just doing the operation, but making sure patients are then well looked after.'

Mr Midhat Siddiqui is a senior Consultant Surgeon at the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

His private practice based at Circle Health Group hospitals, includes The Blackheath Hospital, Chelsfield Park Hospital, The Chaucer Hospital and Fawkham Manor Hospital.

Mr Siddiqui is a gastrointestinal surgeon with extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery. Routine operations like gallbladder surgery, hernia, bowel, adrenal/spleen surgery and anti-reflux surgery for hiatus hernias are all performed via modern key-hole techniques. He also has an interest in bariatric surgery and offers laparoscopic gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, by-pass procedures and insertion of gastric balloons. Routine investigations of the gastrointestinal tract such as upper GI & Lower GI endoscopies are also undertaken.

To date he has undertaken more than 3,000+ advanced laparoscopic procedures and is a well recognised trainer in advanced laparoscopic surgery.

Mr Siddiqui also has an interest in paediatric surgery and routinely undertakes common paediatric procedures such as appendicectomies, circumcisions, herniotomies and orchidopexies.

Clinical Interests

  • Gall stone disease
  • Reflux disease
  • Weight loss surgery
  • Surgery for Crohn's disease

Professional Memberships

  • Association of surgeons GBI
  • Royal College of Surgeons
  • GMC

Hernia surgery - which one is best for me?

What is a hernia and how is it treated? In this video, General Surgeon Mr Midhat Siddiqui from The Blackheath Hospital provides practical information about hernias, their symptoms, diagnosis and what happens when you are referred for keyhole surgery to repair a hernia.

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Are you overweight and wondering what treatment options are available?

In this short video, Mr Midhat Siddiqui, Consultant Surgeon at The Blackheath Hospital, discusses the types of surgery available for weight loss.

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