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The Rapid Access Bowel Clinic at The Alexandra Hospital offers patients fast access to specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment for bowel symptoms and suspected bowel disease. The clinic provides prompt appointments and rapid access to advanced investigations to support early diagnosis and personalised treatment planning. Delivered within a modern private hospital with comprehensive diagnostic and surgical facilities, the service focuses on timely, evidence-based care and coordinated multidisciplinary support for a wide range of bowel conditions, including the early detection and management of bowel cancer.
The clinic is run by Mr Mohammed Saeed on a Wednesday morning each week. For more details please contact us on : 0161 464 7768
Having graduated from Manchester University in 1988, Mr Saeed undertook surgical training in Manchester and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992. He undertook specialist training in Colorectal Surgery in Manchester and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) research degree from the University of Manchester in 1999. Mr Saeed was appointed Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Stepping Hill Hospital in 2001, where he is also the Clinical Lead for Colorectal Cancer Surgery and Head of Department of Endoscopy.
Mr Saeed is one of only a small number of surgeons in the UK, and the first in Manchester, to routinely perform the HALO operation (Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation Operation) for the treatment of haemorrhoids.
Mr Saeed is very involved in teaching and training of new surgeons and is a Royal College of Surgeons Tutor in Surgery.
The Alexandra Hospital, Mill Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2PX
Our private hospital offers treatments and services for those who live in Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire3196964
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