Mr Mark Tighe

Mr Mark Tighe

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon

MD FRCS


Specialises in

  • Hernias
  • Gallbladders
  • Proctology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Gastroscopy

I have been a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Spire Cheshire Hospital for 24 years, and work in the NHS at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.

I have been Clinical Director of Surgery at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust for six years and latterly Associate Medical Director for Planned Care for two years. I am President-elect for the North West Society of Surgeons and current Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Cheshire Hospital.

I work full time as a General Surgeon at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, and have an interest on colorectal and emergency surgery. I remain on the general surgical on call rota there.

At Spire Cheshire, my main interests are in elective surgery, notably hernias and gallbladders. I also see proctology patients - haemorrhoids, fistulae, fissures and pilonidal disease. I perform regular upper and lower GI endoscopies and am fully JAG accredited.

My specialist clinical interests includes bowel cancer surgery, colorectal surgery, general surgery, hernia repair surgery, laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, coloproctology, colonoscopy, colorectal surgery, gastrointestinal endoscopy, benign anorectal conditions and rectal cancer.

I have a clinic Wednesday AM and operate Friday AM.

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General Medical Council Number: 3311426

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Mark Tighe at Spire include:

General surgery

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Additional information

MB ChB / Liverpool, UK / 1989
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

FRCS / Edinburgh, UK / 1993
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons

Consultant General Surgeon, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Mark Tighe is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Cheshire Hospital. Their role is to provide senior professional advice to the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services in order to support effective medical governance and oversight. They are paid £14,000 per annum for this role and are also entitled to receive the following fees for the provision of additional ad hoc services: (i) £750 for chairing a Professional Review Committee; (ii) £200 per hour for attendance at regulatory or other national body meeting (capped at £500); (iii) £500 for each annual medical appraisal undertaken for a doctor designating to Spire for the purposes of revalidation; (iv) £1,000 per annum for undertaking the role of governance lead in addition to MAC Chair; and (v) £200 per hour for the preparation of an independent report (up to a maximum of £500 per report unless otherwise agreed due to complexity) upon request by the Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer.
Telephone Out patient appointments - 01925 215 087
Email tighemark@hotmail.com
Private secretary Julie Hember
Private secretary telephone 07880 280076
Private secretary email juliehember@outlook.com