Professor Naved Alizai
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
MBBS, FRCSI, FRCS (Paed Surg), Dip Law Barrister
Specialises in
- Paediatric surgery
- Pancreatic surgery and medicine
- Gastroenterology
- da Vinci® robotic-assisted surgery
I have over 30 years of experience in Paediatric Surgery. I am a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since 2004. I have interest in Liver (HPB), Gastrointestinal, Neonatal and General Paediatric Surgical disorders and trauma. I provide elective and emergencymanagement for a wide variety of Paediatric Surgical disorders and provide a 1 in 10 General and trauma on-call cover. In addition, I provide cover for Paediatric Hepatobiliary disorders at the liver unit of Leeds General Infirmary, which is one of the 3 Supra-Regional Centres for Childrens Liver diseases for the country. I also provide a 1 in 4 acute cover for Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) and Oesophageal Atresia (OA) service.
I have special interest in Minimal Access Surgery. I use da vinci Robot for technically challenging key- hole procedures, apart from a wide variety of laparoscopic procedures through conventional laparoscopy. I am a proctor for Paediatric Robotic Surgery. I teach Minimal Access Surgery in Local, National and International courses.
I regularly contribute to the literature in the form of original papers, case reports and review articles.
I am on the panel of major national and international peer review journals as a reviewer for publications. I have delivered guest lectures in many National and International conferences. I teach in National and International, theory and hands-on courses.
I have studied Law, as a full-time student, from the University of Exeter and was awarded Diploma in Law with honours in June 2002. I completed my Bar Vocational Course with honours from The University of The West of England, Bristol, in June 2003. I have been awarded National Bronze award for excellence in my NHS work.
My main area of interest is gastrointestinal and liver, pancreas and spleen, apart from general surgical disorders and groinary.
A paediatric surgeon performs a wide variety of procedures, which is slightly different to adult specialties.
I operate on the abdomen, chest and also on the surface of the body. I also perform endoscopy procedures, for upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.
As mentioned above, I have special interest in Key Hole Surgical procedures, uitlising conventional laparoscopy and Robotic techniques.
I have a busy medicolegal practice. This is helped by my law degree.
I provide opinions for the Claimants but also for NHS Resolution and the GMC.
The medicolegal work is another aspect which forces me to stay abreast with the literature.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Naved Alizai at Spire include:
Paediatrics
- Anal fissure surgery
- Anal fistula surgery
- Anal warts surgery
- Circumcision
- Colonoscopy
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Gastroscopy
- Hernia surgery
- Hormone test
- Hydrocele surgery
- Liver and kidney test
- Haemorrhoids removal treatment
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Ovarian cyst removal
- Treatment for malignant skin cancer
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Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of Peshawar, Pakistan / 1986
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin / 1992
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (Paediatric Surgery) / Intercollegiate Board of UK and EIRE / 1998
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
British Association of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons
European Paediatric Surgical Association
European Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons
European Hepato-Pancreato-biliary Association
Professional leadership
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds
Trustee; Charitable organisation of the British Association of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (BAPES)
Trustee Yorkshire Children’s Fund
Trustee Khyber Medical Association, UK
Current NHS posts
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | Leeds 0113 218 5977 |
| Private secretary | Maria Blackburn |
| Private secretary telephone | 07534997601 |
| Private secretary email | Maria.Blackburn@nhs.net |