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Spire Manchester Hospital
Tel: 0161 447 6677

Mrs Christine Craig

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

MBChB, FRCS(Ed), PG Cert

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I'm a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Spire Manchester Hospital.

After my medical degree in Leeds, I completed my training in the Manchester region. I became a Consultant in 2010 and worked at Trafford General Hospital, which later merged with Manchester Royal Infirmary. I still provide an outreach service of endoscopy and outpatients at Trafford and Altrincham hospitals to serve the local population but the majority of my time is spent at MRI.

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mrs Christine Craig at Spire include:

General surgery

Other treatments

Open hernia repairs only, ilonidal sinus, OGD, rectal prolapse surgery, rectocele surgery lumps on body and limbs, lumps on body and limbs, surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.

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Additional information

Clinical interests

Coloproctology
Colorectal surgery
General surgery
Inflammatory bowel disease

Special clinical interests: endoscopy (colonoscopy; flexible sigmoidoscopy; OGD); colorectal cancer; coloproctology (rectal bleeding; itchy bottoms; altered bowel habit - diarrhoea and constipation; anal fissures; anal fistulae; anal warts; pilonidal sinus; inflammatory bowel disease surgery; pelvic floor dysfunction (rectocele; prolapse; obstructed defecation, faecal incontinence), open hernia repairs, lumps and bumps.

Qualification and professional memberships

First Class honours BSc (Hons) / Manchester / 1993
Applied Biological Sciences

MBChB / Leeds / 1998
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MRCS / Edinburgh / 2003
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons

FRCS / Edinburgh / 2008
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

PGCE / Edge Hill / 2010
Postgraduate certificate in Education

Professional memberships

Association of Coloproctologists GB and Ireland

GMC - General Medical Council

BMA - British Medical Association

Research and publications

Reporting of results following emergency and elective surgery and outcomes in trials.

Current NHS posts

Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Trafford General hospital; Manchester University Foundation Trust.

Personal profile

I am married with two children and several cats. I enjoy reading, travelling and attending music festivals.

Contact information

Private secretary Liz Costello
Private secretary telephone 0161 447 6761
Private secretary fax 0161 447 6772
Private secretary email enquiries@mmsecretaries.co.uk