Mrs Christine Craig
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
MBChB, FRCS(Ed), PG Cert
Specialises in
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal fissures
- Anal fistula
- Any bottom related problem eg bleeding, diarrhoea, constipation, leakage, pain
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.
General Medical Council Number: C4546948
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mrs Christine Craig at Spire include:
General surgery
- Surgery for anal fissure
- Surgery for anal fistula
- Surgery for anal warts
- Bowel surgery, colostomy and ileostomy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Haemorrhoids removal treatment
- Hernia 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
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
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 |