Mr Irshad Shaikh

Professor shaikh was very kind and informative. He put me at ease throughout.

Despite the delayed appointment, Mr Irshad Shaikh was courteous and discussed my current situation so that I could understand what happens and when. 2 colleagues joined him, and he was inclusive, asking them for their opinions. A swift appointment, well carried out. Thank you.

Mr Shaikh was very considerate, checking that I was ok throughout the procedure. He was very conscious of the fact I had had a bad experience a few yrs back from a different health provider and wanted to provide a positive experience this time. For that I was very grateful.

I attended a follow up appointment with Professor Shaikh on the 2nd of November. He was helpful, informative, supportive and professional. He was easy to talk to and treated me as an equal. I have felt confident in his care of me throughout all my appointments with him.

I was diagnosed with bowel cancer after having a PET scan to look at a nodule in my lung. It was then that I got a call to say that it had picked up something in my bowel. This is when I met Mr Irshad Shaikh consultant . However, it was not all plain sailing they then found out I had a few heart problems , Mr Shaikh called to say that the best and safest option would be for me to have a Colostomy. I was extremely upset about this worrying about everything appearance of a bag and mentally dealing with this life change. Surgery day was 20th August I was so upset could not stop crying and even told Mr Shaikh to leave me alone and go away.... ! He came back and had a chat and put me at ease. The Surgery was successful and by all accounts with Mr Shaikh's wonderful control of the robot was performed in under and hour, amazing... However, my stay in hospital was longer than expected not because of my stoma it was my heart.. I will admit I did not even want to look at my stoma at first the thought of touching it gave me the ick! The stoma nurses are amazing and explained everything and helped give me confidence to change the bag. After 2 weeks in hospital I went home to rest up and recover. I cannot thank Mr Shaikh enough I am glad I listened after all you saved my life xx Also would like to thank Henry my anesthetist you looked after me well whilst in surgery and would like you booked for my next op! The NNUH should invest in more of these robots and also clone Mr Shaikh. THANKYOU

I had a very positive experience with a great out come, very helpful and professional person who has a great team around him, I would highly recommend professor Shaikh to anyone top in his field.

Mr Shaikh explained everything regarding my condition and proposed a plan for continuing my recovery.

I had treatment for a bilateral inguinal hernia, one of them being very large. By using robotic surgery Mr Shaikh was able to treat both sides at once using keyhole robotic surgery and without having to resort to open surgery. This meant my recovery was much quicker and without any large wounds to heal. Although the robot cost a bit more, it was well worth it.

Friendly Informative Proffessional

Prof. Shaikh has been my surgeon and doctor for over 3 and a half years now, from my cancer diagnosis to my current state of remission. He is unfailingly polite and friendly and I believe I am in safe hands with him.