Mr Dhia Al-Musawi

Mr Dhia Al-Musawi is currently a consultant in General Surgery at Ashtead Hospital, Ashtead, Surrey, UK. His specialities include gastrointestinal, endocrine, and laparoscopic surgeries, though he is fully qualified in all areas of general surgery, as is evident from the very long list of surgical procedures and special interests listed below.

Mr Al-Musawi began his medical training with an MB ChB from Baghdad University in 1979, and his Board Certificate of Surgery (CABS) in 1989. He then moved to the UK in 1991 for additional training, especially in the field of laparoscopic surgery. In 1992 he was inducted as a Fellow into the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He continued his training in northwest London, and in 1998 received an MSc – Master of Surgical Sciences – from Hammersmith Hospital Imperial College, London. In 1999, he was inducted as an Intercollegiate Fellow for General Surgery in the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. One of his highest honours has been receiving the international Hallet Prize from the Royal College of Surgeon of England.

The doctor has previously served in several hospitals throughout the UK, including the aforementioned Hammersmith Hospital while at Imperial College. He has also worked at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospital NHS Trust. Mr Al-Musawi has become one of the top laparoscopic surgeons in the UK, performing many audits on his operations with extremely high patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Some of the procedures and areas of special interest that Mr Al-Musawi specializes in include hernia repair, gallbladder removal, gastric surgery, colorectal surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, the treatment of pancreas disorders, and much more. For patients in need of a well-qualified general surgeon, especially for laparoscopi

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Laparoscopic abdominal surgery
• Hiatus hernia repair
• Fundoplication for gastric acid reflux
• Inguinal hernia repair
• Femoral hernia repair
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Recurrent hernia repair
• Abdominal hernia repair
• Hernia repair
• Intestinal adhesion division
• Gastric surgery
• Intestinal surgery
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Bowel surgery
• Thyroid surgery
• Thyroid nodule
• Parathyroid surgery
• Haemorrhoidectomy
• Pilonidal sinus surgery
• Skin lesions excisions
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Key hole Surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Minimal access / invasive surgery
• Gallbladder stones
• Bile duct stones
• Obstructive Jaundice
• Achalasia
• Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Bowel screening for cancer
• Umbilical hernia
• Femoral hernia
• Incisional hernia
• Abdominal wall hernia
• Groin hernia
• Gastro-esophageal reflux
• Hiatus hernia
• Thyroid nodule
• Thyroid surgery
• Parathyroid surgery
• Intestinal adhesions
• Haemorrhoids
• Nissen fundoplication
• Skin lesions
• Pilonidal sinus
• Sports hernia

MB ChB 1979 University of Baghdad.

CABS- 1989 Board Certificate in Surgery.

MSc- 1998 Master in Surgical Sciences- Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London.

FRCS (England)- 1992 Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England.

FRCS (Intercollegiate-General surgery)- 1999 Fellow of Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.

HALLET PRIZE winner- Royal College of Surgeons of England

Specialist Register Entry Date: General Surgery - 23 May 2000