General Surgery consultants
Mr Alla Amin, MB ChB, MS, FRCS
Name, Qualifications
Mr Alla Amin, MB ChB, MS, FRCS
Practising at
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead Hospitals)
Specialties:
- General surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Hernia repair surgery
- Paediatric surgery
Special clinical interests:
- Colorectal and laparoscopic surgery
- Hernia Repair Surgery (Laparoscopic and Open Surgery)
- Gall Bladder Surgery
- General Paediatric Surgery
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant General Surgeon and Coloproctologist, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Watford General, St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead Hospitals)
Year of first medical qualification:
1983
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- Member of The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
- Member of The British Medical Association
- Member of the British Association of Laparoscopic Surgery
- Member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
- Member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Contact Details:
- Secretary: Diane Hedges
- Secretary's telephone number: 01727 897402
- Secretary's email: westherts.surgerywgh@nhs.net
Background Information
Professional profile:
Mr Amin is a general surgeon with a special interest in coloproctology and laparoscopic surgery. He has worked with a variety of surgeons with different surgical interests. His main higher surgical training was in the North East Thames region. He also trained in coloproctology, inflammatory bowel disease and ano-rectal functional disorders at the Royal Free Hospital in London. His training at Whipps Cross Hospital extended his experience in laparoscopic surgery, especially cholesystectomy (key-hole surgery for gall bladders) and hernia repair surgery.
Personal profile:
Mr Amin is married and has two boys. He is actively involved in improving standards of health education in the community. He regularly arranges talks and workshops for his local community and is willing to extend this to other communities.
