Professor Paris Tekkis
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Digestive Health
Sub-specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, General Surgery, Anal Fistula, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Colorectal Surgery, Laparoscopic Procedures (Keyhole Surgery), HIV-related Anal Pathology, Abdominal Wall Hernias, Hernia Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Surgery Centre, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Rectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Anal fissure, Diverticular Disease, Haemorrhoids, Small Bowel Cancer, Recurrent Pelvic Cancer.
Overview
Professor Paris Tekkis is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at OneWelbeck Digestive Health and Professor of Colorectal Surgery at Imperial College London. He specialises in minimally invasive and advanced colon and rectal cancer surgery.
About Professor Paris Tekkis
Professor Paris Tekkis is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and founding member of OneWelbeck Digestive Health. He specialises in minimally invasive and advanced colon and rectal cancer surgery.
Professor Tekkis is a Professor of Colorectal Surgery at Imperial College London and academic lead at The Royal Marsden Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. He is internationally respected for his work in advanced rectal/anal cancer and surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease).
Professor Paris Tekkis (BMed.Sci., BM BS, MD, FRCS), qualified from Nottingham University in 1994. His postgraduate training was at St Mark’s Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital in London and at the Cleveland Clinic, USA. He was appointed as Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College in 2004. He was promoted to Reader in Surgery and appointed at The Royal Marsden in 2008, and promoted to Professor of Colorectal Surgery in 2011.
He is the Chairman of the ‘Beyond TME (total mesorectal excision) Collaborative’ responsible for the publication of International Guidelines for the multidisciplinary management of advanced rectal cancer. He is also known for the development of The UK National Bowel Cancer Audit and has supervised over 35 MD /PhD studentships.
Areas of Expertise
Professor Tekkis performs a range of treatments, including:
- Minimally invasive / robotic surgery
- Endoscopy procedures
- Colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and pouchoscopy
- Colorectal surgery (lower GI)
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- HIV-related anal pathology
- Abdominal wall hernia repair
Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:
- Colorectal and small bowel cancer
- Recurrent pelvic cancer
- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- Functional bowel disorder
- Advanced rectal cancer
- Anal cancer
- Anal pain
- Fistula-in-ano
- Fissure-in-ano
- Diverticular disease
- Haemorrhoids
- Rectal bleeding
Additional Information
Memberships
- Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
- Society of Pelvic Surgeons
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- European Society of Coloproctology
- British Association of Surgical Oncology / The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Research Highlights
Professor Tekkis is a dedicated researcher, his current research areas are:
- Robotic colorectal surgery
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Advanced rectal surgery
- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
- Anal diseases & HIV-related anal conditions
Prof Tekkis has received a variety of awards, including:
- Hunterian Professorship, from the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- David Dunn Medal, from the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
- Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons’ Award, from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Eugene Bricker 2014 Award, from the Society of Pelvic Surgeons
- Honorary civilian consultant advisor in colorectal surgery to the British Army
- As of 2020, he has published over 385 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals and contributed to 30 books. He has given over 350 presentations and has lectured in over 35 countries.
Professor Paris Tekkis
Areas of Expertise
About Professor Paris Tekkis
Additional Information
Research Highlights
Awards recieved