Mr Mohammad Abu Hilal
CAREER DETAILS
Age 37
Current post: Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialist interests: liver, pancreatic, biliary and laparoscopic surgery
Hospitals: Southampton General Hospital
Spire Hospital Southampton (formerly BUPA hospital)
Wessex Nuffield Hospital, Chandlers Ford
Medical school: University of Brescia- Italy
QUALIFICATIONS:
1997 Medical School Diploma - University of Brescia-Italy.
1996-1997 , Thesis (MD): Prognostic implications of peritumoral vessel and lymphatic invasion in breast cancer. - University of Brescia-Italy.
1998 Italian National Medical Exam.
2003 Diploma of specialization in General Surgery - University of Verona.
Thesis: Radiofrequency thermal ablation versus Surgery in the treatment of small unifocal Hepatocellulare carcinoma.
2004 Approval of high surgical training- Joint Committee of High Surgical Training.
TRAINING:
Basic surgical training:
1997-1999 University Hospital Brescia, University Hospital Verona
High Surgical Training: Department of Surgery University Hospital Verona 1999-2002
Wessex Deanery rotation 2002-2005
Fellowship in liver / transplant surgery: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds 2005-2006.
Summary of Sub-specialist training:
Surgical resident Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery (Italy) 3 years
Surgical Registrar Hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery (UK) 2 years
Fellowship Hepatobiliary and transplant surgery (UK) 1 year
I am working as a consultant General Surgeon in Southampton University Hospital
since October 2006
Personal philosophy
I consider my sub-speciality as one of the most complex surgical specialities, where good knowledge, advanced surgical skills, hard work, dedication and enthusiasm are a must to achieve excellent outcome and to deliver a high standard of care. However, I believe that good communication, empathy and mutual trust and respect between me and my patients are the essential pilots to reach clinical excellence and improve patient’s experience.
I have a strong academic interest , because I believe that there is a serious need for continuous scientific research to improve results in the treatment of Hepatobiliary-pancreatic diseases. I hope that the coming years will see significant improvement in terms of results and prognosis. I strongly feel that every clinician is ethically and professional expected to participate to the development of evidence based medicine through clinical and experiment research. I will always offer my patients the best treatment based on the strongest scientific evidence on which I am continously updated.
I believe that the best surgical procedure is the right procedure, for the right indication, by the right surgeon, with the right outcome.Therefore, I will offer surgery only if I believe this to be in the best patients interest. I will explain to my patients all the benefits and risks associated with the surgical procedure and help them to take decision supported by evidences and results. If I think that the procedure needed is not within my surgical territory, I will make sure that patients are referred to right expertise.
General surgery (day case or in patient)
Gallbladder surgery
Hernia repair,
Minor surgery e.g. cysts, lipomas
Abdominal emergencies
(e.g. appendicitis, perforated bowel, bleeding ulcers etc)
Biliary Surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder surgery)
Bile duct exploration for gallstones
Bile duct repair / reconstruction
Resection of bile duct tumours
Resection of gallbladder tumours
Pancreatic surgery
Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 .
Resection of pancreatic tumours
Bypass operations for obstructing pancreatic tumours
Surgery for the complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis
Liver surgery
Liver resection for benign and malignant tumours
Laparoscopic (keyhole) liver resection
Surgery for liver cysts
Contact Details
UK patients.
I follow national guidelines on referral to specialist services, thus I usually only accept referrals from a General Practitioner or other hospital or community based doctor who is responsible for your care. However we welcome any enquiry.
Non UK patients.
I am happy to accept referrals from non UK sources, again the preferred route is via your own doctor but under some circumstances I am willing to provide an opinion without this. Please contact my private secretary for further details.
Please see the contact details section for more information. Link
NHS Secretary: Holly Endicott (+44) 02380 796977
Private Secretary: Mandy Chris (+44) 02380 914458
e-mail: Abu_hlal@yahoo.com