Dr. Antonio Privitera

About the Doctor

Dr. Antonio Privitera is an internationally renowned Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery, practising at both Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital and Medcare Medical Centre. He has had extensive training in general and colorectal surgery in world-famous institutions including The John Radcliffe...

Area of Expertise

Dr. Privitera’s main interests are bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), anorectal and pelvic floor diseases (haemorrhoids, fistula, fissure, prolapse, pilonidal sinus, obstructed defecation, faecal incontinence, constipation) hernias of the abdominal wall, abdominal wall reconstruction, gallbladder diseases, laparoscopic and robotics. He performs laparoscopic and robotic surgery, laser haemorrhoid surgery, laser and endoscopic anal fistula surgery, laser anal fissure surgery, and laser and endoscopic pilonidal sinus surgery. He is proficient in treating rectal prolapse, colon cancer, rectal cancer and gallbladder stones. Another area of his expertise is the treatment of abdominal wall hernias. He has introduced new techniques in the treatment of inguinal hernias, lumbar hernias and umbilical hernias and has extensively published and researched on the subject and was awarded an MD and PhD.

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS,
• MD,
• PhD,
• Fellowship Royal College of Surgeon of England (FRCS)
• Fellowship American Society Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS)
• Fellowship in Minimally Access Surgery (FMAS)
• Membership Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS)
• Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (USA)
• Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery- University College of London and St Guy’s St Thomas’ Hospital (UK)
• Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship (South Korea)