A: Dr. Atif Alvi practices at Kings College Hospital London Medical Centre - Dubai Hills - Dubai.

A: Patients frequently visit Dr. Atif Alvi for Abdominoplasty, Bariatric (Gastric Bypass) Surgery, Splenectomy. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

A: Dr. Atif Alvi has an overall experience of 10 years. View where has Dr. Atif Alvi practiced in the past.

A: Dr Atif Alvi is a highly trained Specialist Surgeon with over 20+ years of UK experience in the field of colorectal, general and laparoscopic surgery. He currently holds DHA license and has been practicing in Dubai since last two years. He is a member Royal College of Surgeons of UK and Ireland and several other societies. He has been awarded certificate of completion of training (CCT) in September 2010 from UK working in various specialties of surgery and certified specialist training in Colorectal Surgery. He has also been awarded Fellowship in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery . Dr. Alvi specializes in surgical procedures, such as Laparoscopic Surgery, Anorectal surgery, Proctology, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery, Pelvic Exenterations, Re-do Colonic Resection Surgery, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies, Open & Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs and Pilonidal Sinus Surgery and endoscopic procedures . Dr. Alvi also excels in performing surgeries like Colon & Rectal Cancer Surgery, Ulcerative Colitis / Crohn’s Disease Surgery, Laparoscopic (key-hole) Surgery, Hemorrhoid surgery (Laser, Rafaelo, THD, Stapled hemorrhoidopexy) Anal Fistula, Anal Fissure, Rectal prolapse surgery (Delorems, Altemeiers, Laparoscopic rectopexy and Diverticular disease surgery . Endoscopic procedures (Colonoscopy, Gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, polypectomy) . General surgical procedures like Gallstones surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), Hernia Surgery (laparoscopic and open) . In addition, Dr. Alvi have performed more than 400 open and more than 600 laparoscopic colorectal resections. He has been JAG accredited endoscopist and has performed more than 5000 colonoscopies with a completion rate of 98%.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

A: The symptoms are based on the type. - External haemorrhoids: Itching, pain, discomfort, swelling and bleeding in the anus. - Internal haemorrhoids: It lies inside the rectum and does not cause any discomfort. Blood in the stools may be observed. - Thrombosed haemorrhoids: Blood pools and clots in the anus, causing swelling, pain, inflammation and lumps in the anus.