Mr Michael Powar
Qualifications
FRCS (Gen Surg), B Med Sci, BM BS
GMC number: 4432504
Practising since: 1997
Specialties
General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
Consultation times
- Wednesday
- Overview
About
Michael Powar has an international profile in the field of colorectal surgery.
With almost 30 years of clinical experience, he has held a number of regional and national leadership positions, including Specialty Lead for Colorectal Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals, Colorectal Teaching Lead at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, and President-Elect of the Royal Society of Medicine Coloproctology Section.
He was appointed as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital in 2012, following specialist fellowships at the world-renowned St Mark's and Royal Brisbane Hospitals.
His main clinical interests are in minimally invasive, robotic "keyhole" surgery for bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticular disease, and he led the introduction of robotic colorectal surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals. He provides a dedicated specialist private clinic offering a comprehensive and sensitive service covering a wide range of bowel and anal conditions. He is an experienced endoscopist and regularly performs colonoscopy to investigate changes in bowel habit and rectal bleeding.
He has particular expertise in the management of complex bowel function difficulties, including faecal incontinence. He was the first clinician to introduce sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence in the East of England, and now leads one of the highest-volume sacral neuromodulation implanting centres for faecal incontinence globally.
He also has an active interest in surgical innovation to improve
patient care, and is a key opinion leader providing consultancy and advisory
board roles for a number of European, US and Asian MedTech and robotics
companies.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Michael Powar at Nuffield Health
- Polypectomy
- Haemorrhoidectomy (piles removal surgery)
- Stoma surgery
- Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Restorative proctocolectomy
- Transanal haemorrhoid dearterialisation (THD)
- Abdominoperineal resection
- Rectopexy
- Anterior resection surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal surgery
- Colorectal Screening (Bowel Cancer Screening)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- The Rafaelo® Procedure
- Ultrasound
- Rectal examination under anaesthetic (EUA)
Locations Mr Michael Powar works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine
- Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland
- European Society of Coloproctology
- European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
Other posts held
- Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
- Specialty Lead, Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
- Lead for Undergraduate Colorectal Teaching, Clinical School, University of Cambridge
- Vice President, Royal Society of Medicine Coloproctology Section
Insurers Mr Michael Powar works with
Mr Michael Powar works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- APRIL
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- The Exeter
- Freedom Health
- Health-on-Line
- HealthFund
- InterGlobal
- Medical Care Direct
- PHC
- SecureHealth
- Simplyhealth
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Michael Powar does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Michael Powar does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Michael Powar does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.