Mr Peter Asaad

Qualifications

BM, MSc, FRCS (Eng)

GMC number: 6167243

Practising since: 2008

Specialties

General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery

Consultation times

  • Saturday Mornings (Weeks 2&4)
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About

Mr Peter Asaad is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon with extensive experience in both elective and emergency surgery.

In his private practice at Nuffield Health, he treats common general surgical conditions including gallbladder disease, hernias, and coloproctology (such as haemorrhoids, fissures and fistula). He also performs colonoscopy for the investigation and management of bowel symptoms.

He runs dedicated diagnostic clinics for patients with abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, anal pain, change in bowel habit, or other unexplained bowel concerns. He understands that these symptoms can be worrying and focuses on careful assessment, clear explanation, and developing a structured plan to reach a diagnosis and guide treatment.

Alongside his private work, Mr Asaad is an NHS Consultant at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, where he undertakes complex colorectal surgery, including major cancer resections and emergency abdominal surgery. This broader practice supports his clinical judgement and experience in managing complex cases safely.

He also holds senior leadership and educational roles within the NHS, reflecting his commitment to high standards of care, quality improvement, and training the next generation of surgeons.

Special interests

  • Hernias
  • Gallbladders
  • Coloproctology
  • Fistulas
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Fissures
  • Diagnostic clinics (abdominal pain, anal pain, rectal bleeding).

Personal interests

Outside of his clinical practice, Mr Peter Asaad enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two children. He is a passionate and competitive squash player, regularly competing in team squash matches in the Northwest Counties league. He values maintaining an active lifestyle and the discipline that comes with competitive sport.

Languages spoken

English, Arabic

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Peter Asaad at Nuffield Health

  • Colonoscopy
  • Appendicectomy
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Stoma surgery
  • Haemorrhoidectomy
  • Ileostomy
  • Transanal haemorrhoid dearterialisation (THD)
  • Hernia repair
  • Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal)
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)

Locations Mr Peter Asaad works with

Related experience

Research

  • AG Taib, A Kler, M Prayle, D Kanakalingam, M Fani, P Asaad. Appendicolith appendicitis: should we be operating sooner? A retrospective cohort study. Ann R Coll Surg Eng (2024). · ESCP Eagle Safe Anastomosis Collaborative. Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries. British Journal of Surgery (2024). 
  • ELF2 Study Group. Characterisation of older patients that require, but do not undergo, emergency laparotomy: a multicentre cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia (2024). · A Kler, A Taib, S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh, P Asaad. The predictive significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery (2022). 
  • P Asaad, A O’Connor, S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh. Meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized evidence comparing general anaesthesia vs regional anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2021). · COVIDSurg Collaborative. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study. Lancet (2020)
  • Asaad P, Hajibandeh S, Rahm M, Johnston T, Chowdhury S, Bronder C. Should a colonoscopy be offered routinely to patients with CT proven acute diverticulitis? A retrospective cohort study and meta-analysis of best available evidence. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2019).
  • O Connor A, Asaad P. De Garengeot’s hernia with appendicitis – a rare cause of an acutely painful groin swelling. Journal of Surgical Case Reports (2019).
  • O Connor A, Asaad P. Unusual presentation of acute pancreatitis following high tibial osteotomy. BMJ Case Reports (2019).
  • Hajibandeh S, Melhado R, Akhtar K, Hajibandeh S, Trivedi V, Asaad P. Landiolol hydrochloride for preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation. Anaesthesia (2018) 73:7. 
  • Gerrard AD, Brooks B, Asaad P, Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S. Meta-analysis of epidural analgesia versus peripheral nerve blockade after total knee joint replacement. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2017) 27:61

Memberships

  • Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI)
  • European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • British Medical Association (BMA)

Other posts held

  • Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at

Insurers Mr Peter Asaad works with

Mr Peter Asaad works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • Healix
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA