London Marathon Raises Money for Bowel Research UK
We are immensely proud of our colorectal and peritoneal surgeon Mr Umar Shariff, who ran the London Marathon this year...
At the Bowel Cancer Clinic we are offering Robotic Surgery at our high-tech state-of-the-art Harborne Hopsital, part of HCA Healthcare UK. Robotic surgery is keyhole surgery used to remove bowel cancer using a high precision robot controlled by the surgeon.
The surgeon sits in the surgical console of the da Vinci Xi performs super-precise surgery. This has all the benefits of keyhole surgery but has the added advantage of even better recovery in some cases.
It also allows more people to have keyhole surgery than possible using the traditional laparoscopic approach. Your surgeon will be able to discuss whether this surgery is suitable for you.


My consultant Mr Youssef delivered excellent treatment. I did put pressure on him to try and operate earlier and at all times he was patient and understanding of my situation. When he himself was probably feeling pressured. I did feel…
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James is a pleasure to work with. I’ve received a level of care and understanding that I hadn’t received before with other oncologists that I’ve encountered on my cancer journey. His ability to listen to the patient and come up…
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Excellent can’t fault Mr Youssef, Mr Youssef was super informative and very kind and caring
Mr Youssef made me feel completely at ease and relaxed
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We are immensely proud of our colorectal and peritoneal surgeon Mr Umar Shariff, who ran the London Marathon this year...
What a fantastic presentation at the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International conference in Venice, on 4th to 6th October 2023,...
Our team from the Bowel Cancer Clinic and Birmingham Peritoneal Tumour Unit attended the Peritoneal Surface Oncology group international meeting...