Colorectal

The Colorectal Department is a university affiliated unit providing high quality inpatient and outpatient care. Our clinics include dedicated clinics for specific gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).  We also have dedicated specialist nurses providing support care.

Services

We provide a range of services including:

• General-colorectal surgery
• Colonoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Gastroscopy

Consultants

• Prof. Des Winter
• Mr. Seán Martin
• Mr. Rory Kennelly
• Ms. Ann Hanly

Clinics

• Colorectal Clinic

Contact information

• Colorectal secretary
  • tel: (01) 221 4714
  • fax: (01) 221 3474
• Stoma Care Nurse – Brid O’Neill
  • tel: (01) 221 4453
• Stoma Care Nurse – Cristin Harnett
  • tel: (01) 221 4453
• Colorectal Cancer Nurse Coordinator – Anne White
  • email: a.white@svuh.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 4081
• The Endoscopy Department
  • tel: (01) 221 4599

Referral information

We accept consultant and GP referrals to our outpatient clinics.  Outpatient appointments are only granted on receipt of a referral letter.  These are reviewed by the consultant colorectal surgeons who then decide on the urgency of the appointment.

We also accept GP referrals for colonoscopy and direct access gastroscopy.

Useful links

• Centre for Colorectal Disease