Mr Valerio Di Nicola

GMC- Specialist Full Registration n° 7031436. Revalidated on 01/04/2020, next Revalidation 25/04/2026.Last Appraisal on 01/04/2022. FRCS membership number 9084854. BMA membership n°9835653 Valerio Di Nicola M.D, PhD, FRCS, was born in Rome (Italy) and graduated in Medicine in 1989. From 1989 until 1999 he worked at the Sapienza University-Policlinico Umberto I-Rome first as Specialty Trainee (ST) during his General Surgery Specialization and then, during his PhD in Microsurgery, he worked as Researcher and Academic. Specifically, he was engaged in research on Connective Tissue Regeneration activating residential MSCs through jellified nucleotides Pdrn, HSPs (Heat Shock Proteins) and Growth Factors (GFs). In the next years, he improved his skills in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive surgical procedures ( Fellowship of ACOI- Italian Surgeons Association-). Afterwards, he increased his knowledge in Colorectal surgery with a Fellowship in “Minimally Invasive and Open Surgery in Colorectal Cancer”. Later he achieved a Master's in Coloproctology at the Sapienza University-Policlinico Umberto I-Rome. From 2006 to January 2010 he was the Lead Consultant of the General Surgery Department at San Marco Hospital in Latina, Italy. From February 2010 he was a Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery at the Israelite Hospital of Rome. From November 2010 to June 2013 he worked as a Consultant in General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery at the Aurelia Hospital- Rome (DEA I). From May 2013 to June 2015, he was Scientific Director of the Interbion Foundation for Basic Biomedical Research. Montedato, CH-6595 Riazzino, Switzerland (www.interbion.ch). From July 2013 to October 2017 he worked at Noble’s Hospital- Isle of Man (UK), in the General Surgery Department, as a Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery. A core member of the Colorectal and Upper-GI MDTs. Since June 2015 he was the Lead of the Surgical Educational programme, managing the Surgical Teaching meetings and the Mortality & Morbidity meetings. In December 2015 he was appointed at Noble’s Hospital, Leader of the Paediatric Surgery. In July 2017 he was appointed Consultant in General, Emergency and Lower GI Surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust- Worthing Hospital; BN112DH (UK). From February 2018 to November 2018 he was the clinical Leade of the Day Surgery service at Southlands Hospital-West Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK). In December 2018 he was recognised privileges to work privately at BMI Goring Hall Hospital, Worthing BN12 5AT (UK). Since May 2020 he has recognised the leadership of the Research and Audit for the surgical department at Worthing Hospitals -University Hospitals Sussex-NHS Foundation Trust.

Surgical Procedures performed in private practice: -Inguinal, Umbilical, Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair -Lump and bumps (skin cysts, lipomas, sinuses) -Anal Canal Diseases: Haemorrhoids, anal fissures, perianal fistulas, rectal prolapse