POOLE & BOURNEMOUTH HALO CENTRE Surgeon Profile Andrew Clarke is a Consultant Surgeon based at Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with a private practice in Poole and Bournemouth. After qualifying in Manchester in 1988 his postgraduate training was undertaken in the North West. He worked at many of the major teaching hospitals including The Christie Hospital Cancer Institute, was awarded an MD Thesis in 2000 and after a brief period working in America took up a Consultant post at Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2002. After nearly three years he moved to Poole to build laparoscopic and pelvic floor surgery locally. Andrew Clarke is one of a number of surgeons in the UK to routinely perform the HALO operation for treatment of haemorrhoids. Mr Andrew Clarke. MD FRCS (Gen Surg) Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon Location (private): The BMI Harbour Hospital, Poole The Nuffield Hospital, Bournemouth Location (NHS): Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust HALO Procedure Information The Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation Operation HALO is designed to eradicate piles without the need for cutting or a general anaesthetic. The operation uses a miniature Doppler ultrasound device to locate the arteries supplying the haemorrhoids as they come down from the rectum under the lining of the bowel. The device also has a small window which allows a stitch to be placed around the artery thus cutting off the blood supply to the pile. During the course of the procedure all the arteries supplying the piles are located (up to 6) and tied off. Over the next few days and weeks the pile shrinks away and the symptoms resolve. The window is also used to perform the RAR (Recto Anal Repair) to reposition the tissues and reduce the prolapse providing you with a virtually pain free operation with minimal time away from work and normal activities. What to do next Private Health Insurance or Self Pay Please call my private secretary to arrange an appointment at my private rooms. We can then meet to discuss your condition and the treatment options available to you. NHS You need to visit your GP and ask for a referral letter to myself at the NHS hospital as for an outpatient appointment during which we can discuss your condition and the treatment options available to you. Contact Details Private Practice Secretary: Karen Brasher Telephone: 01202 688 380 Email: mrclarke@halocentre.com NHS Practice Secretary: Jackie Russell Telephone: 01202 442 097 Websites www.halocentre.com www.mrandrewclarke.co.uk Click here to view The British Haemorrhoid Centre website Registered Address: British Haemorrhoid Centre London. LB House, Lower Sticker, Cornwall PL26 7JH

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