Mr Piero Nastro

About Mr Piero Nastro

Mr Piero Nastro is a well-regarded, robotic, general and colorectal surgeon who specialises in performing advanced laparoscopic surgery, endoscopies, colorectal surgery, proctology and complex abdominal wall surgery, and possesses a high level of expertise in conditions such as colorectal cancer, haemorrhoids, fistula, and abdominal wall hernias, amongst many others.

He qualified in Medicine in 1999 and in 2003, he completed a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the University of Hull. In 2014, he completed his higher surgical training in London undertaking a post-training Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the esteemed St Mark’s Hospital in London.

In 2015, Mr Nastro was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital where he is Surgical College Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons and Undergraduate Surgical Lead for the Kings College University and the Kent and Medway Medical School.

Currently, Mr Nastro is the Robotic Clinical Co-ordinator at Darent Valley Hospital where he is currently offering robotic surgery.  He is also the Surgical College tutor at Darent Valley Hospital and the undergraduate surgical lead for the King College Hospital medical students and the representative for the ASCPGB South East Chapter.

Specialties

• Robotic Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery
• General Surgery

Special interests

Mr Nastro has a special interest in colorectal cancer , IBD, complex endometriosis, advanced proctology and the upper and lower GI endoscopies (performed robotically, laparoscopically or open).

Mr Nastro is also very experienced in various innovative minimally invasive proctology techniques such as

• the RAFAELO procedure for haemorrhoids under LA or THD ANOLIFT,
• the radiofrequency ablation of the fistula in ano (FISTURA),
• the laser treatment of fistula via FiLaC or VAAFT
• pilonidal disease treated by EPSiT
• High resolution anoscopy for AIN lesions

In addition, he regularly performs a number of general surgical procedures (robotic, laparoscopic and open) such as excision of lumps and bumps, simple and complex hernia surgery and abdominal wall reconstruction. 

Languages spoken

English, Italian

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Piero Nastro

• Anal Skin tag and perinanal lesion removal (including AIN)
• Appendicectomy
• Adhesions surgery
• Colorectal surgery including bowel resections for cancer such as colectomy, anterior resection)
• Complex diverticulosis
• Complex endometriosis
• Endoscopy of gastrointestinal tract (OGD , colonoscopy, high resolution anoscopy)
• Fissure Surgery including FISSURECTOMY and BOTOX
• Fistula surgery including Radio frequency ablation called FISTURA , seton insertion or lay open or VAAFT (video assisted anal fistula treatment)
• Haemorrhoids surgery
  
  1. RAFAELO under local
  2. Transanal haemorrhoid dearterialization (THD Anolift)
  3. Haemorrhoidectomy
  4. Stapled haemorrhoidopexy
     
• Hernia repair (robotic, laparoscopic and open)
• IBD
• Pilonidal sinus – EPSiT
• Polypectomy
• Rectopexy
• Rectal prolapse repair by DELORMES
• Soft tissue lump service
• Skin tag removal
• Stoma surgery (ileostomy and colostomy)

Consultations with specialist consultant surgeon, Mr Nastro are available at our London Harley Street clinic.

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Association of Coloproctology of GB & Ireland
• Fellow in Colorectal Surgery – St Mark’s Hospital, London UK
• Certificate of Completion of Surgical Training (CCST) in General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery) – London Deanery UK
• Travelling Fellowship, Osaka Medical School, Osaka, Japan
• JAG certification for colonoscopy (level 1 and 2), flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Diploma of Specialisation in General Surgery University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy
• Fellow in Colorectal Surgery University of Hull UK
• State Examination University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy
• Medical Degree by graduation thesis University of Naples, Italy
• Diploma “Liceo Scientifico” Scientific Liceum “G. Salvemini” Sorrento Italy
• European Society of coloproctology
• Italian Society of coloproctology
• the directive council of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
• Member of the Italian Medical Society of Great Britain.

Awards

• Awarded Runner-Up Prize for the Gerald Townsley Travelling Scholarship to visit the Department of Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgery of the Osaka Medical School in Japan for two weeks – 2014
• Awarded “1 in 5 Best Poster Session” at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgeon of Great Britain & Ireland May 2009 with the poster: Incidence and consequences of post-operative complications following oesophagectomy.
• Diploma of specialisation in General Surgery with First Class Honours and Summa Laude – Oct 2005
• Awarded Winner’s Prize for the “Clinical Audit Event” of the Whipps Cross University Hospital London U.K. with a re-audit: “DVT Prophylaxis in surgical patients: a re-audit after one year of change in practice”. – Nov 2004
• Candidate for the “Best Abstract Prize” at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Coloproctology of G.B.& Ireland Edinburgh July 2003 with the abstract: “Evaluation of neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer”. – July 2003
• Medical Degree with First Class Honours – July 1999

Insurers

• Mr Piero Nastro works with the following private medical insurance providers:
• Aviva Health
• AXA – Global Healthcare
• Allianz
• Bupa
• Vitality Health (Pru Health)
• WPA
• Healix
• Cigna

Treatments performed by Mr Piero Nastro

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The Rafaelo Procedure

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Anal Skin Tags Treatment

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Haemorrhoidectomy

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Anal Fissure Treatment

Anal fissure treatment with expert colorectal surgeons providing relief from pain and discomfort helping to improve overall quality of life

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Hernia Repair

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