Mr. Peter Asaad

Professional Overview

Mr Asaad is a UK Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery with broad experience in both elective and emergency practice. His work covers the full spectrum of general and colorectal surgery, including cancer pathways, acute abdominal presentations, benign disease, and complex operative decision-making.

He has extensive experience in cancer referral systems (including Two-Week Wait and Straight-to-Test pathways), laparoscopic colorectal surgery, peri-operative planning, and the management of post-operative complications. His practice is aligned with current NHS standards and multidisciplinary decision-making.

In medico-legal work, Mr Asaad provides clear, independent, and objective opinions on diagnosis and assessment, consent, operative and non-operative decision-making, intra-operative conduct, post-operative care, and complication management, grounded in contemporary clinical practice.

Type of instructions sought

Expert witness instructions, with a particular focus on clinical negligence.

Specialty / scope

General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery (elective and emergency), including operative and non-operative management.

Indicative areas I am willing to address (not exhaustive)

• Diagnosis and assessment across general and colorectal surgery, including emergency presentations and elective referrals.
• Cancer referral pathways including Two-Week Wait (2WW) processes, Straight-to-Test pathways where applicable, and delays in diagnosis or treatment.
• Consent: discussion of material risks, documentation, patient understanding/capacity issues, and appropriate alternatives.
• Emergency general surgery: acute abdomen pathways, escalation, sepsis recognition/management, timing of imaging and intervention.
• Non-operative management decisions (e.g., antibiotics, observation, image-guided drainage, endoscopic or radiological pathways where relevant) and thresholds for surgery.
• Operative decision-making and intra-operative conduct in general/colorectal surgery, including peri-operative planning and technical considerations.
• Post-operative care, deterioration recognition, investigation thresholds, discharge planning, readmissions, and follow-up.
• Complications: prevention, early recognition and management of common and serious complications, including delayed diagnosis and ‘failure to rescue’.
• Interpretation of surgical documentation: records, operation notes, clinic letters, imaging reports, MDT decisions and ward-based decision-making.

Core & Higher Surgical Training, UK

Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Certificate - In Progress

British Medical Association (BMA), Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI), European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)