Introduction

Dr. Muhammad Hanif Shiwani
I am a Consultant General Surgeon with a special interest in Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic surgery. My specific interests are the treatment of Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease, Hiatus hernia surgery, Anti-reflux surgery, Gallbladder Removal, All types of Hernia Repair including open and laparoscopic repair of inguinal and incisional hernia.
I provide endoscopic diagnostic upper and lower GI investigations including Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy.
I use Laproscopy (“the keyhole method”) for a whole variety of operations resulting in smaller scars, less pain and a shorter stay in hospital. I am a nationally recognized trainer and a faculty member of many laparoscopic surgical training courses where I train junior surgeons.
I am one of the main providers of upper GI and laparoscopic surgical services at Barnsley General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in South Yorkshire and I have developed all the above laparoscopic surgical services at the hospital.
You are welcome to use this site in order to see what services I offer, how to contact me to arrange an appointment, and to use some of the services provided on the website.
I have also appeared in several newspapers (under the misspelt name "Hanis Shiwani") regarding an operation I performed to remove a nine-inch fork from the stomach of a patient after it had been stuck for 10 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19311118
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/17/fork-found-mans-stomach?newsfeed=true
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fork-removed-from-barnsley-mans-stomach-8057166.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2189724/Patient-40-inch-plastic-fork-trapped-stomach-TEN-YEARS-accidentally-swallowed-it.html