Mr Petr Hanek is a leading consultant surgeon with a special interest in colorectal surgery and laparascopic (keyhole) procedures. Mr Hanek has over 25 years of experience and training in a wide range of procedures including treatment of bowel/rectal cancer, diagnostic laparoscopy, lap. cholecystectomy, lap. appendectomy, inguinal hernia repair, abdominal wall hernias, anal fissure and anal fistula management, and treatment of pelvic pain syndrome and benign colorectal diseases.

Having graduated from Charles University, Prague in 1990, Mr Hanek moved to the UK 15 years ago with 12 years of experience behind him, with the vast majority of that being gained at the University Hospital in Prague, where he had held the position as leading bowel cancer surgeon. He was then later appointed consultant general and colorectal surgeon at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He now practises privately at BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital and Spire Alexandra Hospital, and can conduct appointments in English, Slovakian, Czech or Russian.

Notably, Mr Hanek has published an impressively substantial amount of peer-reviewed articles across many esteemed medical journals and continues to develop his research interests in areas such as bowel cancer and hernia repair surgery, but to name a few. He is a current member of both the Czech Medical Chamber, as well as the Czech Surgical Society.