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Mr Nathan Coombs
2021-02-17
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17th February 2021
After years of suffering with hernias I finally made the decision to deal with them. I researched what was involved and the consultants available to carry out the procedure. Mr Nathan Coombs was recommended by a friend and I knew after my initial consultation with him that I would be well looked after. I am pleased to say I was correct. My surgery was held earlier this year, everything went as planned and I am delighted with the results. He and his team are outstanding. Every communication with his office was answered in a timely manner, he was accessible for last minute questions, right up to the evening before and my appointments with both the Great Western Hospital and the Ridgeway Hospital were all pleasant, professional and safe environments. I would not hesitate to recommend Mr Coombs.
Mr Nathan Coombs
2021-02-17
Person
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17th February 2021
It was the first time I had met this doctor, I was so impressed how he talked to me about my condition and how he would do the procedure later in the year when I had finished my chemotherapy. I came away from my appointment feeling very reassured and that gave me great comfort at this time, as I also have incurable blood cancer.
Mr Nathan Coombs
2021-02-16
Person
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5
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16th February 2021
After years of suffering with hernias I finally made the decision to deal with them. I researched what was involved and the consultants available to carry out the procedure. Mr Nathan Coombs was recommended by a friend and I knew after my initial consultation with him that I would be well looked after. I am pleased to say I was correct. My surgery was held earlier this year, everything went as planned and I am delighted with the results. He and his team are outstanding. Every communication with his office was answered in a timely manner, he was accessible for last minute questions, right up to the evening before and my brief stay at the Ridgeway Hospital was very comfortable. I would not hesitate to recommend Mr Coombs.
Mr Nathan Coombs
2021-02-09
Person
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9th February 2021
My experience was very reassuring, i felt comfortable throughout the hole process and left feeling at ease.
Mr Nathan Coombs
2021-02-09
Person
5
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9th February 2021
Mr Coombs was so so lovely. He made friendly conversation, really put me at ease during the appt and he was informative. He was also nice and apologetic about the slight waiting time at the beginning and mentioned it again at the end I think. It is also reassuring that I am able to have a scan booked in to double check everything is okay, even though from examination it seems to not be cause for concern hopefully. There is nothing for me to suggest for improvement. Thank you Mr Coombs.
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Mr Nathan Coombs is the senior consultant surgeon with 20 years experience in breast surgery, endocrine surgery and general surgery. As a trained general surgeon he performs complex hernia operations. He is the Director of The Hernia Clinic (www.herniaclinic.co.uk) and is the main surgeon for laparoscopic (keyhole) hernia surgery in the area.
As a breast surgeon he is passionate about minimally invasive surgery and specialises in day-case breast cancer techniques that preserve the aesthetics of the breast without compromising cancer outcomes.He is one of only six UK specialist breast surgeons who are able to offer intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT), a technique of allowing women with breast cancer to receive all of their cancer treatment in one day. He first became involved in IORT in November 2012 and treated the first patient in Wiltshire in 2015.
He graduated from Southampton University and has worked in the NHS since 1992. He completed an 18 month fellowship at Sydney’s Breast Cancer Institute where he gained expertise in minimally invasive breast cancer techniques and researched extensively about hormone therapy and breast cancer risk. He is the author of many research papers, published in international peer-reviewed medical journals and is an advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer as well as a specialist commentator for technology appraisal with the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
In Swindon and North Wiltshire he is now the senior breast cancer surgeon and since 2014 has been the clinical director of private patient services. As an experienced general surgeon he provides vascular access techniques for chemotherapy provision his cancer patients. He also serves as a specialist commentator for technology appraisal with the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence.
In his spare time Mr Coombs works with non-governmental charitable organisation, Mercy Ships, where he runs two-day essential surgical skills courses in West African countries, teaching local surgeons in basic and safe surgical techniques
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