Qualifications: Doctor of Medicine (1998)
GMC Number: 7038593
Clinical Areas of Interest: Bowel cancer, Colorectal resection, Diverticular disease, Early rectal cancer, Minimally invasive procedures and Rectal bleeding
Regional Chapter: Wessex
Biography
Mr Di Fabio is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Clinical Lead at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, with a specialist interest in the management of rectal cancer. He leads a dedicated Rectal Cancer Clinic, providing expert care for patients.
His clinical expertise includes the treatment of rectal cancer, significant colorectal polyps, diverticular disease, incisional hernias, haemorrhoids, and pilonidal disease. He regularly performs advanced minimally invasive procedures, including laparoscopic colorectal surgery, Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS), Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS), and colonoscopy.
In 2018, Mr Di Fabio established the Significant Polyp and Early Colorectal Cancer (SPECC) Multidisciplinary Team Meeting, bringing together specialists to support clinicians and patients in making informed treatment decisions.
He has authored numerous scientific publications on rectal cancer, significant colorectal polyps, peritoneal malignancy, enhanced recovery after surgery, and patient-reported outcomes, with particular focus on quality of life and bowel function following colorectal surgery.
Mr Di Fabio graduated from the University of Brescia School of Medicine, Italy, in 1998. His surgical training included appointments at the University of Brescia, University Hospital Southampton, and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, where he completed a Senior Fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery and in Peritoneal Malignancy. He has also undertaken international clinical and research fellowships, including periods at Philipps University Hospital in Marburg, Germany (2002 and 2004), and at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2006–2007), where he focused on colorectal cancer research.
Mr Di Fabio was awarded a PhD and the Doctor Europaeus qualification in Translational Biomedical Sciences from the University of Verona, Italy. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Coloproctology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Mr Di Fabio is the current ACPGBI Wessex Chapter Representative