Mr Christopher Payne

Mr Chris Payne is Consultant General, Colorectal and Emergency surgeon in Tayside, Scotland. He specialises in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, coloproctology (pilonidal sinus disease, anal fistulas, anal fissures, haemorrhoids), diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, hernias (groin, umbilical and incisional) and the assessment of abdominal pain, groin pain, perineal/perianal pain and altered bowel habit.

Mr Payne started his training at Edinburgh Medical School in 1995, graduating in 2000 and went into surgical training, initially in Edinburgh and subsequently in the West of Scotland. He was appointed a Consultant in NHS Tayside in 2013. He was awarded an MD from Glasgow University in 2014 for research into perioperative risk stratification

Mr Payne was appointed the Lead Consultant for Emergency General Surgery in Ninewells in 2018 and subsequently appointed as the Clinical Director of Unscheduled Surgery for NHS Tayside in 2020. He has a special interest in the assessment and management of abdominal, colorectal and groin conditions and would be happy to provide an expert opinion on acute or chronic abdominal symptoms / concerns.

Mr Payne offers consultations at Kings Park Hospital's outreach clinic located at Heal Physiotherapy Centre in Dundee. He can also offer clinic consultations on request at Kings Park Hospital, Stirling. He undertakes surgical treatments and colonoscopies at Kings Park Hospital, Stirling.

• Assessment of abdominal pain, groin pain, perineal/perianal pain and altered bowel habit
• Hernia surgery 
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Assessment, treatment and surgery for haemorrhoids, anal skin tags and anal fissures
• Assessment and surgery for pilonidal sinus, anal fistula and other anal and rectal conditions
• Colonoscopy
• Surgery and screening for colorectal cancer
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Skin lumps and bumps

• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
• British Hernia Society