Mr Paul Ainsworth is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon who specialises in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, laparoscopic and open hernia surgery, day case surgery, colonoscopy and coloproctology (haemorrhoids, anal fissure and fistula etc.)

Mr Paul Ainsworth qualified from Leeds University in 1998. He has undertaken extensive training in general and colorectal surgery in the Mersey Deanery. He obtained FRCS in 2012 and has completed his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2014. He has also completed a fellowship in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and attended laparoscopic training courses in the UK and Germany. Mr Ainsworth has published articles in Colorectal Disease, European Journal of Cancer, European Journal of Surgical Oncology and the Annals of Vascular Surgery. Mr Ainsworth is interested in audit and clinical improvement. He is currently the Clinical Director for General Surgery in Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.