Refer a patient to Mr Marco Scarci.
Consultant thoracic surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, seeing private patients across five London hospitals. Referrals from GPs, respiratory physicians, oncologists, emergency and sports medicine colleagues are all welcome.
- No account or login needed
- Encrypted end to end
- Mr Scarci notified immediately
Secure referral portal
Send the referral online
Complete a short form with the patient’s details and your clinical question. The referral is encrypted and sent straight to Mr Scarci, who is notified as it arrives.
Open the referral form →or go direct to referpatient.to/mr-marco-scarci
Choose whichever suits the case
All three routes reach the practice team the same working day. The portal is quickest and keeps patient data encrypted in transit.
Online referral portal
A short structured form — patient details, diagnosis, your question, and where to send the report. No account required.
referpatient.to/mr-marco-scarci →Email a referral letter
Send your letter with imaging, histology and lung function attached. Useful when the case is already documented or you are forwarding an MDT outcome.
[email protected]Speak to Mr Scarci
He is happy to discuss a complex or borderline case by telephone before any formal referral — particularly operability questions.
020 7459 4367 WhatsApp +44 7300 789 130🚨 Time-critical cases — call, don’t wait
For rapidly progressing lung cancer, tension or recurrent pneumothorax, haemothorax, empyema needing urgent drainage, or any case where delay carries clinical risk — call 020 7459 4367 directly. Urgent referrals are seen the same day. Out of hours, use WhatsApp on +44 7300 789 130.
What to include
Mr Scarci reviews imaging and correspondence before the patient attends, so the consultation is clinical rather than administrative.
- Patient name, date of birth and NHS number
- Your name, GMC number and contact details
- Diagnosis or working diagnosis, with staging if known
- The question you need answered
- Relevant imaging — CT, PET, MRI (disc or DICOM link)
- Histology and biopsy reports where available
- Current medications, including anticoagulants
- Significant cardiac, respiratory or renal comorbidity
- Lung function — spirometry and DLCO if performed
- Patient contact details and consent to refer
- MDT or tumour board outcome letter
- ECOG performance status or functional assessment
- If a second opinion, what prompted it
- Previous surgical or oncological treatment
- Insurer and membership number, if insured
- Whether an interpreter is needed
- Preferred hospital site for the patient
- Recent bloods — FBC, U&E, coagulation
What happens to your patient
A referral is a handover, not a transfer. You stay informed at every stage and the patient returns to your care afterwards.
Referral acknowledged
Namita or the practice team confirms receipt, contacts the patient to arrange a date, and verifies insurance cover before they attend.
Imaging reviewed first
Mr Scarci reads the CT, PET, MRI and correspondence in advance. The patient arrives at a consultation where the picture is already understood.
Consultation and plan
The patient leaves with a diagnosis, the treatment options set out, and a timeline. Surgery, where indicated, typically follows within days.
Report back to you
A full written report goes to you and to the patient’s GP. Where care is shared with an NHS team, Mr Scarci coordinates the handover personally.
Conditions accepted
The full range of thoracic surgery, benign and malignant. Complex and previously declined cases are actively welcomed.
Lung cancer
VATS and robotic lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge and sleeve resection, complex hilar dissection, PA plasty. Operability second opinions welcomed.
Pneumothorax
Primary, secondary, recurrent, catamenial and tension pneumothorax. VATS bullectomy and pleurodesis.
Pleural disease
Malignant and benign effusion, mesothelioma staging, pleural biopsy, indwelling catheters, empyema and decortication.
Mediastinum
Thymoma, thymic carcinoma, mediastinal cysts and masses. VATS and robotic thymectomy, including for myasthenia gravis.
Chest wall
Pectus excavatum (Nuss), carinatum and arcuatum, chest wall tumours, reconstruction with custom titanium implants.
Ribs and sternum
Rib fracture fixation for flail chest and non-union, slipping rib syndrome, rib flare, sternal fracture fixation.
Diaphragm
Phrenic nerve palsy, diaphragmatic paralysis, VATS plication, congenital and acquired diaphragmatic hernia.
Sympathetic chain
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar, axillary and facial hyperhidrosis, and for facial blushing.
Credentials and affiliations
6159768 — full, no restrictions
MD(Hons) FRCS(Eng) FCCP FACS FEBTS
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
The London Clinic · Bupa Cromwell · The Wellington · HCA Elstree · Imperial Private Healthcare
170+ peer-reviewed — PubMed: Scarci M
All major UK insurers recognised; cover verified before the patient attends
Send a referral now
No account, encrypted, urgent cases seen the same day — for those, please call rather than relying on the form alone.
020 7459 4367
