Dr. Schneidereit

Address: 1165 ​Dufferin Crescent
Nanaimo, BC  V9S 2B5
Phone: 250-754-3315
Fax: 250-754-3316

The office is located directly across from the main Dufferin Crescent entrance to the hospital.

OFFICE HOURS:

Office hours vary weekly. 

APPOINTMENTS:
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​Contact our office by phone for booking in person appointments to see Dr. Schneidereit or his secretary as a lot of work is done remotely.
You can call and leave a message for Dr. Schneidereit or his secretary at anytime.
Phone messages will be returned within 24 hours, Monday to Friday except Statutory Holidays.
If the phone voicemail greeting indicates that Dr. Schneidereit is away, your message will be answered upon his return.  
If you have not received a reply within one business' day, please call back and leave another message.
If your problem is urgent, please call 911 or go to your local emergency department.

Dr. Nathan Schneidereit, BRE, BScAg, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

Dr. Schneidereit completed medical school and a subsequent residency in General Surgery at the University of British Columbia.  He then went on to do a Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida before becoming a full time surgeon at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in August of 2006.  Professional interests include Colon and Rectal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Breast Surgery and Endoscopy.  He holds a clinical faculty appointment with UBC and the Island Medical Program as a Clinical Assistant Professor.  He enjoys teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees and holds several awards for teaching. He currently serves as the Medical Lead for Surgery at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and is also the Island Health Physician Lead for the BC Cancer Agency Colon Screening Program.

Dr. Schneidereit Patient Resources for Surgical Procedures
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Recovering from Hernia Surgery

Recovering from Hemorrhoid Surgery

Recovering from Gallbladder Surgery

Recovering from Breast Surgery.

Dr. Schneidereit Patient Resources for Endoscopic Procedures
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​​Diabetic Medication Instructions for Endoscopy Procedures

​Preparing your bowel using PICO-SALAX or PURG-ODAN

Preparing your bowel using KleanLyte​

Preparing your bowel using CoLyte​

Preparing your bowel with a CoLyte/KleanLyte SuperPrep​

Preparing for your Gastroscopy​

Preparing for your Flexible Sigmoidoscopy​

Preparing for you Pouchoscopy

The Day of Your Procedure

What is a gastroscopy and colonoscopy?

Direct to Procedure Consent and Medical History Form.​
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