Mr Bhaskar Kumar

Consultant General Surgeon
MBChB MD FRCS

Practising at

Spire Norwich Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Bhaskar Kumar at Spire include:

General surgery

Hernia surgery

Other treatments

Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hernia repair surgery
Laparoscopic surgery
Minimal access surgery

Professional profile

I have worked as a consultant surgeon at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital since 2014. I qualified from Leeds University Medical School in 1997 and completed my basic surgical training with the Yorkshire School of Surgery. I completed a two-year doctorate in medicine (MD) before entering higher surgical training in Yorkshire and in the North East of England. In the final stages of this training I worked in one of the largest oesophago-gastric cancer centres in Europe at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne under the supervision of Professor S M Griffin OBE (2010-2013). I completed my overseas fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery with Prof. David Watson at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia (2013-2014). This has enabled me to develop a wide surgical experience within both benign and malignant diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract. I am a consultant on the busy emergency rota for both general and upper GI surgery.

Clinical Interests

General surgery
Endoscopy
Hernia repair surgery
Laparoscopic surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Minimal access surgery

General surgery including gallbladder and laparoscopic and open hernia repair. Upper gastrointestinal surgery including laparoscopic surgery for gastro-oesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia. Minimally invasive surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer Advanced laparoscopic surgery.

Private contact details

Telephone	01603 255 574
Private secretary	Rachel Hughes
Private secretary telephone	07783 363264

Qualification and professional memberships

MBChB MD FRCS / Leeds University Medical School / 1997
MBChB MD FRCS

Professional memberships

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Member of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (AUGIS)
Member of the International Association for Diseases of the Oesophagus

Current NHS posts

Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust

Personal Profile

I live with my wife and two young daughters. I am a very keen tennis player who plays and trains with the Norfolk men’s county team and continues to compete in tournaments.