Professional profile
I am a Consultant Surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital. I provide private practice surgery at Spire Washington Hospital. I am trained in Hepatopancreatobiliary, Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery and anti reflux surgery. I have trained and performed Weight Loss Surgery and now teach as a faculty team member at Bariatric Courses. I have been to various bariatric units based in Frankfurt, Oslo and Bruges, Baghdad and India.
I perform Laparoscopic, gastric bypass surgery, mini gastric bypass surgery, gastric sleeve resections and gastric balloon insertion for surgical management of Obesity. I have also performed revisional Weight loss procedures. My other interests include Pancreato-biliary surgery, Gallstone and Laparoscopic anti reflux surgery.
I have extensively published and presented at various national and international journals and conferences. I am a member of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons, the Pancreatic Society, British Medical Association, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). I am also a commissioned officer in the Army Reserves and have recently returned home after deployment.
I am a Tutor at bariatric courses and am on editorial board of Bariatric journals. I am involved in Northern Deanery as a Associate Foundation Programme Director conducting training courses abroad for foreign trainees.
I have performed over 1,250 bariatric procedures and I am in the top 10 percentile of bariatric surgeons in the UK. My surgery outcomes are available at National Bariatric Surgery Registry.
Clinical Interests
General surgery
Endoscopy
Obesity surgery
Special Clinical Interests: Weight-loss surgery; Anti reflux; Biliary, Gallstones and Pancreatic.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB BS / University of Delhi / 1986
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Royal College of Surgeons / 1997
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
MD / Newcastle University / 2003
Medical Degree
RAMC / Royal Army Medical Corps / 2005
Member of the Army Reserves
Professional memberships
Association of Upper GI Surgeons
Pancreatic Society
British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
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Current NHS posts
Consultant Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Sunderland Royal Hospital
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