Mr Dale Vimalachandran : General surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

General

Lower GI surgery

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I was appointed in 2010 as a general and colorectal surgeon. In 2017 I was appointed honorary senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool.

I am experienced in all aspects of general and colorectal surgery with a particular interest in colorectal cancer where I have maintained a 0% 90 day mortality since appointment.

I perform over 200 colonoscopies a year with a completion rate of over 95%.

I am also expert in all other colorectal and general surgical conditions and procedures including inguinal and abdominal wall hernia, haemorrhoids, fissure in ano, fistula in ano and inflammatory bowel disease.

I also run a specialist bowel dysfunction clinic with an interest in pelvic floor failure and IBS.

I have a strong translational and clinical trial research interest in advanced colorectal cancer and run a research team at the Institute of Translational Medicine at Liverpool University. I am the Chief Investigator of the national multi centre study HiP study which and am also involved in a number of other clinical trials as co-investigator and/or data monitoring.

Areas of interest

Colorectal (bowel) cancer; Pelvic floor surgery; Colorectal surgery (lower GI); Incontinence (urine / faeces); Surgery of the gallbladder; Hernia surgery; Haemorrhoids; Anal fistula; Fissures, IBS, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Medical secretaries

Leanne Vim
Newstead Four Lane Ends TARPORLEY CW6 9HL
07590 695740
07816 829351
dale.vimalachandran@nhs.net

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Richard J Hay Not Fee Assured
Dr Simon R Bricker Not Fee Assured
Dr Kathryn Tizard Not Fee Assured
Dr Mary Cardwell Not Fee Assured

Dr Paul M Jameson Not Fee Assured
Dr Woei Lin Yap Not Fee Assured
Dr Anne Troy Not Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Countess of Chester Foundation Trust

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester

Research interests

RCS/ACPGBI National Sub Specialty Research Lead Colorectal Surgery (2019-present)
Lead for Colorectal Research, Countess of Chester NHS Trust (2010-present)
Chair of Countess of Chester NHS Trust Research and Development Committee (2013-2016)
Member of NCRI Colorectal subgroup (2014-present)
Member of ACPGBI R&A Committee (2016-present)
R&A Representative on NBOCAP Clinical Advisory Group (2017-present)
Northwest Coast SRG Surgery lead 2017-present
Northwest Coast Network Lead Colorectal Surgery (2016-present)
Chief Investigator for HiP study (UK multicentre, prospective, cohort study)
Lead investigator National Rectal Cancer Biomarker Study
Chair of DMC: PREPARE ABC (HTA funded prehabilitation study)
Chair of SMG: NIHR ICaRAS study
Member of National Research Groups: IMPACT (advanced colorectal cancer) and GI recovery group (ACPGBI/BDRF collaboratives)
Local PI for ROSSINI2, FoxTroT, HiP, ADD ASPIRIN, CREST2 and HART portfolio trials

Personal interests

Cycling and walking
Art and reading

Awards received

Bowel Disease Research Foundation (BDRF)
Development of Standardised Rectal Cancer Biopsy 2016/17 Â£10,000
Bowel Disease Research Foundation
Role of Acid Ceramidase in rectal cancer 2015/16 Â£12,500
Bowel Disease Research Foundation
HiP study 2016-19 Â£39,700
BDRF Travelling Fellowship
HiP study 2015 Â£5,000
Mersey Deanery Madel fellowship
Mechanisms of radiation damage in rectal cancer 2014-16 Â£80,000

Publications

Matthew A et al. Prospective patient stratification into robust cancer-cell intrinsic subtypes from colorectal cancer biopsies . Submitted and under revision J Pathology

Bowden D et al. Predicting Response To Chemoradiotherapy In Rectal Cancer -Proteomic Profiling Reveals Acid Ceramidase As A Potential Novel Biomarker And Therapeutic Target. Accepted pending revision. J Proteomics

Lee SL et al. Primary Colorectal Cells Culture as a Translational Research Model. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1709:97-105

Sutton PA et al Exome sequencing of synchronously resected primary colorectal tumours and colorectal liver metastases to inform oncosurgical management..Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017 Nov 13. pii: S0748-7983(17)

Grainger J et al. Incidental Mesenteric Paraganglioma: A Case Report and Literature Review., Ann Coloproctol. 2017 Oct;33(5):197-200.

The relationship between method of anastomosis and anastomotic failure after right hemicolectomy and ileo-caecal resection: an international snapshot audit. 2015 European Society of Coloproctology collaborating group. Colorectal Dis. 2017 Mar 6

Lee SL et al.Re-examining HSPC1 inhibitors. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2017 Mar;22(2):293-306

McNair AG et al.ORACLE Collaboration. A national patient and public colorectal research agenda: Integration of consumer perspectives in bowel disease through early consultation. Colorectal Dis. 2016 Nov 21.

Sutton P et al. Evaluation of a tissue stabilisation gel Allprotect to facilitate clinical sampling for translational research in surgical trials. Br J Surg. 2015 Jan, 102:124-32

Simpson GS et al. The aetiology of delay to commencement of adjuvant chemotherapy following colorectal resection. Int J Surg Oncol. 2014

Sheikh AA et al.Outcome of colorectal cancer resection in octogenarians. S Afr J Surg. 2013 May 3;51(2):68-72.

Thornton M et al. Management and outcome of colorectal anastomotic leaks. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011 Mar;26(3):313-20

Sheikh AA et al. The expression of S100A8 in pancreatic cancer-associated monocytes is associated with the Smad4 status of pancreatic cancer cells. Proteomics. 2007 Jun;7(11):1929-40.
Thompson CC et al.Pancreatic cancer cells overexpress gelsolin family-capping proteins, which contribute to their cell motility. Gut. 2007 Jan;56(1):95-106.

Vimalachandran D et al. High nuclear S100A6 (Calcyclin) is significantly associated with poor survival in pancreatic cancer patients. Cancer Res. 2005 Apr 15;65(8):3218-25.

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education University of Chester 2013
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of England FRCS RCS England 2009
Doctorate MD University of Liverpool 2006
Basic Medical Degree MB ChB University of Liverpool 1997

GMC registration

Reference number 4409483

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Secretary Liverpool Northwest Surgical Society 2017
North West Coast Lead for Surgery National Institute Health Research (NIHR) 2017
Research and Audit Commitee Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland 2016
Colorectal Subgroup National Cancer Research Institute 2015

Details of entry to specialist register

CCT General and Colorectal Surgery , 2009

Affiliations / memberships

Member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

My private practice

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