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Specialises in

• General

• Upper GI surgery

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a General and Bariatric surgeon who specialises in surgery for symptomatic gallstone disease, hernia surgery and weight loss surgery.

Since becoming a consultant in 2014 I have developed a specialist interest in delivering laparoscopic gallbladder surgery in both elective and emergency settings, aiming to offer timely intervention with keyhole surgery for gallstone disease. Within the NHS at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust I focus on acute gallbladder surgery, urgent intervention for patients with acute gallbladder symptoms and run a service to expedite surgical review for patients with emergency presentations of gallstone disease.

I perform hernia surgery using both laparoscopic (key-hole) and open techniques for inguinal, femoral, ventral, epigastric, incisional and umbilical hernias.

I took up my post as a Consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon in August 2014 having completed my surgical training in the North East, graduating from Newcastle Medical School in 2004. I benefitted from training at Sunderland Royal Hospital when bariatric surgery became an accepted NHS treatment for morbid obesity and Sunderland then became the busiest NHS bariatric centre in the country. I specialise in Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery offering Roux en Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric band surgery and Mini/Single Anastomosis Gastric bypass. I also perform revisional Bariatric surgery. I have published on a wide range of Bariatric surgery topics and run training courses for consultant surgeons hoping to learn the Mini/single anastomosis procedure.

At Sunderland Royal Hospital I am the Clinical Director for General Surgery. I teach on the regional surgical training program and have taught on national courses at the Royal College of Surgeons.

Areas of interest

Gallstone disease; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; gallstones; biliary colic; cholecystitis; groin hernia; inguinal hernia; Obesity; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal surgery; Hernia repair surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Minimal access surgery; Obesity surgery; Pancreatic and biliary surgery; Weight loss surgery; revisional bariatric surgery, Cholecystectomy;

Medical secretaries

• Rebecca Bell
• 0191 415 1272
• rebecca.bell@spirehealthcare.com

Anaesthetists worked with

• Dr Nehemiah T Mupedziswa Fee Assured

• Dr Naveen Venugopal Fee Assured