Mr Arun Shanmuganandan : General surgery

Fee assured
Awaiting verification
Not in Open Referral network
Accredited endoscopist

Overview

Bupa specialist

Accredited endoscopist

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Arun Shanmuganandan is a consultant colorectal surgeon in a busy surgical unit at Croydon University Hospital. He specialises in laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery for diseases of the bowel including cancer of the colon and rectum. He also treats patients with benign bowel disorders like diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

He is an advanced endoscopy practitioner, fully accredited by JAG (Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy) for performing colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and OGD (upper gastrointestinal endoscopy). He carries out endoscopic removal of large polyps of the bowel (EMR / ESD) and early cancers of the rectum (TEMS / TAMIS). He believes strongly in prevention and early diagnosis of bowel cancers and is a strong advocate of bowel cancer screening, which he is approved for.

His special interests also include treatment for benign anorectal conditions including haemorrhoids, anal fistula, anal abscesses and anal fissure. He offers various surgical options for treatment of haemorrhoids including rubber band ligation, THD, HALO, RAFAELO and traditional surgical haemorrhoidectomy.

He offers BOTOX for anal fissures and various surgical options for anal fistulas including fistula plug, gel, LIFT procedure and VAAFT (Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment) procedure.

In addition to surgical procedures, he provides wide-ranging, latest evidence based consultation on functional bowel disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, acid reflux, indigestion, bloating and coeliac disease. He works closely with other allied specialties like gastroenterologists, dietitians and nutritionists, and believes strongly in a multi-disciplinary approach to improve his patients’ general gut health.

He takes a keen interest in teaching and training junior surgical trainees and is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College, London.

He has multiple publications in international, peer-reviewed journals and is currently the Principal Investigator for a multi-centre, NIHR and NICE approved trial on the use of FIT test, which is a less invasive screening tool for bowel cancers. He is a member of the Trauma Care delivery Group, Sepsis Taskforce and Research & Development Committee at Croydon University Hospital. He is also a member of the NICE FIT trial steering group.

Arun qualified from a reputed medical university in the south Indian city of Chennai. Following basic surgical training in India, he moved to the United Kingdom to pursue higher surgical training. He underwent most of his specialist surgical training, in general and laparoscopic colorectal surgery, in south west London, which resulted in his entry to the General Medical Council’s specialist register.

He enjoys spending his weekends with his wife and son, and his favourite pursuit is hiking in the beautiful Surrey countryside. He follows cricket and the premier league and enjoys playing football and tennis with his son.

Areas of interest

colonoscopy; endoscopy; sigmoidoscopy; endoscopic removal of polyps; colonic polyp; EMR; rectal polyp; Transanal excision of rectal lesions; TEMS; TAMIS; bowel screening; colon cancer; rectal cancer; colorectal surgery; laparoscopic surgery for bowel cancer; laparoscopy; key hole surgery; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease; colitis; diverticular disease; colostomy; ileostomy; haemorrhoids; HALO; THD; RAFAELO; stapled haemorrhoidectomy; anal fistula; anal fissure; anal abscess; abdominal pain; abdominal lump; itchy bottom; weight loss; anaemia; faecal incontinence; anal leakage; diarrhoea; constipation; altered bowel habits; digestive disorders; anal pain; rectal pain; rectal prolapse; rectal bleeding; anal skin tag; anal warts; anal polyps; Botox for fissure; fistula plug

Medical secretaries

Medical Consultant Services
020 3488 2920
07738 622799
info@mcs-london.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Velaitham Muralitharan Not Fee Assured
Dr Vittaldas Shetty Fee Assured

Dr Gautham Srinivasan Fee Assured
Dr Ian Lambert Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

-Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
-Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, King's College, London

Research interests

I am a member of the NICE FIT trial steering committee, and am the Principal Investigator at Croydon Hospital for this multi-centre, NIHR approved trial, which is looking at the feasibility of less invasive tests for bowel cancers. I am a member of the Sepsis Taskforce, Trauma Care delivery group & R&D committee at Croydon University Hospital. I also lead the peer-review for lower GI cancers at CUH.

Personal interests

I enjoy spending my weekends with my wife and son, and our most favorite pursuit is hiking in the beautiful Surrey countryside. I follow cricket and the premier league, and enjoy playing football and tennis with my son.

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

-Does music reduce anxiety and discomfort during flexible sigmoidoscopy?: a systematic review and meta-analysis;AP Shanmuganandan, MRS Siddiqui, N Farkas, K Sran, R Thomas, S Mohamed, RI Swift, AM Abulafi; World J of Gastrointest Endosc, 2017 May

- Assessing the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Virtopsy as an alternative to Autopsy : A meta-analysis; Ahmad MU, Sharif KA, Qayyum H, Ehsanullah B, Balyasnikova S, Wale A, Shanmuganandan A, Siddiqui MRS, Athanasiou T, Kemp GJ.; Postgrad Med J 2017

-An Audit Comparing The Reporting Of Staging MRI Scans For Rectal Cancer With The London Cancer Alliance (LCA) Guidelines.; Siddiqui MRS, Shanmuganandan AP, Rasheed S, Tekkis P, Brown G, Abulafi AM.; European Journal of Surgical Oncology(EJSO)43 (2017)

-A review of Gallstone Sigmoid Ileum Management; Farkas N, Kaur V, Shanmuganandan A, Black J, Frampton A, Redon , West N; Annals of Medicine and Surgery 27 (2018)

- Detecting dysplasia using white light endoscopy or chromoendoscopy for ulcerative colitis patients without primary sclerosing cholangitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis ; Aziz S, Al-Rubaye H, Turki MA, Sameem Siddiqui MR, ShanmuganandanAP, Ehsanullah B, Brar R, Abulafi AM; International Journal of Surgery, 2018

- A literature review on the role of chemical sphincterotomy after Milligan-Morgan haemorrhoidectomy; Siddiqui MRS,Abraham-Igwe C, Shanmuganandan A, Grassi V, Swift I, Abulafi M; International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2011

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCSEng The Royal College of Surgeons 2018
FRCSEd The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. 2014
MRCS The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. 2006
MS The TN Dr MGR Medical University, India. 2003
MBBS The TN Dr MGR Medical University, India. 2000

Additional training

Accreditation for Upper Gi Endoscopy (OGD) The Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy(JAG) 2019
Accreditation for Colonoscopy The Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy(JAG) 2010

GMC registration

Reference number 6078027

Details of entry to specialist register

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration in General & Colorectal Surgery , 2017

Affiliations / memberships

Association of ColoProctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI)
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI)
European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES)
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Surgeons

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Poppy LaneShirley Oaks VillageCROYDONCR9 8AB
Friday
12:30 - 18:00
020 8655 5500

Spire St Anthony's Hospital, Cheam
Thursday
18:00 - 20:00
020 8335 4646

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

BMI Shirley Oaks Hospital Switchboard
020 8655 5500 and ask for the ward

Spire St Anthony's Hospital Switchboard
020 8337 6691 and ask for the ward

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