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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
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Accredited endoscopist
Specialises in
- General
- Hepatobiliary
- Lower GI surgery
Bupa specialist
- Accredited endoscopist
About me
Professor Tan Arulampalam trained as a surgeon in London and Rome and was appointed Consultant Surgeon at Colchester General Hospital in 2003 and worked there until September 2022. He has now moved to full time private practice.
He has performed over 500 laparoscopic colorectal resections as well as a full range of advanced complex laparoscopic surgery.
Professor Arulampalam was awarded a Doctorate by the University of London for research on the role of PET scanning in Colorectal Cancer Imaging. He has continued his research interests in PET, colorectal cancer, laparoscopic surgery and surgical humidification. He is Professor of Surgery at Anglia Ruskin University.
Having held the post of Clinical Director of the ICENI Centre Professor Arulampalam has taken an active role in training as a National Laparoscopic Colorectal Trainer and being on the faculty at the European Surgical Institute, medical advisor to the charity Beating Bowel Cancer and working on Department of Health projects.
As a member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Development Committee establishing closer links between the surgical fraternities of developed and developing nations. He has also been a regular advisor to BBC Television Drama
Professor Arulampalam is on the Board of the International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeons. He is President Elect of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and Chair of the Research Committee of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons.
Areas of interest
Hernias, including inguinal hernia, sportsman hernia and complex abdominal wall reconstruction; Colorectal surgery (lower GI); Colorectal disease (Lower GI) including specialist proctology offering Video assisted anal fistula treatment and endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment; Gall bladder; Biliary disease; Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery'); Endoscopic procedures; Colorectal (bowel) cancer; Coloproctology
Medical secretaries
- Jane Sowman
- admin@proftan.co.uk
- Janette Nicholls
- Oaks Hospital 120 Mile End Road COLCHESTER CO4 5XR
- 01206 753229
- 01206 855125
- Janette.Nicholls@ramsayhealth.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Balamurugan Ramalingam at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Khalid Alaib at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Simon William Trundle at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Mohamed Ramali at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Katherine Gardner at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Venkatesh Annam at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Harikumar Sivakumar at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Professor Thanjakumar Arulampalam has worked with Dr Anil R Visram at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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H5240
Banding of haemorrhoids - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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H6050
Endoscopic ablation for a pilonidal sinus - (5-50)
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T2002
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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J1880
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with peri-operative cholangiogram - (5-50)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (5-50)
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T4130
Freeing of adhesions of peritoneum - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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H6260
Proctoscopy (+/- biopsy) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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T4300
Laparoscopic adhesiolysis (including biopsy) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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G8083
Therapeutic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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T2012
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - bilateral - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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S0656
Removal of lipoma - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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X3750
Botulinum toxin injections to muscle - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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J1881
Robotic assisted cholecystectomy with peri-operative cholangiogram - (1-5)
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H5100
Haemorrhoidectomy (including sigmoidoscopy) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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H4430
Examination of rectum under anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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T2100
Repair of recurrent inguinal hernia - (1-5)
Ramsay Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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T2200
Primary repair of femoral hernia - (1-5)
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T2781
Repair of epigastric hernia - (1-5)