Mr Vish Bhattacharya : General surgery

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Mr Vish Bhattacharya

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Specialises in

Vascular surgery

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
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About me

I am a consultant in general upper GI and vascular surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead since April 2002.
I am the Associate Medical Director (Safety and Quality) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Gateshead
I was the Clinical Lead in Surgery from 2007 to 2017 and Associate Medical Director (
patient safety and quality) from 2017 till date

I am an Associate Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University
I have done the majority of my registrar training in the North East and Mersey Deanery.
I have also done a two year vascular surgery fellowship from Seattle, Washington, USA prior to my consultant post.
I have done my basic surgical training in the North West.

Areas of interest

Keyhole surgery to remove gall bladde (laparoscopic cholecystectomy)r: Keyhole and open surgery for inguinal hernia; Varicose vein surgery; Radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins (minimally invasive);Repair of incisional and paraumbilical hernias; Keyhole surgery for hyperhidrosis (excess sweating)

Medical secretaries

Sheila Brown
Spire Washington Hospital Picktree Lane Washington NE38 9JZ
0191 415 1272
sheila.brown@spireheathcare.com

Vish Bhattacharya
Spire Washington Hospital Picktree Lane WASHINGTON NE38 9JZ
0191 415 1272
v.bhattacharya@nhs.net

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Ashwani Gupta Fee Assured

Dr Vikas Jain Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

I am a Consultant General Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead since April 2002.
I have stopped vascular surgery since centralisation. I continue to perform General and Upper GI surgery including General Surgery emergencies .I am the Associate Medical Director (Safety and Quality) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Trust, Gateshead
I was the Clinical Lead in Surgery from 2007 to 2017 and Associate Medical Director (Safety and Quality) from 2017 to date April 2023

Research interests

I am an examiner for FRCS (Intercollegiate Specialty Board) . This is the final exam for trainees before they are eligible to take up a Consultant post

I am actively involved in teaching of undergraduates core trainees, registrars and senior fellows in surgery

Awards received

Gateshead Star Award for hosting Patient Quality and Safety Conferences regularly for several years and inviting nationally renowned key note speakers to speak about patient safety

Publications

Edited 'Postgraduate Vascular surgery - Candidates guide to the FRCS', Cambridge University Press in 2011

Edited' Venous Thromboembolism -Prevention and Management' Imperial College Press 2016

'Postgraduate Vascular Surgery' Imperial College Press, published in 2017
This book has been highly commended in the BMA Book Awards in September 2019

Published around 70 articles in peer reviewed journals and 4 Textbook chapters

Courses offered to GPs

Regular talks to GPs on current surgical topics including hernia repairs, varicose veins, management of peripheral vascular disease etc.

About my work

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My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education Newcastle University 2011
Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery Hope Heart Institute and Providence Medical Center, Seattle 1997
FRCS (Edin) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1993
Certificate in Vascular Ultrasound Teeside University 2012
Fellow North East Leadership Academy 2013
FRCS (General and Vascular Surgery) Intercollegiate Specialty Board 2001
FRCS (Glas) Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow 1992

GMC registration

Reference number 4004596

Details of entry to specialist register

Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Surgery , 2001

Affiliations / memberships

GMC
Medical Protection Society

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

L8532
Operations for recurrent varicose veins without re-exploration of groin or popliteal fossa - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
L8520
Ligation/stripping of long or short saphenous vein (including local excision/multiple phlebectomy) - bilateral - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
L8751
Local excision (multiple phlebectomy) of varicose vein(s) of leg - bilateral - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
L8700
Ligation/stripping of long and short saphenous veins (including local excision/multiple phlebectomy) - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
L8542
Radiofrequency ablation of single venous trunk +/- phlebectomies - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Washington Hospital (1-5)
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