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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General
- Lower GI surgery
- Upper GI surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Cheruvu is a highly experienced Consultant Laparoscopic and Upper Gastro Intestinal Surgeon at Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, where he has been practising since 2004. With a career spanning more than three decades, he is recognised for his expertise in advanced laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, upper GI procedures, and bariatric (weight loss) surgery.
Mr Cheruvu has been performing laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery since the early 1993, developing expertise in complex minimally invasive procedures. He has performed over 5,000 laparoscopic operations, covering a wide range of upper GI, bariatric, and hernia surgeries.
Mr Cheruvu is committed to offering safe, high quality, patient centred surgical care. He combines decades of experience with the latest minimally invasive techniques to support faster recovery, reduced pain, and excellent patient outcomes.
Education & specialist training
Mr Cheruvu qualified in Medicine in 1984 and went on to complete extensive higher surgical training across several leading UK and international centres:
St George's University Hospital, London; Higher Surgical Training St James's University Hospital, Leeds; Completion of specialist training (2002)
Liverpool; Bariatric and advanced laparoscopic surgery fellowship (2003).
As part of a prestigious Royal College of Surgeons scholarship, he also undertook international surgical fellowships in:
National Cancer Centre, Japan
Royal Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Bariatric surgery fellowship.
He then joined the University Hospital of North Midlands (Stoke-on-Trent) in 2003 before transitioning to full time independent sector practice.
Areas of interest
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) gall stones, polyps, inflammation and non-functioning gall bladder
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair & anti?reflux surgery
Laparoscopic abdominal wall hernia repair
Laparoscopic splenectomy
Laparoscopic gastric banding
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Laparoscopic gastric bypass
Laparoscopic revision bariatric surgery
Upper GI diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopy
NEW for 2025: LIRA (Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Retro?Rectus Aponeuroplasty) - a state?of?the?art technique for repairing large incisional hernias
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair & anti?reflux surgery
Skin lump removal & Endoscopy
Medical secretaries
- Barbara Bailey
- Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital Clayton Road Newcastle ST5 4DB
- 07488 259121
- Bbaileymedsec@outlook.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Harnarine Murally
Fee Assured
- Dr Charles Baker
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- Dr Naga murali krishna Vallabhaneni
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- Dr Nehalbhai Patel
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- Dr Balaji Velayudam
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- Dr Arunchakkravarthy KannanGovindaswamy
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Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)
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J1880
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with peri-operative cholangiogram - (5-50)
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T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (5-50)
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T2002
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral - (5-50)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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