- Fee assured
- Awaiting verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Upper GI surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr. Sudhindra Rao is a Consultant General and Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgeon at the Dorset County Hospital and at BMI The Winterbourne Hospital since 2006. He is an experienced general surgeon, with special interests in Upper gastro-intestinal and laparoscopic surgery. He completed his higher surgical training in the Wessex Deanery in the UK, in addition to surgical training at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in India, to achieve excellence in surgical practice based on good knowledge, highly developed technical skills, dedication and advanced communication to deliver a high standard of care. Mr. Rao’s special interests include surgery for gallstones, anti-reflux surgery for acid-reflux, gastroscopy, laparoscopic and open repairs of a wide range of hernias.
Mr. Rao was the Clinical Director for Surgery and Urology at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He has served as the Surgical Tutor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and member of the Specialist Training Committee at the Wessex Deanery. He is actively involved in training medical students and specialist surgical trainees. He is dedicated to research and has published many papers in various journals and e-textbooks.
Areas of interest
Gallstones and laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Gastro-oesophageal reflux; hiatus hernia and laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery; Hernias; including inguinal hernia; umbilical hernia; epigastric hernia; incisional hernia; upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy; cancers of the oesophagus; stomach and pancreas; laparoscopic procedures; ('keyhole surgery')
Medical secretaries
- Shubha Rao
- BMI The Winterbourne Hospital Herringston Road DORCHESTER DT1 2DR
- 01305 263252
- 07855 848242
- 01305 265424
- shubhabangaore@hotmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Russell Goodall Fee Assured
- Mrs Katharine Richards Fee Assured
- Dr Mark Pulletz Not Fee Assured
- Dr Oliver Tweedie Not Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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J1830
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - (1-5)
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T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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T2002
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral - (1-5)