Professor Bijendra Patel
Consultant General Surgeon
MBBS MS FRCS FRCS (Gen)
Languages spoken:
English
Hindi
Urdu
Patient Age Group
Adults
Year qualified
1989
Subspecialty
Upper GI surgery
Clinical Interests
Laparoscopic surgery for hernia, acid reflux, gall stones and appendix. Surgery for benign and malignant diseases of oesophagus, stomach and colon. Complex gastrointestinal surgery and patients with major complications. Skin cancer and skin lumps.
About Professor Bijendra Patel
Mr Patel provides consultation and surgical expertise in management of patients with both common and complex surgical problems such as indigestion, abdominal pain, hernia, heartburn, gall stone and cancer of oesophagus and stomach. Mr Patel provides Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer Surgery and Bariatric Surgery service for inner East London and North East London in the NHS. Mr Patel is a world leader in establishing higher education degrees for acquiring surgical skills by simulation. He pioneered the MSc in Surgical Skills and Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London and has established 'Virtual Reality Surgical Simulation Centre' for training surgeons.
NHS Base (trust)
Barts Health NHS Trust
Professional memberships
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (ALSGBI), Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS), British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), London Consultants' Association (LCA), Medical Defence Union (The MDU), British Medical Association (BMA)
