Yirupaiahgari Viswanath
Consultant General, Upper GI, Laparoscopic, Robotic and Endoscopic Surgeon
- Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Junction Road Norton Stockton-on-Tees TS20 1PX
- 01642 282872
- keyhole1234@gmail.com
About Professor Viswanath
Professor Viswanath YKS is a highly experienced general surgeon specializing in upper gastrointestinal disorders, laparoscopic procedures, and endoscopic surgeries, boasting over two decades of expertise in the field. He earned his qualification in 1989 and underwent extensive training in the Tyne and Tees regions as well as in Leeds. Prof. Viswanath has previously held the esteemed position of leading the Upper-Gastrointestinal oncology team and has served as the Cancer Lead clinician for the trust, Network Chairman, overseeing various oncological specialties.
Prof. Viswanath’s clinical practice encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of a diverse range of gastrointestinal conditions, including hernias, gallstones, acid reflux, hiatus hernias, achalasia, upper GI cancers, and he is particularly renowned for his proficiency in advanced laparoscopic surgeries and various endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic myotomy, mucosal resection,dilatation and stent placement. He routinely performs laparoscopic surgeries for reflux, hiatal hernia, complex revisional surgery inclding placement of magenic device for reflux (Linx).
Notably, he has established the STRETTA (Endoscopic Anti-reflux Radio-frequency Treatment) center in the United Kingdom, pioneering the use of restech pH studies for the evaluation and management of patients suffering from acid reflux and LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux), characterized by symptoms like chronic cough, a sensation of throat blockage, and hoarseness.
Professor Viswanath is a prominent figure in his field and is President Elect for BBUGSS ( British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society).His commitment to excellence is underscored by his receipt of the esteemed National Clinical Excellence Awards in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2022 as well as the distinguished National HSJ Award and BMJ Leadership award(finalist). Furthermore, his peers within the medical community have recognized his expertise, as evidenced by his elected representative roles for laparoscopic surgery within the British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society and the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Prof. Viswanath is actively engaged in medical education and training and has gained recognition as a national leader in laparoscopic and endoscopic training.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have an extensive experience and offers latest evidence-based techniques in gut pathologies. Prof. Viswanath’s provides consultation at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Junction Road Norton STOCKTON-ON-TEES TS20 1PX (01642360100) and Ramsay Tees Valley Hospital, Church Lane Acklam Middlesbrough TS5 7DX (01642130791, 01642737854), BMI Woodlands Hospital, Morton Park, Darlington, DL14PL.(01325341700)
Initial consultation fees beginning at £250
John Camilleri-Brennan
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
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Kings Park Hospital, Polmaise Road, Sterling FK7 9JH
- 01786 451669
- kingspark.reception@circlehealthgroup.co.uk
About Mr. Camilleri-Brennan
Mr. Camilleri-Brennan is a General and Colorectal Surgery Consultant, practicing at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirlingshire (NHS Forth Valley), and in the private sector. He is currently the Lead Clinician for Colorectal Cancer at Forth Valley and the former Clinical lead of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme. He also holds the Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery position with the University of Glasgow.
In 2022 he was elected Vice-President (Surgical) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He held posts as Associate Director of Surgical Examinations, Regional Advisor, and College Tutor within this College.
A graduate of the University of Malta, Mr. Camilleri-Brennan received his postgraduate surgical training primarily in Dundee and Aberdeen. He was awarded a Travelling Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow that enabled him to pursue further studies in colorectal surgery at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. His research on rectal cancer led to a doctorate from the University of Dundee.
Mr. Camilleri-Brennan performs all aspects of general and colorectal surgery, in the particular gall bladder and hernia surgery, surgery for colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, laparoscopic surgery, and surgery for incontinence and pelvic floor disorders (including rectal prolapse and rectocele) especially following childbirth.
He is a Principal Investigator in a number of research projects, has published articles in major surgical journals, co-authored chapters in postgraduate surgical textbooks, and has presented prize-winning papers at many national and international meetings.
A recognised postgraduate surgical trainer, he is an elected member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is the recipient of the prestigious William Cullen Prize from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in recognition of his and his team’s colorectal expertise.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offer the latest evidence-based techniques in treating all common gut pathologies. Mr. Camilleri-Brennan provides consultation at Kings Park Hospital, Polmaise Road, Sterling FK7 9JH
Initial consultation fees beginning at £200
John Bunni
Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
- BMI Bath Clinic Calverton Down Road, Bath BA2 7BR
- 01225838853
- helendarvill@nhs.net
About Mr. Bunni
Mr. Bunni M.B., Ch.B (Honours), Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery, FRCS [ASGBI Gold Medal] is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at the Royal United Hospital, Bath and Bath Clinic.
He completed his Basic Surgical Training in the South West of England, after graduating in Medicine from the University of Bristol “with Honours” in 2005..
Following his training, Mr. Bunni has completed a prestigious 1-year Fellowship in “Laparoscopic and Advanced Open Colorectal and Peritoneal Malignancy Surgery” at Basingstoke and also completed a Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery by the University of Strasbourg, France.
Mr. Bunni has held numerous teaching positions including “Honorary Clinical Tutor” at the School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, and also “Honorary Clinical Surgical Tutor” for the Severn Deanery. He takes an active role in teaching locally in Bath and the Deanery and has set up a highly popular and successful local weekly teaching programme for junior doctors in Bath. He is also the surgical lead for Physician Associate students.
Mr. Bunni has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in General and Colorectal Surgery; is the Author and Editor of a textbook on Peritoneal malignancy (“A Practical Guide to Peritoneal Malignancy: The PMI Manual” CRC Press, Nov 2019); author of a Textbook on ENT and Head and Neck Surgery (“The Essential Clinical Handbook for ENT Surgery” BPP Learning Media, Sep 2013) and also co-authored the chapter on “Surgery for Rectal Cancer” in the highly acclaimed and popular “Colorectal Surgery Companion Series, 6th Edition” (Elsevier, June 2018). He has also co-authored an online surgical oncology module and numerous local hospital handbooks.
Mr. Bunni is currently the Editor and reviewer for 14 Journals in Surgery and has reviewed grant applications for the “Bowel Disease Research Foundation”. He speaks locally and nationally on colorectal surgery.
Mr. Bunni has a special interest in colorectal problems (proctology, pelvic floor, and IBD), is colorectal lead for the local gynae-oncology service,
He is a member of numerous learned societies, including the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and The Pelvic Floor Society (TPFS).
He provides a measured, thorough, methodical, and bespoke approach to patient’s problems, and is committed and dedicated to delivering the highest quality of personalised care to his patients, and comprehensively audits his work.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offer the latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr. Bunni provides consultation at BMI Bath Clinic Calverton Down Road, Bath BA2 7BR
Initial consultation fees beginning at £250
Marc Bullock
Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon
- BMI Bath Clinic Calverton Down Road, Bath BA2 7BR
- 01225838853
- helendarvill@nhs.net
About Mr. Bullock
Marc Bullock BM BCh, MA (oxon), Ph.D., FRCS is a Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon at Sulis Hospital Bath.
Mr. Bullock gained his medical degree from the University of Oxford where he was awarded a Domus Scholarship, and numerous undergraduate prizes.
At University Hospital Southampton, Mr. Bullock combined training in colorectal and general surgery with research in molecular oncology and is widely published on the clinical applications in colorectal cancer of novel molecules called microRNAs. For his work, Mr. Bullock was awarded an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship and Clinical Lectureship, an MRC Clinical Research Fellowship, a CRUK post-doctoral research bursary, and numerous conference prizes.
Following the award of his Ph.D., Mr. Bullock pursued post-doctoral research at the world’s premier cancer institute (the MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston) as a Fulbright/Royal College of Surgeons Fellow. On his return to the UK,
Mr. Bullock completed a Clinical Fellowship in Robotic and Exenteration Surgery at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust where he achieved accreditation in robotic surgery and trained alongside world-renowned gynae-oncologists, urologists, and colorectal surgeons.
Mr. Bullock’s combined passions are in medical education and humanitarian surgery, having worked for MSF in DR-Congo as well as establishing an essential surgical skills course in collaboration with the charity Mercy Ships and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr. Bullock has a special interest in diagnosing and treating colorectal pathologies and offers tailored approaches to his patients.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offer the latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr. Bullock provides consultation at BMI Bath Clinic Calverton Down Road, Bath BA2 7BR.
Initial consultation fees beginning at £250
Abhiram Sharma
General & Colorectal Surgeon
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Spire Manchester Hospital
Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT - 0161 495 7750
- manchestergeneralandcolorectal@gmail.com
About Mr. Sharma
Mr. Sharma is a published General & Colorectal Surgeon practicing at the Wythenshawe Hospital; part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Mr. Sharma undertook basic sciences and clinical research under Professor John Monson and Professor Lesley Walker culminating in an MD in 2005. He Completed Higher Surgical training in the Yorkshire Deanery where he trained in Leeds, Hull, and Sheffield among other hospitals.
Mr. Sharma further trained as a pelvic floor and proctology fellowship in Mannheim, Germany under Professor Alex Herold. Mr. Sharma then went to Rochester, NY, USA for a colorectal fellowship to further his experience in colorectal surgery.
Mr. Sharma is the Clinical Governance and Mortality Review Lead for General Surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital and also an ATLS Instructor. Mr. Sharma is also an Honorary Senior lecturer at the University of Manchester and is a supervisor of MSc and MD students.
In addition to his NHS commitments, he has published more than 50 scientific papers on numerous subjects including, perianal fistula, pelvic floor disorders, and trans anal endoscopic surgery, and colorectal cancer.
Mr. Sharma has keen interest management of Piles, Anal fistula, Anal Fissures, and other Proctology issues also to include pelvic floor surgery (including management of faecal incontinence and constipation), inflammatory bowel disease, advanced endoscopy, trans anal microsurgical techniques. Mr. Sharma has over 142 excellent reviews on iwantgreatcare.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offers latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr Sharma provides consultation at Spire Manchester Hospital and BMI, The Alexandra Hospital Manchester.
Initial consultation fees beginning at £200
Rajeev Peravali
Clinical lead and IBD Lead for General Surgery
- BMI The Edgbaston Hospital
- 07392 656 212
- info@midlandscolorectal.co.uk
About Mr. Peravali
Mr. Peravali qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2004 and since then has undergone the highest level of training in general and colorectal surgery. Over the last 15 years he has trained in some of the biggest and best surgical units in the country. These include University Hospital Birmingham, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and Cambridge University hospital. His training culminated in being selected for the prestigious “John Goligher Fellowship in advanced Coloproctology.”
During this fellowship, Mr. Peravali further developed highly specialised skills in keyhole surgery, bowel cancer surgery, surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, and the management of functional problems of the pelvic floor (particularly prolapse, constipation, and faecal incontinence). Mr. Peravali is the Clinical lead and IBD Lead for general surgery.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offer the latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr. Peravali provides consultation at BMI The Edgbaston Hospital and Spire Little Aston Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
Initial consultation fees beginning at £200
Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
Colorectal Surgeon
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40 Grosvenor Place
London, SW1X 7AW - 020 3423 7053
- jnunoomensmedsec@ccf.org
About Mr. Nunoo-Mensah
Mr. Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah is a Colorectal Surgeon at King’s College NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London since 2008. He is the Head of Colorectal Surgery at King’s College Hospital, London. He is also a Director-General for The International Society of University Colon & Rectal Surgeon, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.
The colorectal department at King’s College Hospital specializes in the management and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus and is a tertiary referral unit. He is also a Chair of Conflict of Interest, Cleveland Clinic London, 40 Grosvenor Pl, London SW1X 7HY.
He has performed substantial research in colorectal diseases and has published widely in surgical journals. He is Programme Director for the international conference “Dilemmas & Debates In Colorectal Surgery “and delivers lectures worldwide including, in South Africa, Lithuania, Egypt, Lebanon, Serbia, India, and South Korea.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offers latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr. Nunoo-Mensah provides consultation at Cleveland Clinic Portland, London
Initial consultation fees beginning at £250
Manish Chand
Surgeon & Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
- 116 Harley Street
- 07943 684037
- info@manishchandsurgeon.co.uk
About Mr. Chand
Mr Chand is Associate Professor of Surgery and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at University College London. He is also Director of the MS in Advanced Minimally-Invasive Surgery at UCL and Fellow of the Wellcome ESPRC Interventional Sciences and Surgery Centre (WEISS). He has recently been awarded the title of Professor by the Apollo Hospitals Group.Manish Chand is a highly experienced specialist surgeon and global key opinion leader in the field of colorectal surgery and colorectal cancer. Professor Chand is in the Top 100,000 scientists globally on his research work and citations in the medical literature – the top 2% of global academics.
Mr. Chand is involved in a global collaboration with Prof Steve Wexner (Cleveland Clinic), Prof Antonio Lacy (Hospital Clinic Barcelona) and Dr Venkatesh Munikrishnan (Apollo Hospital).
Professor Chand offers the highest standards of care for his patients across a spectrum of colorectal and gastrointestinal conditions including rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, perianal fistula, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, abdominal pain, bloating and hernia. He is regularly featured in national and international media and press to opine on colorectal conditions.
All Professionals at The Gut Clinic UK have extensive experience and offer the latest evidence-based techniques in treating piles and other colorectal pathologies. Mr. Chand offers consultation Based at 116 Harley Street, The London Clinic.
Initial consultation fees beginning at £300