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ESNEFT gastroenterology and surgery consultants

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Tan Arulampalam ESNEFT General Surgery consultant
Tan Arulampalam ESNEFT General Surgery consultant

Tan Arulampalam

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital

I was appointed in 2004 having been a senior registrar at Colchester Hospital since 2002.

I cover emergency surgery and also specialise in colorectal cancer management, surgery of hernia, gallstones, pilonidal sinus, anal fistula as well as providing endoscopy services (colonoscopy and gastroscopy).

I trained in the North London surgical rotation and completed my fellowship in Rome in 2003. I have a doctorate from the University of London on nuclear medicine cancer imaging.

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Ralph Austin - ESNEFT General Surgery consultant
Ralph Austin - ESNEFT General Surgery consultant

Ralph Austin

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

I moved to Colchester in 2002 after completing my training at North East Thames in London in 1987. I hold a Master of Science degree (MS) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).

I carry out colorectal and bile duct laparoscopic surgery, and have a special interest in transanal total mesorectal excision surgery (TaTME).

I also have a research interest in natural orifice surgery (NOTES). This is a scarless technique for carrying out abdominal surgery which uses an endoscope passed through a natural orifice, such as the mouth, rather than an external incision. Previously a preceptor in laparoscopic surgery, I now carry out training in TaTME.

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Michael Crabtree - ESNEFT General and Colorectal Surgery consultant
Michael Crabtree - ESNEFT General and Colorectal Surgery consultant

Michael Crabtree

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

I am a general surgeon with an interest in colorectal and laparoscopic surgery. I am the colorectal MDT lead, Surgical lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and also Surgical Tutor. I publish my major surgical results nationally as part of the NBOCAP program.

I am also a member of the ACPGBI. My surgical interests include: colorectal cancer surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, colonoscopy, pouch surgery, stoma management, hernia repair, anal fistula surgery, haemorrhoids.

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Philemon Dikki
Philemon Dikki

Philemon Dikki

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

I am a Consultant Surgeon with a special interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery.

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Ian Gooding
Ian Gooding

Ian Gooding

Gastroenterology and General Medicine

Colchester Hospital

I qualified as a doctor in 1995 from Cambridge University and was appointed to Colchester as a Consultant in 2008. I trained as a registrar in the London deanery, including posts at Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals.

My areas of special interest are interventional endoscopy (using endoscopy for treatments such as stent placement and removal of gallstones), diseases of the bile duct and pancreas, difficulties with swallowing caused by muscular problems in the oesophagus and nutritional support.

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Mr Thomas Groot-Wassink - IHT - General Surgery
Mr Thomas Groot-Wassink - IHT - General Surgery

Thomas Groot-Wassink

General Surgery

Ipswich Hospital

I qualified from the Humboldt University Berlin in 1991 and underwent general surgical training on the Cambridge surgical rotation, with observational periods in New York (MSKCC), Baltimore (John Hopkins), Berlin (Charite), Heidelberg (University Hospital), Sheffield (Royal Hallamshire), Lille (University Hospital), and Seattle, WA, USA (The Swedish Hospital).

During my PhD studies I participated in the HPB MDTs at Hammersmith Hospital London. I was appointed as a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in upper GI/hepatobiliary surgery in 2005.

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Sharmila Gupta - ESNEFT - General Surgery
Sharmila Gupta - ESNEFT - General Surgery

Sharmila Gupta

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

I moved to Colchester in 2010 and I am the hospital’s lead surgeon for inflammatory bowel disease. I specialise in laparoscopic surgery for complex and recurrent Crohn’s disease and surgery for Ulcerative Colitis including ileo-anal pouch surgery, as well as laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, proctology, general surgery and endoscopy.

I graduated in 1995 from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School. I completed my surgical training on the Cambridge rotation and specialist colorectal training at St Mark’s Hospital in London and a fellowship in Leuven, Belgium. Following this I was awarded a National Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship.

My professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a postgraduate MD degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). I have a special interest in teaching and have been involved in developing and running laparoscopic training programmes both in the UK and internationally with the Lapco organisation.

I am a member of the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Ireland, and sit on Consultant appointment committees as a representative of the Royal College of Surgeons.

I am a member of professional bodies including the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons.

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Vijitha Chandima Halahakoon ESNEFT - General Surgery
Vijitha Chandima Halahakoon ESNEFT - General Surgery

Vijitha Chandima Halahakoon

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

I joined the Colchester team in 2015 and carry out endoscopy as well as laparoscopic, open general, day case and endometriosis surgery. I have a special interest in emergency general surgery, the pelvic floor and endometriosis.

I completed my full general surgical training at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka in 2000, and then higher training in Australia. My professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a Master of Surgery (MS) degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).

I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and a member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and The Pelvic Floor Society.

I am also Colchester’s undergraduate clinical tutor at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School.

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Hemant Laxaman

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

I completed my undergraduate training at Imperial College before undertaking specialty training in Gastroenterology in the East England deanery. Having worked at Ipswich hospital during my speciality training, I was delighted to join the Gastroenterology team as Consultant in 2019.

I am the current lead for Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancer at Ipswich Hospital and I have a specialist interest in advanced endoscopy.

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Mary McStay - ESNEFT - Gastro
Mary McStay - ESNEFT - Gastro

Mary McStay

Gastroenterology

Colchester Hospital

I have worked for the Trust since March 2011.

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Ali Malik IHT General Surgery
Ali Malik IHT General Surgery

Ali Malik

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

I am a qualified Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon. My surgical training involved working in many centres of excellence including Guy’s & St Thomas’, King’s College and University College London/Middlesex Hospitals.

I gained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in 2002, a Master’s degree in Surgery (MSc, with distinction) from University College London (2004), and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 2012.

Having completed my training I was involved in managing patients with advanced and recurrent abdominal cancers at Basingstoke Hospital which is a world leading centre dealing with these advanced cancer patients.

I have special expertise in keyhole surgery to treat hernias of the groin and abdominal wall, gallstones, colorectal cancer. I was able to perform the first ever TAMIS (transanal minimal invasive surgery) operation in Ipswich.

I treat pilonidal sinus disease, haemorrhoids (piles) and anal fistula.

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Photograph of Arshad Malik
Photograph of Arshad Malik

Arshad Malik

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

As a specialist colorectal surgeon, I have a strong professional background. After excelling in my initial training in India, I secured a top position in the state for entrance into the higher surgical training program. In the UK, I successfully completed higher surgical training through the Cambridge higher surgical training scheme, earning my CCT in 2015.

I achieved recognition on the pan-European stage by topping the Board of Coloproctology examinations, receiving the prestigious ‘Lars Pahlman award’ in 2016. As one of the few specialist colorectal surgeons in the UK with a Coloproctology degree and extensive advanced training, including fellowships in keyhole and ‘Cytoreductive surgery’ at renowned centres in Basingstoke and Christie Hospital, Manchester, I specialise in providing personalised cancer care services for colonic and rectal cancers.

A proponent of robotic precision surgery, I undertake highly advanced/complex robotic procedures such as lateral pelvic lymph node clearances, para-aortic node clearances, and complete mesocolic excisions for colorectal cancer. Additionally, I offer laparoscopic management for IBD/UC/Crohn’s disease, including pouch surgery, and address pelvic floor disorders through various rectopexy techniques. We have started doing daycase robotic bowel cancer surgery since September 2022 in suitable patients.

My expertise extends to the management of abdominal wall hernias and gallbladder issues.
I am the first surgeon at ESNEFT, accredited as a Bowel Cancer Screening Practitioner Colonoscopist by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG-JAG). With possibly over 10,000 performed colonoscopies, I achieve completion rates of nearing 100% and polyp detection rates of 85% (BCSP-NED audit 6/2023) besides offering large therapeutic polypectomies. I am a colonoscopy trainer for higher surgical trainees and registrars, and I also hold JAG accreditation for upper GI endoscopies.

Beyond my clinical work, I contribute to medical education as an honorary clinical tutor at the University of Edinburgh, teaching postgraduate doctors and supervising research projects leading to master’s in surgery. I am also a tutor at the University of East Anglia for their MS program in Coloproctology. I have interest in use of AI in surgery. I have two research dissertations which included one of polyp cancers.
I was awarded ‘chief residency’ in 2014 by EOE School of Surgery, leading to completion of one year course in healthcare and leadership at world famous Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking, trekking, travel, cricket, music, and socialising.

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Donald Menzies - ESNEFT - General Surgery
Donald Menzies - ESNEFT - General Surgery

Donald Menzies

General Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

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Clinician has declined to display their photo

Yin Miao

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

I am a general Gastroenterologist.

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Abdul Mosen
Abdul Mosen

Abdul Mohsen

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

I have a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of disorders, with particular experience in the investigation and management of patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

My work within multidisciplinary teams has enabled me to provide a more holistic approach to patient’s clinical and psychological problems. I am the Trust Lead for hepatobiliary tumours and viral hepatitis. I have 28 publications in peer reviewed journals.

I study aspects of liver disease, with particular interest in the problems of viral hepatitis and progression. I have also conducted studies related to infections and tropical medicine, and problems related to travels, and the liver and gut.

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Amir Morgan
Amir Morgan

Amir Morgan

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

I was appointed to Ipswich Hospital as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in August 2014, where I contribute to the Colorectal Unit expansion and modernisation, working in a team with colleagues aiming at providing the best level of patient care and treatment.

I am in charge of improving the teaching and training of our junior doctors and I work in proximity with our Gynaecological Oncology team operating on advanced pelvic cancers. Following my preclinical training, I was awarded a National Scholarship and graduated from Cairo University in 1995.

My early surgical training followed by 5 years’ Specialist-Registrar Training in Surgical-Oncology (Cancer-surgery) at the National Cancer Institute “UICC”, The international Directory of Cancer Institutes & Organisations. My higher surgical training included two years in clinical research evaluating surgical outcomes following treating Colorectal Cancer which I completed in 1999.

I was awarded my Master’s Degree. I then spent three years researching Neuroblastoma, an abdominal malignancy and was awarded my PhD in Surgical-oncology.

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Photograph of Abhilash Paily
Photograph of Abhilash Paily

Abhilash Paily

General and Colorectal Surgery

I qualified from Government Medical College Kottayam, India (Mahatma Gandhi University) in 1997 and completed postgraduate resident training in General Surgery at the Government Medical College, Trivandrum, India (University of Kerala) from 1999 to 2003. I came to the UK in 2005 and worked in fixed term training registrar posts in General Surgery in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Plymouth and Ipswich before entering run-through Higher Surgical Training Programme in the East of England deanery (Ipswich Hospital, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Southend University Hospital and Colchester General Hospital).

I spent time in research as a Clinical Research Associate (2009 – 2011) in GI Physiology/pelvic floor undertaking studies on neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injuries under the supervision of renowned neuro-gastroenterologist Professor Anton Emmanuel at University College London.

I was appointed as a consultant in early 2019. My practice includes laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, proctology (surgery for haemorrhoids, anal fissures and anal fistulae) and pelvic floor diseases in addition to general surgical conditions such as laparoscopic cholecystectomies, hernia repairs and emergency surgery and colonoscopy.

I am committed to undergraduate and postgraduate surgical education and currently am Departmental Education and Training lead.

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James Pitt - IHT - General and Colorectal Surgery
James Pitt - IHT - General and Colorectal Surgery

James Pitt

General Surgery (Colorectal Surgery)

Ipswich Hospital

I have been a Consultant at Ipswich Hospital since 2001 and I am the lead colorectal surgeon.

I am also the lead for enhanced recovery and anal cancers.

I have a special interest in laparoscopic bowel cancer surgery, treatment of anal fissures, haemorrhoids and pilonidal sinus disease.

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Simon Ralphs - ESNEFT - Gastro
Simon Ralphs - ESNEFT - Gastro

Simon Ralphs

Gastroenterology and General Medicine

Colchester Hospital

I have worked for the Trust since 2014.

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Joanna Reed - CHUFT - General Surgery
Joanna Reed - CHUFT - General Surgery

Joanna Reed

General Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

I trained as a surgeon in the North East of England and Yorkshire and was appointed to my first consultant surgeon post in Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon in August 2000 where I worked for 7 years. I moved to Colchester Hospital in August 2007.

I specialise in General Surgery particularly emergency surgery, as well as Upper Gastro-Intestinal conditions, including all abdominal Hernias, Gallbladder problems and gallstones, Hiatus hernias, Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux disease, Adrenal masses, bile duct problems, and appendix problems. I also do Upper GI endoscopies (gastroscopy).

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Louise Scovell - IHT - Gastroenterology
Louise Scovell - IHT - Gastroenterology

Louise Scovell

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

Achuth Shenoy - ESNEFT - Gastro
Achuth Shenoy - ESNEFT - Gastro

Achuth Shenoy

Gastroenterology and General Medicine

Colchester Hospital

I have worked for the Trust since September 2008.

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Martin Sinclair - IHT - General & Colorectal Surgery
Martin Sinclair - IHT - General & Colorectal Surgery

Martin Sinclair

General Surgery

Ipswich Hospital

I qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1991 and underwent specialist surgical training on the Cambridge surgical rotation. I was appointed as a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in upper GI / hepatobiliary surgery in 2002.

I have experience of laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for hernias, gallstones and reflux disease. My endoscopic skills including ERCP, upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy. I also have skills in complex upper GI and hepatobiliary operations including surgery for morbid obesity (weight loss surgery).

I have led the development of many patient safety measures within the hospital and am currently involved in a departmental quality improvement programme.

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Matthew Tutton - ESNEFT - General Surgery
Matthew Tutton - ESNEFT - General Surgery

Matthew Tutton

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital

I have been a Consultant at Colchester for the past 12 years, and am currently the Clinical Director Surgery, Director for Research and Innovation and Clinical Director at the ICENI centre.

I trained at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and did specialist surgical training in the London Deanery. I undertook a surgery thesis at the Institute of Cancer research and The Royal Marsden Hospital.

I have undertaken fellowships at Mayo Clinic, Rochester and Weill Cornell, New York, USA and the European Society of Coloproctology Fellowship to the National Cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

My current practice includes laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery, emergency general surgery and endoscopy.

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Subash Vasudevan
Subash Vasudevan

Subash Vasudevan

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital

I completed my basic surgical training in London and embarked on a period of clinical research into pelvic floor disorders at Royal London Hospital. This led to an MD award from the University of London.

I have presented my research in national and international meetings. I completed my higher specialty and laparoscopic training in the London deanery.

I was appointed as a consultant surgeon at Colchester Hospital in 2014. I am the Trust cancer lead clinician for ESNEFT. I also have a special interest in pelvic floor disorders and have successfully started a dedicated joint pelvic floor clinic with physiotherapists, and anorectal manometry services at Colchester.

I am the founder and chair of the Eastern division of the pelvic floor society. I am married to a consultant haematologist and we have two children. My other interests include cricket, travelling and music.

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Nienke wins European Award
Nienke wins European Award

Nienke Warnaar

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital and Clacton Hospital

I joined the Colchester team in 2015 after earlier completing laparoscopic colorectal fellowships at Colchester hospital, Broomfield Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital in London.

I carry out treatments including laparoscopic cholecystectomy, proctology, laparoscopic ventral and inguinal hernia repair. I also undertake complex abdominal wall surgery and have a special interest in IBD.

I completed my training in the Netherlands at the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG). Awarded by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, my professional qualifications include an MD and also a PhD for collaborative research with the Royal Free Hospital in London and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

I am a Fellow ad eundum of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and became a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) after passing the European Exam in Coloproctology in 2015.

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Simon Williams - IHT - Gastroenterology
Simon Williams - IHT - Gastroenterology

Simon Williams

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

I completed the bulk of my training in London. I have been working at Ipswich Hospital since 1997.

My practice includes both chronic liver disease and hollow organ gastroenterology.

I am the clinical lead for endoscopy. I am also a colonoscopist for the national bowel cancer screening programme and also perform ERCPs and therapeutic gastroscopies.

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Clinician has declined to display their photo
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John Wyke

Gastroenterology

Ipswich Hospital

I was appointed in 1989 and now work part time. My main activity is in endoscopy, in particular colonoscopy with accreditation in bowel cancer screening.

I trained at St George’s Hospital in London. Prior to my appointment in Ipswich, I trained in the West Midlands, London and Leeds.  

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Greg Wynn
Greg Wynn

Greg Wynn

General and Colorectal Surgery

Colchester Hospital

I graduated from University College London in 1996 and underwent surgical training in East Anglia, Kent and Sussex before completing my training at Colchester after I was awarded a national fellowship in laparoscopic surgery.

I also trained overseas, completing fellowships in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as studying advanced laparoscopic surgery in Hong Kong. My professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, a postgraduate MD degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).

I carry out treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, hernia surgery, gallstone disease, colorectal cancer, proctology and general minor surgery.

I have special interest in rectal cancer, surgical training and natural orifice surgery, and my research interests include virtual reality simulation and transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. I am an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University.

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