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Mr Thomas Athisayaraj

Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon

MBBS ,DNB(Gen Surgery), ChM(Gen Surgery), FRCS(Gen Surg)

Practises at: St Edmunds Hospital

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Personal Profile

Mr Thomas Athisayaraj is a Consultant General Surgeon with special interest in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, and holds a full time post as consultant surgeon at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.

Mr. Athisayaraj has a strong surgical background having graduated and completed his basic surgical training with award of Diplomate of National board of examinations (DNB) in General Surgery from India. He moved to the UK in 2005 and has since then undergone extensive higher surgical training in various sub specialties.  He has  published various peer-reviewed papers and has presented his work in various international and national conferences.

Mr. Athisayaraj has also completed his specialist colorectal surgery training and he is on the specialist register as well as being an experienced JAG certified endoscopist and endoscopy trainer. Mr Athisayaraj performs colonoscopy, gastroscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Mr. Athisayaraj enjoys travelling in his spare time with his family to pursue his passion for photography which he feels has helped him appreciate small things and to view them from a different perspective.


Clinical Interests

Mr Athisayaraj  is a consultant colorectal & General surgeon with special interest:

  • Laparoscopic bowel cancer surgery
  • Hernia repair
  • Gall bladder removal surgery
  • Haemorrhoid surgery
  • Fistula surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy and gastroscopy.

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
  • Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
  • British Hernia Society
 
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