Paediatric and neonatal surgeon 

Over 20 years of experience of caring for children of all ages from neonates to adolescents with various surgical conditions. 

About me

I am a consultant paediatric surgeon at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, specialising in general paediatric surgery with a special interest in paediatric urology. I have worked in 4 countries, across 3 different continents: Asia, North America and Europe. I have wide experience in paediatric surgery and urology and have worked in many world-renowned hospitals like Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (New York), Evelina London Children’s Hospital (London), and Great Ormond Hospital for Children (London).
I am currently based at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital at Brighton.

Languages spoken:

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Marathi
  • Urdu
  • Konkani

 

Qualifications

General Medical Council registration: 7329404

MBBS 2001, JJM Medical College Davangere, Karnataka, India

Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery 2005, JJM Medical College Davangere, Karnataka, India

Magister of Chirurgie (MCh) Paediatric Surgery 2011, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital Mumbai, India

Fellow in Paediatric Surgical Oncology 2015, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

FRCSEd in Paediatric Surgery 2018

FEBPS (European Board of Paediatric Surgery) 2018

Faculty of Surgical Trainers (MFSTEd) since 2021, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

Surgical Leadership Program (SLP) Harvard Medical School 2021

DCH (Diploma in Child Health) 2025

Master of Medical Education (MMEd) 2025, University of Dundee

 

Surgical Conditions Treated

  • Paediatric surgery
  • Neonatal surgery
  • Minimally invasive / Laparoscopic surgery
  • Gastro-intestinal conditions
  • Appendicitis
  • Constipation
  • Bleeding
  • Circumcision
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Hydrocele
  • Undescended testes (Orchidopexy)
  • Testis swellings & Torsion testes
  • Day and night-time wetting conditions
  • Tongue tie
  • Constipation
  • Tummy (abdomen) pain
  • Ingrowing toenail
  • Umbilical hernia & Epigastric hernia
  • Neck lumps
  • Lipoma
  • Cysts
  • Abscess
  • Pilonidal sinus- endoscopic treatment
  • Appendicitis
  • Laparoscopy for Abdomen pain
  • Laparoscopy for undescended testes
  • Laparoscopic appendicectomy
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Rectal prolapse, rectal polypectomy

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