Viswanath YKS - Keyhole Doctor
Professor of Surgery, Consultant General, Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Viswanath YKS - Keyhole Doctor
Professor of Surgery, Consultant General, Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon
About Me
I am an established Consultant in Upper Gastrointestinal, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries, and a tertiary specialist cancer surgeon for oesophagus and stomach in United Kingdom (UK). I hold a ‘ Visiting Fellow and Honorary Lecturer post’ with Teesside University. I am a well recognised teacher and trainer, lead several national and regional workshops, symposia’s in endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgery in UK. A multi-skilled, progressive and strategic thinker who adapts well to lead a team in front through a firm determination chaired and led centralization of oesophagogastric cancer.
I am programme director for MCh surgery course in ‘Gastrointestinal and Breast Oncoplastic course’ and proud to share the first batch of students successfully completed their course in 2017. I a leading to extend this course in to other specialties such as urology. I was elected in to ‘national UK council’ for laparoscopic surgery and been selected as National Institute of health research sub-speciality upper GI cancer lead for northern England. I am now one of the 'FRCS Intercollegiate Examination Board Member', the highest surgical exam in UK and Ireland.
I have received a few national and regional accolades including National Clinical Excellence awards in 2011 and 2015. I hold regional, national and international recognition including the recent ‘Global Icon NRI of the year award in 2017’ in professional category.
Current Posts
Consultant General Surgeon at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.
Practices
BMI Woodlands Hospital, Morton Park Way, Darlington, DL1 4PL
Nuffield Health Tees Hospital,Junction Road, Norton, TS20 1PX
Tees Valley, HospitalChurch Ln, Middlesbrough, TS5 7DX