Mr Arun Shanmuganandan
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Mr Arun Shanmuganandan
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in London
MBBS MS MRCSEd FRCSEd FRCSEng
GMC: 6078027
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Mr Arun Shanmuganandan is a leading consultant colorectal surgeon based in South London. He specialises in colonoscopy, haemorrhoid surgery and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colorectal cancer, polyps and anal fistula surgery. He privately practises at Shirley Oaks Hospital and Spire St Anthony's Hospital, while his NHS base is Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.
Mr Shanmuganandan is highly qualified and underwent higher surgical training in general and laparoscopic surgery in south west London.
Mr Shanmuganandan is highly-skilled in a wide range of treatments alongside the specialisms mentioned above. He is an advanced endoscopy practitioner who is fully accredited by JAG (Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy) for performing colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and OGD. He is an expert in endoscopic removal of large polyps of the bowel (EMR/ESD) and early cancers of the rectum (TEMS/TAMIS). He advocates for prevention and early diagnosis of bowel cancers, bowel cancer screening which he is approved for and organ preserving surgery, where possible.
He is also renowned for his consultation work regarding IBD and various other functional bowel disorders such as constipation, diarrhoea, bloating and abdominal pain. As part of this work, he works closely with gastroenterologists, dietitians, nutritionists, and strongly believes in a multi-disciplinary approach to improve his patients' general gut health.
Mr Shanmuganandan is a respected name in management, and is the trust lead of the National PCCRC (Post Colonoscopy ColoRectal Cancer) audit at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. He is also a revered academic and is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at King's College, London.
His research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, is a member of various professional organisations and is the principal investigator for a multi-centre, NIHR and NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) approved trial on the use of FIT test, which is a screening tool for bowel cancers that is less invasive.
Furthermore, Mr Shanmuganandan is a member of the trauma care delivery group, Sepsis Taskforce and Research & Development Committee at Croydon University Hospital, and he's also a member of the NICE FIT trial steering group..
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19/04/2024
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Brilliant care from Mr Shanmuganandan and the broader team. I was apprehensive about the colonoscopy procedure but Mr Shanmuganandan fully put me at ease, explained everything clearly and evidently is highly skilled. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him
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15/04/2024
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Arun has been excellent!! He has taken brilliant care of me throughout and has been extremely friendly. He was clear in communication, had calm demeanor, professional, patiently heard me and answered my very basic questions, which made the experience less stressful. Very grateful
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12/04/2024
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Consultant Mr Arun Shanmuganandan and all his team have been excellent in their care provided. Starting with the initial consultation with Arun, then the required procedures, the timeline, advice and sensitive professionalism, the level of care has been first class throughout.
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12/04/2024
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Excellent care and very diligent surgeon. Arun is one of a kind and quite possibly the most compassionate medical professional I have met.