Professor Sanjay Purkayastha
Professional statement
Professor Sanjay Purkayastha is a consultant general surgeon with a specialist interest in bariatric and upper GI (gastrointestinal) surgery.
He regularly performs laparoscopic (keyhole) procedures for a wide variety of conditions. Patients seeking a highly trained and skilled bariatric surgeon can benefit from his leading expertise in all procedures in surgical weight loss management, including gastric bands, sleeve gastrectomies, gastric bypasses. He also provides the surgical management of type 2 diabetes.
Aside from bariatric and metabolic surgery, he is also extensively trained and practiced in upper and lower GI surgery for benign disease, anti-reflux surgery and surgery for all varieties of hernia. Patients often seek his first-class surgical care for conditions such as diverticulitis, achalasia, bowel obstruction, pancreatitis and gallstones, among other conditions. What's more, he is a digital and robotic surgery entrepreneur: Mr Purkayastha was one of the first surgeons in the UK to carry out robotic bariatric surgery.
He trained at Saint Mary’s Hospital Medical School and the Imperial School of Medicine London where he completed his BSc in 1997, MBBS in 2000 and his MD in 2007. He obtained his MRCS in 2004 and FRCS in 2010 from The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Throughout his training, he was awarded numerous times for excellence in teaching and patient care. He has also spent time during his training in the US at renowned centres such as Cook Country Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic.
More recently, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Professor Purkayastha and a GP colleague teamed up with Hollywood actor Thandie Newton in a campaign to provide one million surgical masks to care homes free of charge. He also worked closely with fashion retailer Burberry to provide St Mary's Hospital with one tonne of surgical gowns to help with the shortfall of PPE protection during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. During the current Covid-19 surge, Mr Purkayastha has collaborated with Mr John Vincent and LEON to provide more than 300 meals per day for the ICU staff at St Mary's Hospital.
Professor Purkayastha is an avid researcher and educator. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers and nearly 8000 citations.
Clinics
Welbeck Digestive Health
Central London, 1 Welbeck St, London W1G 0AR, UKMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 26 years of experience
- Consultant General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (present)
Subspecialties
- Upper GI (gastrointestinal) surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
Professional memberships
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (AUGIS) of Great Britain and Ireland
- British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
Education
- FRCS (Gen Surg) Royal College of Surgeons England (2010)
- MD University of London (2007)
Teaching posts
- Honorary Professor, Brunel University (present)
Positions in organisations
- Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 1 World Medical, an initiative based on protecting healthcare colleagues, key workers and essential workers by sourcing high quality and certified PPE worldwide.
- Co-Founder of Touch Surgery, the world’s largest, most disseminated interactive mobile educational platform for surgical procedure related education and assessment, with over 2 million users.
Publications and conferences
- Professor Sanjay Purkayastha is featured in BBC Two series 'Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway', operating on a patient who has gallstone attacks.
- Professor Sanjay Purkayastha has been featured in the Daily Mail for his work with 1 World Medical: "A million masks! NHS duo team up with actress and Mail Force to deliver PPE"
Languages spoken
- Bengali
- English
Reviews
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- A top Doctor among Top Doctors.
- Professor Purkayastha has been excellent from start to finish. His bedside manner immediately put me at ease, and he explained everything clearly and calmly. I felt fully informed and supported throughout. At six weeks post-op, everything has gone exactly as he said it would and the outcome has been excellent. I’m extremely grateful for his expertise and care, and would highly recommend him.
- Professional, kind, informative, friendly and make me feel at ease. I had an excellent patient experience and will certainly recommend Prof Sanjay Purkayastha to my friends and family.
- Prof Purkayastha and his team including anaesthetist Alex and the whole Lindo Wing staff were exceptional. He probably had one of the most anxious patients yet managed to calm me down and gain confidence. Dr Purkayastha has helped me and explained everything so well. Thank you for looking out for me and performing a surgery I was scared of but making it feel minimal. I can barely see the scars on my body! To the Lindo Wing staff, thank you for looking after me overnight and just being lovely!
- I’ve had an excellent experience with Prof Purkayastha - efficient communication and planning of pre-surgery steps, painless and stress free surgery and quick recovery with excellent aftercare as needed.
- Prof Purkayastha has treated me in an emergency situation and I felt at every step extremely well looked after and am thankful to have him as my doctor.
- Professor Purkayastha was reassuring and professional during the many consultations I had and later when I went into the hospital for surgery. He gave clear explanations and was very thorough throughout the process, making clear all the benefits and risks of the surgery. His anaesthetist, Dr Alex Wickham, was also charming, reassuring and thorough. The surgery went extremely well and I felt safe, well cared for and in excellent, skilled hands throughout. Thank you Professor P.
- I was provided with excellent informative and caring service from start to finish by Professor Purkayastha and his team and would thoroughly recommend him to anyone considering a digestive system operation.
- Prof Sanjay preformed my 'Linx Device' & Hiatus Hernia repair surgery with Alex Wickham as consultant anaesthetist. I feel extremely lucky to have be in the care of Prof Sanjay and Alex, the level of skill and care was unbeatable, seriously life changing for me. Highly recommend