Mr Shashank Gurjar
General & colorectal surgeon
in
Harpenden
London
Hatfield
Luton
Hemel Hempstead
&
Bushey
FRCS MSc Dip(MedEd) MBBS
GMC: 4448459

Mr Shashank Gurjar areas of expertise:
Professional statement
Mr Shashank Gurjar is a consultant general & colorectal surgeon specialising in laparoscopic (keyhole) & open surgery for bowel cancer (colon & rectum), IBD (Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis) and surgical treatment of diverticular disease. He offers specialist expertise in laparoscopic groin (inguinal, femoral) and all abdominal wall hernia surgery. He manages all common coloproctology including haemorrhoid surgery (THD and Rafaelo), fistula surgery, pilonidal sinus and anal fissure treatments. He is an accredited endoscopist with expertise in colonoscopy and polypectomy.
Mr Gurjar qualified as a doctor from Imperial College London in 1997, and then completed his basic surgical training at King's College. He completed specialist training in colorectal surgery in the South East Thames region and gained the FRCS degree in 2009. He has completed a senior post-CCT fellowship in pelvic floor surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford which gave him expert training in the management of rectal prolapse and evacuatory disorders.
He has an active research interest in clinical surgery and pelvic floor dysfunction and has published various papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is an examiner for the General Medical Council and actively trains young surgeons in laparoscopic keyhole surgery, as well as teaching medical students.
Mr Gurjar ensures all his patients have a high quality, evidence-based approach to their care. He holds a substantive NHS consultant post at Luton & Dunstable Hospital, and also holds practising privileges at several independent hospitals in North London and Hertfordshire.
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K K. Verified Patient
10/05/2022
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Mr Gurjar’s swift intervention and referral to hospital made all the difference.
C W. Verified Patient
28/03/2022
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Mr Gurjar has practised his specialty for the past 20-odd years at some of the UK's leading hospitals. His experience inspires confidence, as does his manner: he manages to be informative, serious-minded, and (yet) even humorous.
G T. Verified Patient
28/03/2022
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Mr Gurjar and his team were efficient, reassuring, informative and friendly.
M R. Verified Patient
27/03/2022
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Excellent service and care from all at the Spire Hospital