Mr Shashi Irukulla
Professional statement
Mr Shashi Irukulla is an extensively skilled consultant general and bariatric surgeon with advanced expertise in endoscopy, laparoscopy and bariatric surgery.
Mr Irukulla offers the full range of weight loss surgery procedures to patients suffering from obesity. This includes gastric band, gastric balloon, gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery. Additionally, he provides complex revisional bariatric surgery, which includes the conversion of a gastric band to gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. To date, he has helped over 500 people lose weight with bariatric weight loss surgery.
He is also an expert in treating issues of the gallbladder and offers cholecystectomy (gallstone removal), along with surgery for hernia repair, abdominal pain and acid reflux. Many of his procedures are performed with laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, a minimally invasive procedure. In fact, he has performed over 2000 laparoscopic surgeries.
Mr Irukulla was responsible for setting up successful new services for the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, including oesophageal manometry and pH monitoring services. He is also a higher surgical trainee lead at the trust, as well as a national faculty member of the Advanced Life Trauma Support Course and Critically Ill Surgical Patient Care courses.
Clinics
The Runnymede Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
Chertsey, Guildford Street, Lyne, KT16 0RQMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 29 years of experience
- Consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon, BMI The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey (present)
Subspecialties
- Bariatric weight loss surgery
- Gallbladder surgery
Professional memberships
- British Obesity and Metabolic Surgeons Society (BOMSS)
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS)
Education
- MBBS Gulbarga University, India(1992)
- The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1998)
Teaching posts
- He is a trainee lead for all higher surgical trainees at the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust.
- He is a national faculty member of the Advanced Life Trauma Support Course and Critically Ill Surgical Patient Care courses.
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
Reviews
- Would you recommend this doctor?
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- Treatment of the staff
- Waiting time
- Condition of facilities
- Dr Irukulla was friendly, reassuring, efficient and professional. The hernia operation was a total success. The hospital staff and facilities were excellent.
- Mr irukulla is very professional and understood my needs I was seeing him about sleeve gastrectomy his surgical skills in bariatric surgery are outstanding
- I had a fantastic experience with Dr Irukulla. He provided me with all the information I needed, answered all my questions and made me feel very prepared for the surgery and post surgical outcomes. The results have been amazing. I feel energized and healthy.Doctor's response -Thank you for your kind feedback. I am glad to hear that the operation has helped you.
- Mr. Irukulla explained my procedure in a way which put my mind at rest as I was quite anxious about surgery. The procedure went well and the post op care was great.Doctor's response -Thank you for the feedback and pleased to hear you had a good recovery.
- Me Irukulla was amazing from start to finish. Everything was so quick even the operation. I cannot thank him enough for sorting this out for me. Any issues in the future I will definitely go back to him.
- the best bariatric surgeon, i had minimum discomfort after the operation. i have lost a lot of weights and highly recommend
- A good experience all round at The Runnymede Hospital.
- Dr Irukulla is true gentleman and a phenomenal surgeon. He has treated me with the utmost care and kindest consideration, I will truly forever be in his debt. He and all his team are true ALL STARS Best Paul H
- Mr Irukulla is definitively a top doctor. He did my bariatric surgery, and follow-up (now for over a year) and i totally recommend him. Very calm, patient and caring, 5 star treatment. Daniela F.