Mr Shyamsunder Kolvekar areas of expertise:
Professional statement
Mr Shyamsunder Kolvekar is a globally-renowned consulant cardiothoracic surgeon based in central London. He specialises in coronary arterial bypass grafting, valve repair and aortic valve replacement alongside chest wall deformities and lung cancer. He privately practices at The Harley Street Clinic, Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital and The Royal Free London Hospital Private Patients. He also works at The Wellington Hospital.
He is an internationally-recognised surgeon for the adult NUSS procedure that treats pectus excavatum (a condition where the breastbone is sunken into the chest). Mr Kolvekar prides himself in innovative new techniques for this treatment, allowing for better pain control and reduced risk from surgery.
Other specialist interests of Mr Kolvekar include open beating-heart surgery, cardiac arrhythmias and minimally-invasive cardiac surgery. He is also interested in ischaemic pre-conditioning of the heart and has thoracic practice in pneumothorax and pleural effusion.
Mr Kolvekar is highly qualified and is a senior lecturer at University College London. He lectures and teaches the NUSS procedure and connate minimally invasive surgery to surgeons from across the world. He also has research published in various international peer-reviewed journals and books. Furthermore, he also the medical advisor for the BBC hit series Holby City, making sure all the terms and scenarios are correct.
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D. Verified Patient
30/12/2023
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This is not the surgeon that performed my knee replacement so I cannot leave feed back sorry
M A. Verified Patient
23/12/2023
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Mr Shyamsundar was professional, diligent & kind throughout the whole experience. I was very impressed by both him & his staff, who rate him highly.
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Many thanks Merry xmas
M S. Verified Patient
20/12/2023
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Couldn’t really have asked for better treatment
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Merry Xmas
C W. Verified Patient
02/08/2023
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I can't convey the amount of gratitude we have for Mr Kolvekar for correcting Pectus Excavatum in my daughter with the NUSS procedure. My daughter was given the opportunity to share her worries and concerns and ask as many questions as she wanted and Mr Kolvekar was able to answer them with such care and professionalism. . After surgery Mr Kolvekar visited us immediately to advise us how successful the procedure had been, he took the time to visit my daughter a couple of times during her stay in hospital. Mr Kolvekar is a wonderful man who we would absolutely recommend to help you with your pectus journey, he is very calming and reassuring and we trusted him completely. The results of this procedure are life changing for my daughter, her mental health and the obvious health improvements to live her life to the full. A huge thank you to Mr Kolvekar who made this all possible.