Mr Kumar Kunasingam

Written by a patient at Shirley Oaks Hospital - part of Circle Health Group

From my first consultation o my discharge Mr Kunasingham was not only professional but warm and approachable. Shirley Oaks itself was COVID secure and the facilities great. I would highly recommend both Mr Kunasingham and the hospital.

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Written by a patient at West Valley Hospital

After years of suffering severe pain in my right foot and also, more recently, restricted mobility and sleepless nights due to this pain, I finally underwent reconstructive surgery in February this year (2020), performed by Mr Kumar Kunasingam, Foot & Ankle Surgeon, at the West Valley Hospital, Croydon. It became immediately clear to me at my first consultation with Mr Kunasingam, after he had completed his assessment of my foot, that he understood exactly what the underlying problems were and why I had been experiencing so much pain and disability. He appeared very confident that he knew what surgery he needed to perform to correct these problems and also that this would relieve my pain and restore my mobility. Mr Kunasingam put me at ease, from the beginning, by his very kind and caring approach. I went to my first appointment with him unsure as to whether or not anything could be done surgically to relieve me of my pain, but I left with hope and with the confidence I needed to proceed with the surgery which he was proposing to perform. I also went away in no doubt that he was the surgeon to perform it for me. One thing that struck me during my first meeting with Mr Kunasingam, and then again during each of my subsequent appointments with him, was how passionate he was about his work as a Foot & Ankle Surgeon, and also how keen he appeared to be to use his special skills, including in particular minimally-invasive (keyhole) surgery, to improve the quality of life of his patients. Mr Kunasingam and his team were very caring and attentive on the day of my operation. He repeated the details of the surgery he was proposing to do on my foot and explained everything to me again.This made me feel very relaxed and confident to proceed. When I left theatre after the operation, I was again given the same high standard of care and attention. Mr Kunasingam had identified several bony deformities in my right foot, involving the first, second and third toes, as being the cause of the pain and other symptoms which I had been experiencing. Each of these separate abnormalities were then corrected by the surgery he performed and my foot now has a normal appearance. I was amazed at how much he was able to do using the keyhole approach. As well as the fact that the operation has corrected the abnormal appearance of my right foot, I have noticed that the skin on the sole of that foot is now very soft. I believe that this is undoubtedly a consequence of the operation, because the skin on this part of my foot has not been like this since I was a child. However, more important to me than all of this is the fact that the pain, with which I had suffered for years and which had affected my quality of life, has now disappeared. I would like to end by saying that I am extremely grateful to Mr Kunasingam for everything he and his team have done for me. Maura

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Written by a patient at North Downs Hospital

A very quick, smooth process from accident to treatment even with the Covid scenario. Due to the speed of my appointments the admin took a while to catch up, otherwise excellent.

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Written by a patient at North Downs Hospital

I had suffered with an ankle/achilles tendon problem for some while and had various treatments ranging from physiotherapy to platelet replacement therapy. Nothing had really helped me long term and I was struggling to maintain the lifestyle I enjoyed and eventually had to give up tennis and hill-walking - even a round of golf was a painful struggle (ankle - not just my game!). I saw Mr Michael Crebbin at Oxted Therapies Unit (he was also fantastic) who suggested I needed a scan and then pending those findings, he would refer me to Mr Kunasingam, which he duly did. On meeting Mr Kunasigam I was immediately impressed by his manner which is confident and reassuring. There was no trace of arrogance and he came across as a really caring person who saw the patient in the whole and not just a collection of signs and symptoms. As a 68 year old I wanted to convince him that I was still fit and was desperate to get back to an active, sporting lifestyle. He needed no convincing - he fully understood and supported my aspirations. Eventually, when it was possible to begin operations again, he operated on me - excision of Haglund, decompression of Acilles and removal of bursa. Six weeks on I am walking reasonable distances and climbing moderate hills. I am cycling and training again. I haven't started tennis yet but should be able to do so in a few weeks. If travel is possible (Covid) I look forward to the ski season. Throughout this period Mr Kunasingam has tracked my progress and seen me several times offering advice and encouragement to allow me to exercise as much as possible. At all times he has involved me in decision making and has simply been really kind and attentive to what I want to achieve. I really can not offer any suggestions for improvement. He seemed like a good friend accompanying me on my recovery for which I am really grateful. If only he could also improve my golf... Alan

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Written by a patient at Croydon University Hospital

I saw Mr Kunasingham at his clinic at Purley hospital about a problem with my right foot. he diagniosed a Right foot hallux valgus. There was also a problem with my second toe which was crossing over the big toe and had a big medial bump. He described how this could be corrected by surgery using keyhole surgery. I had the operation on 2nd March 2020 and today 23rd July, he had Xrays done which showed that the problem had been corrected and now both my big itoe and second toe are straight.The Keyhole technique enabled me to walk immediately (small distances). There was bruising and swelling which gradually subsided. I am pleased with the result.

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