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Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2014-08-07
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7th August 2014
Sanjay was very friendly and concerned. He listened to all I told him and spent a great deal of time explaining my situation. He was very responsive to my needs even when they went beyond the usual. He was very concerned for my comfort during the time I was with him and I benefited greatly from his attentions. I would recommend him highly.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2014-07-29
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29th July 2014
Dr Purkayastha looked after my uncle when he had difficulties with his stomach. He was very kind, compassionate and pulled out all the stops to make the whole journey as smooth as possible. The surgery was brilliant and my uncle is doing so well. Not only does he care about what he does but he is a fantastic communicator and a great surgeon. We are truly blessed to have had him care for my uncle and will be eternally grateful.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2014-07-28
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28th July 2014
My wife has been under the care of Mr Purkayastha several times as an inpatient at St Marys Hospital. Each time she is unwell and the situation is very stressful for both of us.
Mr Purkayastha devotes a huge amount of time and thought to us and operates to the highest of standards. He is always available and is incredibly generous of his time. He is the finest clinican and surgeon that we have ever met and his intelligent and personalised approach to us made a massive difference to us in these difficult times.
I could not recommend Mr Purkayastha highly enough. We are both deeply grateful to him and his expertise.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2014-07-27
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27th July 2014
I was under Mr. Purkayastha's care for emergency surgery at St. Mary's Hospital. He was extremely approachable from the start and explained everything in as much detail as me and my family wanted. He even drew diagrams and showed us animations on his iphone to help us understand the procedure and the risks. He rang my partner as soon as the surgery was over to explain what was found and what what done. Everything was even done with key hole surgery which meant my recovery was even quicker.
The surgery went very well and I had no complications. Mr. Purkayastha saw me personally every day even though I was an NHS patient. His manner, communication and organisation of his team were brilliant. On the day I was due to go home I was the only patient that didn't have to wait for my discharge papers and medication to go home with because they were already done. I hope that me or my family never needs emergency care again but if we do I would always go back to Mr. Purkayastha.
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- General surgery
Profile
Sanjay Purkayastha is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Bariatric & Upper GI Surgery. He is also a Clinical Senior Lecturer (associate professor) at Imperial College, London.
His research interests are varied and include surgical education especially digital mobile technologies, clinical research in bariatric and metabolic surgery, assessing the health of healthcare organizations, single port laparoscopic surgery and surgical evidence synthesis.
He has a busy general surgery practice both for elective (planned) surgery and emergencies which include working as a trauma surgeon in one on London's busiest Major Trauma Centres at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. He was also one of the first surgeons in the UK to carry out robotic Bariatric surgery.
He has been the consistently highest volume surgeon at the Imperial Weight Centre which is a Tier 3 and Tier 4 service for weight loss management and surgery for obesity. He routinely carries out gastric bands, sleeve gastrectomies and gastric bypasses all laparoscopically (key hole surgery); as well as carrying out revisional bariatric surgery and providing second opinions for complex cases from other centres.
Mr. Purkayastha provides all his Bariatric data to the NBSR (National Bariatric Surgery Registry) as he is a believer of transparency of results and outcome/volume based surgery ensuring the safest and best results for patients.
Mr. Purkayastha is also collaborating with teams to introduce artificial intelligence and machine learning systems into the operating room environment to improve outcomes and was the first surgeon to do this live in the operating room in 2018.
His general surgery practice includes laparoscopic surgery for hernias of all kinds, gall bladder surgery and anti-reflux surgery (surgery for treatment of severe heartburn) as well as emergency surgery work outside trauma that includes management of conditions such as appendicitis, gallstones, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, hernia emergencies and the management of many other conditions that present with abdominal pain.
His NHS practice is at St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London and he also sees patients there privately on request in the Lindo Wing where Prince George was born in 2013 and Princess Charlotte born in 2015.
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