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Mr Shashank Gurjar
2024-01-09
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9th January 2024
Mr Shanks Gurjar is the ultimate professional - the operation he performed on me has had a major positive effect on my life, having endured the issue for many years. His bedside manner was very comforting too. He is a credit to L&D and the NHS as a whole.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2023-07-19
Person
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5
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19th July 2023
A very pleasant doctor, listened to my worry’s, reassured me of the procedure and explained everything from start to finish in a very methodical way and simple to understand
Outstanding Doctor
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2023-01-26
Person
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5
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26th January 2023
I was seen by Mr Gurjar on 5th Jan and I was very pleased by his professional interaction. He sent his report to me the same day. He ordered a spine MRI that I had within days - though I would like to receive a copy of the results of this myself as I am still on codeine for severe pain for fractures to T11 and T12.
He has also booked me in for a CT scan for my gut but I have heard no more of that, although I have been sent a follow-on appointment to speak to him again. On 6th Jan I left a stool sample at my surgery and was later told it was normal, but I have not seen that report.
My question is - am I going to have a gut CT scan before I next see Mr Gurjar on 15th Feb?
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2023-01-15
Person
5
5
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15th January 2023
I chose Mr Gurjar from a list of Consultants provided by BUPA based on his Profile. From booking the initial appointment to undergoing a scan and then procedure, I was treated with utmost professionalism and dignity. Nothing was too much trouble, all questions were answered thoroughly by Mr Gurjar or his Secretary, Denise, and every interaction was followed up promptly in writing. Most importantly I felt they both took time to listen to me and made suggestions so that I could make decisions about my care. Thank you.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2023-01-03
Person
5
5
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3rd January 2023
Very approachable.
Explains concepts and procedures clearly.
Works at
- One Hatfield Hospital, Hatfield
- Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton
- Spire Harpenden Hospital, Hertfordshire
- The Clementine Churchill Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, Middlesex
- Bishops Wood Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, Middlesex
- One Stop Doctors, Hemel Hempstead
- Spire Bushey Hospital, Hertfordshire
Specialises in
- General surgery
Profile
Mr Shanks Gurjar was appointed as a Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgeon at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital in January 2012. He has a specialist interest in laparoscopic (keyhole) gastrointestinal surgery for bowel cancer (colon and rectum), inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and surgical treatment of diverticular disease, and rectal prolapse. He also offers expertise in laparoscopic groin hernia surgery (inguinal, femoral) and incisional hernia repair.
He offers treatment for all common coloproctology conditions including haemorrhoids (THD and Rafaelo), anal fistula surgery, pilonidal sinus, and anal fissures. He is an accredited endoscopist with expertise in colonoscopy and polypectomy.
Shanks graduated from St Marys Hospital, London in 1997, then trained as a surgeon in the South-East Thames region, before completing a fellowship in pelvic floor surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
He has a strong academic interest in clinical surgery and has published extensively across the field of colorectal & general surgery in various papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is currently an examiner for the General Medical Council and actively trains young surgeons in laparoscopic keyhole surgery.
Shanks strives to ensure all his patients have a high quality, evidence-based approach to their care. He holds practising privileges at a number of hospitals in North London and Hertfordshire.