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Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-26
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26th August 2020
Since first appointment Dr Gurjar was very professional and extremely friendly. I was afraid of my surgery but he explained everything and reassure me. I was impressed by Dr Gurjar's team at BMI Bishops Wood Hospital. Every single person dealing with me was very kind and professional. Dr Gurjar has fantastic attitude towards his patients and you can tell that he is passionate about his work. Thank you again Dr Gurjar and all the staff for making my surgery a great experience.
27th August 2020
Response from Mr Shashank Gurjar
Many thanks for your feedback and positive words. I will pass them on to the team at Bishopswood Hospital!
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-26
Person
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26th August 2020
Very friendly consultant, made me feel as ease, answered all questions I had.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-17
Person
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17th August 2020
Dr Gurjar was excellent throughout my colonoscopy - I have had a colonoscopy before with a different doctor and this time I felt more inclusive and open. Dr Gurjar took the time to explain to me what was going on throughout the procedure and answered my questions very well.
27th August 2020
Response from Mr Shashank Gurjar
Thank you for the positive feedback. Colonoscopy can be a challenging procedure but made easier when the patient is more at ease.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-16
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16th August 2020
I have enjoyed good health and so the advent of 3 sudden significant issues over the past month came as a surprise to me. Due to Covid my GP was unable to examine me but referred me privately (Bupa for 40+ years). It was the morning of Friday 14 August and I was very anxious about my condition with the weekend coming up.
I called Bupa Harpenden (as I knew it from years ago) but all lines were engaged for a couple of hours and then an admin person took my call and said someone would get back to me. I waited but nobody replied so I drove to Harpenden to find it was a Spire hospital and was told that they were unable to accept un-booked appointments due to Covid. Observing my stress and discomfort from a distance Natalie (Hunt?) came forward to listen carefully to my situation. She then explained that she would try to find a doctor who could see me, could not promise, suggested I go and sit in my car and she would phone me with news. This she did and I am most grateful to her compassion and for acting up her personal assessment of my problem.
So I felt I was still in an axious state of mind when Mr Gurjar called me in at 4.45. His manner immediately put me at ease and he listened to the sudden changes in my health that I had experienced recently. He asked some questions of detail and then relayed my experiences back to me for confirmation as he wrote his notes. He then examined me and confirmed that my stomach did not feel normal. Finally he requested an urgent CT scan to be carried out on the following Wednesday 19 after which he will contact me.
Although I did not consider it at the time, I appreciate that my arrival at the hospital was not possible to handle within the new Covid arrangements. I am therefore most grateful that all your staff and particularly Natalie/Mr Gurjar made the decisons that they did to help me.
27th August 2020
Response from Mr Shashank Gurjar
Thanks for your comprehensive feedback. I will most certainly feedback to staff at Spire and let the relevant individuals know.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-11
Person
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11th August 2020
The Surgeon had a pleasant manner and put me at my ease , as I was a little anxious of the procedure.
He explained all details and talked me through the procedure , from beginning to the end.
Despite Sedation was surprised how alert and relaxed I was to follow it all on the screen.
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.