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Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-11
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11th August 2020
Mr Gurjar is a very friendly, informative and empathetic doctor who made me feel at ease.
He is extremely personable and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-10
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10th August 2020
I was diagnosed with bowel cancel about 4 weeks ago. Talking to family and friends I chose Mr Gurjar to carry out the surgery. I was seen by Mr Gurjar 3 weeks ago. He explained the procedure to me, went thoroughly with the likely risks and complications of surgery. I was given the Op date of 03/08/20 and was duly operated on that day. I was discharged 48 hours after coming out of Op theatre. Post operatively I have had an event free recovery . I am pain free, eating and fully mobile. I had this out come all thanks to the skills and experience of my excellent surgeon. And through out this episode of illness, I have been treated with utmost courtesy by Mr Gurjar, his colleagues, the nursing and auxiliary staff at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. I could not have asked for a better surgeon and a better team to look after me. Keep up the great work that you do. Ashok Shah
27th August 2020
Response from Mr Shashank Gurjar
Many thanks for your kind words. I will pass them on to our team at Luton & Dunstable Hospital - positive feedback is always appreciated!
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-04
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4th August 2020
Mr Gujar in my opinion is extremely professional and thorough, whilst at the same time makes you feel at ease and comfortable, by explaining things in a clear and precise way. You need to feel confident, in the event that the person you are talking to could possibly be operating on you and with Mr Gujar, after my consultation, I feel completely confident that I would be in the right hands. He is also interested in your health, overall not just in his area, I would recommend him to anyone, a great consultation and I am very please I chose him.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-08-03
Person
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3rd August 2020
Contact with the consultant was very brief and was limited to the initial consultation and 5 minute meeting immediately before the operation. there was no post operation contact
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-07-30
Person
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30th July 2020
Very professional & made me feel very relaxed.
Would highly recommend!
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.