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Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-05-18
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18th May 2020
Doctor seemed knowledgeable. Made me comfortable as a patient.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-05-18
Person
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5
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18th May 2020
Understood my symptoms and very knowledgeable about the treatment options. Gave me good advice to follow on the lead up to my proposed operation.
Felt very relaxed and calm once the call had ended, think I’m in safe hands. Thank you
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-05-15
Person
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15th May 2020
This was my first time using video link to consult medical help. The consultant Mr Gurjah was extremely considerate and set me at ease to discuss my medical needs.
Judging by my experience Inam unablento offer any further constructive suggestions to give greater care.
Mr Shashank Gurjar
2020-04-28
Person
5
5
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28th April 2020
Dr Gurjar carried out two colonoscopies on two separate occasions removing 10+ polyps. He then carried out a THD procedure to rectify my hemorrhoids. This was a much less intrusive procedure than a hemorrhoidectomy and was recommended by Dr Gurjar. Follow up care was good and on an occasion when I had concerns and unable to see a GP easily due to covid19 Dr Gurjar replied to my email and contacted me by telephone on the same day to talk about my concerns.
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.