Mr Sukhpal Singh

Mr Singh is hard working and patient focused. He is dynamic, motivated, progressive, and is not adverse to change with an approachable and outgoing personality. He has an ambition to develop and embrace new technology and techniques to enhance patient focused care. He facilitates and promotes multi disciplinary team and working to ensure the best possible care for his patients.BackgroundMr Singh trained at Guys Hospital Medical School from 1978 – 1983 and was subsequently a South West Thames Training Programme Surgical Registrar and Senior Registrar. Mr Singh also gained valuable surgical experience in the USA, Belgium, France, Japan and Hong Kong.Prizes and AwardsApril 1989 – Regional Research Grant. Awarded for the research project “Endotoxaemia in Obstructive Jaundice – the role of Kupffer Cells, Small Bowel and Antioxidant defences.”June 1990 – World Hepatopancreaticobiliary Congress Prize: “Bile salts alter Kupffer cell morphology without loss of viability”October 1990 – Registrar Prize Surgical Section of the RSM. “Effect of bile salts and endotoxin on isolated Kupffer cell morphology, viability and function.”June 1993 – Travelling fellowship Coloproctology Section of the RSM. (Smith Kline & Beecham Fellowship): “A 10 year prospective audit of outcome after surgery for Colorectal Cancer.”November 1993 – Rogers Prize finalist for the MS Thesis – Endotoxaemia in Obstructive Jaundice – the role of Kupffer cells, Small Bowel and Antioxidant defences.Ethicon Travelling Fellowship 1994Nordic prize-winner – Section of Coloproctology of the RSM. Liverpool March 1994BJS Society Travelling Fellowship 1994Continuing Medical Education Award (R.C.S. of Edinburgh) 1994Autosuture and Smith & Nephew Laparoscopic Surgical Fellowship 1995Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Prize 1995 – Awarded for achieving the highest marks in the 1995 Intercollegiate Examination.Clinical Mr Singh was appointed in 1997 as a Consultant General Surgeon with an Upper Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic interest at Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. During this time he introduced a number of operations to the hospital including laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, minimally invasive oesophagectomy and laparoscopic splenectomy. Mr Singh introduced Endoscopic Ultrasound and Per Oral Choangioscopy. He was the first in the area to provide the EUS Service until it was established in the other local trusts. He was the Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Lead when the unit was assessed by the National Peer Review process as being a Centre of Excellence. He represents the Royal College of Surgeons of England on Consultant Appointment committeees.Academic/Teaching/ResearchMr Singh has a keen interest in teaching and has taught and directed courses locally, nationally and internationally.

Mr Singh has a special interest in the medical and surgical management of Reflux , Biliary diseases, Herniae and Laparoscopic Surgery. His specialty interest includes the diagnosis, staging and management of benign and malignant Oesophago-Gastric and Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary disease. He also has extensive experience of endoscopy including diagnostic and therapeutic EUS and ERCP, including per-oral cholangioscopy. His experience includes both Elective and Emergency General Surgery.