Sayan Bhattacharya

I work as a consultant upper GI Surgeon and lead for clinical governance in General Surgery at North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Foundation NHS Trust. I specialise in benign upper GI and emergency General Surgery. I perform hernia and  gallbladder surgery, both elective and emergency at my NHS practice. I also routinely perform anti-reflux operations / Nissen’s and Toupet’s Fundoplication and laparoscopic repair of Giant Para-oesophageal hernias / Intra-thoracic stomachs. I am a Surgical and Endoscopy trainer for registrars and core-trainees at Manchester and the lead for Clinical Mortality for North Manchester General Hospital.

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I have parallel interest in Medical Law, Ethics, Biological Research, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Surgical teaching, and training. I am Bond Solon Certified in Investigative Law, Best practice, Report-writing, and Courtroom skills. I am the director of McEvedy's Hands-on Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair Course at North Manchester Hospital. I am also the National Research Lead for BBUGSS (British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society), Chair of NHSR (National Hiatal Surgery Registry), Honorary Senior Lecturer for Medical Education with Manchester University. I have held honorary teaching positions with University of Sheffield, Liverpool and Warwick.