Sayan Bhattacharya

I work as a consultant upper GI Surgeon & clinical governance lead in General Surgery at North Manchester Hospital, Manchester Foundation NHS Trust. I specialise in benign upper GI & emergency General Surgery. I perform hernia and  gallbladder surgeries, both elective & emergency at my NHS practice. I also routinely perform anti-reflux operations / Nissen’s  & Toupet’s Fundoplication & laparoscopic repair of Giant Para-oesophageal hernias / Intra-thoracic stomachs. I am a Surgical & Endoscopy trainer for trainee doctors & the previous lead for Clinical Mortality at North Manchester Hospital. I also work with the General Medical Council as a performance assessor in regulatory investigations. I hold several leadership roles with the national surgical societies (AUGIS rep for Northwest & Mersey, NHSR Chair & BBUGSS Rep for Northwest)

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I have parallel interest in Medical Law, Ethics, Biological Research, Undergraduate & Postgraduate Surgical training. I am Bond Solon Certified in Investigative Law, Best practice, Report-writing, & Courtroom skills. I am the director of the Royal College of Surgeons' accredited McEvedy's Hands-on Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair Course at North Manchester Hospital. I am also an Honorary Senior Lecturer for Medical Education with Manchester University. I have held previous honorary teaching positions with Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool and Warwick.