Mr Veluppillai Vathanan : Obstetrics and gynaecology

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Overview

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
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About me

Mr Vathanan is an experienced Gynaecologist with more than 23 years of experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. After completed his initial and postgraduate training in Sri Lanka, he moved to UK in 2004 and completed his specialty training in Yorkshire and London Deaneries. He is currently working as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Frimley Health NHS, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals where he is the Lead consultant for Early pregnancy services. He is the lead for Laparoscopy and Gynaecology simulation for Health Education England, Thames Valley.

In addition to his general Obstetrics and Gynaecology training, Mr Vathanan has undergone advanced training in minimal access surgery, endometriosis, early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology at Imperial College Healthcare, London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals, London and North West London Hospitals, London. He has completed a post graduate diploma in Gynaecology and early pregnancy ultrasound scanning at Kings College London. He underwent specialist training in laparoscopic surgery and endometriosis at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and its Endometriosis centre. He has published several articles in peer reviewed journals and presented in national and international conferences.

He specialised in minimal access surgery. Through his experience in minimal access surgery, he aims to perform advanced gynaecology surgeries with minimal scars in the tummy, usually with 3 x 5mm scars in the tummy.

Mr Vathanan believes in holistic approach in patient care and his priority is patient involvement in decision making, patient safety, honesty and transparency. He provides highest possible quality of care to his patients by practising evidence based medicine and easily available for advice. He specialises in advanced laparoscopic surgery including laparoscopic hysterectomy, management of ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibroid removal, chronic pelvic pain and hysteroscopic surgeries including hysteroscopic removal of fibroids and reproductive hysteroscopic surgeries. He is an expert in the management of early pregnancy, emergency gynaecology complications (including miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy), management of recurrent miscarriages, transvaginal ultrasound scanning for gynaecology and early pregnancy (including 3D scanning). He runs a dedicated recurrent miscarriage clinic at his NHS trust.

He is a clinical tutor for Southampton O&G medical students, Royal College of O&G (RCOG) Part 3 examiner, Lead for Health Education England, Thames Valley Laparoscopy and Gynaecology simulation training, Lead for Gynaecology GIRFT (Get it right first time) NHS initiative at Wexham Park Hospital, Lead for Fibroid MDT at Wexham Park Hospital.
He is married with 2 children. He likes travelling and charity work.

Areas of interest

Advanced Laparoscopic (key hole) surgery; Hysteroscopic surgery; Reproductive surgery; Endometriosis; Ovarian cysts; Chronic pelvic pain; Menstrual disorders; Uterine Fibroids; Early pregnancy complications; Ectopic pregnancy; Recurrent miscarriage.

Medical secretaries

Jo North
The Bridge Clinic Oldfield Lodge 156-160 Bridge Road Maidenhead SL6 8DG
01628 760060
01628 760061
vatsecretary@gmail.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Kenneth O'Connor Fee Assured
Dr Renata Arszulowicz Fee Assured

Dr Husam Kaskos Fee Assured
Dr Clare Conroy Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Early Pregnancy Clinic at The Bridge Clinic, Maidenhead

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Frimley Health NHS, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals.

Research interests

Early pregnancy and emergency Gynaecology
Transvaginal ultrasound scanning
Minimal access surgery

Awards received

Local Clinical Excellence awards- Level 3

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

1. A Comparative Observational Study of the Use of Saline Uterine Hydrosonography for the Diagnosis and Assessment of Uterine Cavity Lesions in Women.
Veluppillai Vathanan, Nii Adjeidu Armar.
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2016, Article ID 9317194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/931719
2. Defining safe criteria to diagnose miscarriage: prospective observational multicentre study
J Preisler, J Kopeika, L Ismail, V Vathanan, J Farren, Y Abdallah, P Battacharjee, C Van Holsbeke, C Bottomley, D Gould, S Johnson, C Stalder, B Van Calster, J Hamilton, D Timmerman, T Bourne. BMJ 2015;351:h4579 doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4579
3. Obstetric anal sphincter injury risk reduction: a retrospective observational analysis
Veluppillai Vathanan, Oliparambil Ashokkumar, Trixie McAree
J. Perinat. Med. 2014

4. External validation of models and simple scoring systems to predict miscarriage in intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability
S. Guha; V. Van Belle; C. Bottomley; J. Preisler; V. Vathanan; A. Sayasneh; C. Stalder; D. Timmerman; T. Bourne
Hum. Reprod. 2013

5. The urine protein heat coagulation test - a useful screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy in developing countries: a method validation study
Vagira H.W. Dissanayake, Linda Morgan, Fiona Broughton Pipkin, Veluppillai Vathanan, Samanthy Premaratne, Rohan W.Jayasekera, Harshalal R.Seneviratne.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2004

6. Maternal and Fetal Outcome of Macrosomia
V.Vathanan, B.Sharma, C.Sandhu.
Fetal and Neonatal an edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood. June 2010

7. A study of factors affecting the outcome of hydrothermal endometrial ablation
Vathanan V, Laut A.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Sep 2008
8. Triaging women with a pregnancy of unknown location using a two-step triage protocol including the M6 model: a clinical implementation study.
Bobdiwala S, Christodoulou E, Farren J, Mitchell-Jones N, Kyriacou C, Al-Memar M, Ayim F, Chohan B, Kirk E, Abughazza O, Guruwadahyarhalli B, Guha S, Vathanan V, Bottomley C, Gould D, Stalder C, Timmerman D, Van Calster B, Bourne T.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug 6. doi: 10.1002/uog.20420.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2018
DFSRH Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Heathcare 2009
Postgraduate Diploma in Gynaecology and Early pregnancy Ultrasound Scanning King's College, London 2012
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research University of Leeds 2011
FRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist 2018

Additional training

Advanced skills training in Laparoscopic surgery RCOG 2010
Advanced skills training in Early pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology RCOG 2011

GMC registration

Reference number 5190970

Affiliations / memberships

Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
Diplomate of the faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care (DFSRH)
Member of British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE)

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

BMI The Princess Margaret Hospital, SL4 3SJ
Thursday
09:00 - 12:30
01753 743405

Spire Thames Valley Hospital, SL3 6NH
Friday
17:30 - 20:00
01753 665404

The Bridge Clinic, SL6 8DG
Wednesday
13:00 - 20:00
01628 760900

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

vatsecretary@gmail.com

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

Q1800
Hysteroscopy (including biopsy, dilatation, +/- cauterisation, curettage and resection of polyp(s) +/- Mirena coil insertion) - (5-50)

Princess Margaret Hospital (5-50) Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1-5) Parkside Private Suite Wexham (1-5)
Q3800
Laparoscopy and therapeutic procedures (including laser, diathermy and destruction e.g. endometriosis, adhesiolysis, tubal and ovarian surgery, +/-ureterolysis) - (5-50)

Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5) Parkside Private Suite Wexham (1-5) The Bridge Clinic (1-5) Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1-5)
Q1802
Hysteroscopy with resection of fibroids (excluding morcellation) +/- insertion of Mirena coil - (5-50)

Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1-5) Parkside Private Suite Wexham (1-5) Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5)
Q1700
Therapeutic hysteroscopic operations on uterus (including endometrial ablation excluding microwave or radiofrequency ablation) +/- Mirena coil insertion - (1-5)

Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5) The Bridge Clinic (1-5) Parkside Private Suite Wexham (1-5)
Q2020
Endometrial biopsy or aspiration - (1-5)

Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5) The Bridge Clinic (1-5) Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1-5)
Q0790
Laparoscopic total hysterectomy, +/- oophorectomy, +/- ureterolysis - (1-5)

Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5) Parkside Private Suite Wexham (1-5)
Q0920
Myomectomy (including laparoscopically) +/- ureterolysis - (1-5)

Princess Margaret Hospital (1-5)
Q1280
Introduction of a mirena coil - (1-5)
P2390
Anterior (+/- posterior) colporrhaphy with vaginal hysterectomy with laparoscopic assistance (including primary repair of enterocele and cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1-5)
Q4400
Ovarian cystectomy +/- omental biopsy (as sole procedure and including bilateral) - (1-5)
P0600
Excision of lesion of vulva - (1-5)

The Bridge Clinic (1-5)
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