Mr Amit Sinha: General surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

General

Areas of interest

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery; Assessment of Rectal Bleeding; Colonoscopy; Flexible Sigmoidoscopy; Haemorrhoid Surgery, HALO, THD Procedure for Haemorrhoids, Anal Fissures; Anal Canal Fistula, Pilonidal Sinus

Medical secretaries

Diane O'Hagan
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020 8181 6676
info@sdmedsecservices.co.uk

Shellini Mirpuri
020 3862 3990
020 8181 6676
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Anaesthetists worked with (Bupa members, please ask your consultant whether your anaesthetist is fee-assured)

Dr Moses Chikungwa

Dr Mrutyunjaya Rambhatla

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant General Surgeon;
Newham University Hospital;
Barts Health NHS trust.

Research interests

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis

Personal interests

Gallstones; Acute Pancreatitis; Hernia Surgery; Rectal Bleeding; Haemorrhoids; Anal Canal Fissures; Pilonidal Sinus.

Awards received

Fujinon Travel and Educational Fellowship Grant recipient - ASCS International Scientific Congress 2007, Singapore. ’Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer according to the number of lymph nodes analysed.’Amit Sinha, Terence Hollingworth, Adrian Savage.

Midland Gastroenterological Society Travel Grant -’Do All patients with recent acute gallstone pancreatitis need CBD assessment?’ Amit Sinha, Firaz Arnaut, Neil Fisher - 9th ISDS at Yokohama, Japan: Dec 8-11 2004.

Languages spoken

English, Hindi, Urdu.

Publications

Pneumoperitoneum associated with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum following blunt chest trauma O. Anderson, A. Yaakub and A. Sinha. Injury Extra, Volume 38, Issue 12, December 2007, Pages 439-441

Amyand’s Hernia – Snapshots in Surgery. Amit Sinha. Br J Surg 2007;94:247

Rupture of pseudocyst of the spleen during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Amit Sinha, Sayed A.W. Ahmed, Javeed Khan. Injury Extra, Volume 37, Issue 9, September 2006, Pages 338-340

Cold agglutinin related acrocyanosis and paroxysmal haemolysis.
Sinha A, Richardson G, Patel RT. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2005;30(5):563-5.

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome following acute pancreatitis.
A Sinha, R Rai. JOP. J Pancreas 2005; 6(4);365-368

Prognosis of colorectal cancer in relation to the number of lymph nodes analysed.
K Futaba, A Sinha, C E Richardson, A P Savage
Colorecctal Disease, 10 (Suppl. 1) 19

Do All Patients with Recent Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis Need CBD Assessment? Amit Sinha, Firaz Arnaut, Neil Fisher. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Vol. 8, No.7S 2004; 377A-378A

Audit of patient satisfaction following cholecystectomy
A Sinha, A P Savage.2005 Surgeon 3: 3; S118

Diverticulitis of a true caecal diverticulum - Clinical pictures. SINHA, Amit*. Russells Hall Hospital, Department of Surgery, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS trust. Journal Clinical Anatomy. Volume 18 issue 8 Pages 618-645.

Letters:

Randomized clinical trial of open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of acute cholecystitis. Br J Surg 2005; 92: 44-49. Rai R, Sinha A, Rai S.

Management of gall stone pancreatitis. Sinha A, Savage AP. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2005;87(6):488-9.

Courses offered to GPs

Gallstones and Gallbladder Polyps - GP Forum, Newham University Hospital.
Gallstones and Gallbladder Polyps - GP Seminar, Holly House Hospital.
Anal Canal Clinic and Gallbladder Clinic - GP Study Day - Spire Roding Hospital.

My qualifications & training

My private practice

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

Procedures completed

J1830
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - (1-5)

West Midlands Hospital (1-5)
H6260
Proctoscopy (+/- biopsy) - (1-5)

Spire Roding Hospital (1-5)
H5240
Banding of haemorrhoids - (1-5)

Spire Roding Hospital (1-5)
H5620
Lateral sphincterotomy of anus - (1-5)
H4800
Excision of lesion of anus - (1-5)

BMI The London Independent Hospital (1-5)
G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (1-5)
H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (1-5)

BMI The London Independent Hospital (1-5)
T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (1-5)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (1-5)

BMI The London Independent Hospital (1-5)
T2002
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral - (1-5)
H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - (1-5)
H5800
Drainage through perineal region (including ischio-rectal abscess) (including sigmoidoscopy) - (1-5)

BMI The London Independent Hospital (1-5)
H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Roding Hospital (1-5)
T2100
Repair of recurrent inguinal hernia - (1-5)

West Midlands Hospital (1-5)
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