Mr Harish Chandran

Mr Chandran has 20 years’ experience as a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Urologist at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and BMI Priory Hospital. Having trained in General Surgery and in Paediatric Surgery in New Zealand and in Australia, he was awarded dual Fellowships by examination, F.R.A.C.S (Gen.Surg) and F.R.A.C.S.(Paed.Surg), in both specialities. He is an internationally acknowledged expert in Laparoscopic (Keyhole) surgery of the Renal tract (kidneys, ureter & Bladder). He performs complex laparoscopic surgery and mentors several other surgeons, both in the UK and Overseas. He has Honorary Professorships at University Hospitals in Switzerland and in Egypt. Mr Chandran is the Clinical Lead for Laparoscopic surgery at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. His other areas of expertise include Hypospadias repairs and other genital surgery, including circumcision, orchidopexies, hernias and hydroceles. Mr Chandran is committed to teaching and is a Faculty member on annual courses in the UK and in Geneva, Switzerland. Overseas trainees attend Birmingham Children’s Hospital to learn from him. He has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored 3 book chapters and is a member of several learned societies, including the British Association of Paediatric Urologists(BAPU) and the British Association of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons(BAPES).

Laparoscopic ('keyhole') surgery of the Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder, Hypospadias repair, Hydrocele, Hernia repair, Undescended testes, Phimosis (tight foreskins), Circumcisions, Urinary Tract infections.