Mr Tarun Singhal

Mr Tarun Singhal is a Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon at London Bridge Hospital, HCA The Shard, Circle BMI Chelsfield Hospital in Orpington, Kent, Circle BMI The Sloane Hospital in Beckenham, Kent and Circle BMI Blackheath Hospital. His NHS practice is based at the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust). He qualified in 1995 and completed his Masters in Surgery in 2001. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of England and Edinburgh. He has completed a Fellowship in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, peritoneal malignancy, low rectal surgery, and multivisceral resections from Basingstoke. He was awarded King's Commendation in December 2018 for outstanding service to the Trust and its patients. He has completed a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal Surgery from the University of Portsmouth. He has more than 20 years of experience in surgery including advanced keyhole or laparoscopic surgery for colon cancers, inflammatory bowel diseases, diverticular disease, complex hernias, parastomal hernia repairs, reversal of stomas and Hartmann’s, abdominal wall reconstructions and haemorrhoids. He also undertakes routine general surgery such as pilonidal disease, Laser for benign proctology including Laser fistula procedures and laser Pilonidal procedures, Rafaelo and THD for haemorrhoids, fistulas, anal fissures, removal of benign skin lumps, hernia repairs performed as day cases and gastrointestinal investigations such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and removal of polyps. He has published and made international presentations on numerous papers on the treatment of various gastrointestinal conditions. Teaching and Training: He has keen interest in teaching and training and completed PGCert in Managing Medical Careers (KSS Deanery and Brighton & Sussex Medical School). He is a faculty member of Royal College of Surgeons of England for various courses including Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery and Care of critically ill surgical patients. He completed Training the Trainers Courses for Endoscopy and Laparoscopic colorectal surgery. He is a JAG Certified Endoscopy Trainer and regularly teaches and supervises trainees on planned and emergency complex laparoscopic colorectal surgery and colonoscopy, upper GI endoscopic procedures.

Keyhole surgery; Bowel problems; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis; Laparoscopic surgery; Colon Cancer; Bowel cancer; Laparoscopic colectomy; Diverticular Disease; Diverticulitis; Colostomy; Ileostomy; Hartmann’s reversal surgery; Haemorrhoids; Piles; Fistula in ano; Pilonidal Sinus; Laser for fistula and Pilonidal diseases; Adhesions; Adhesive bowel obstruction; Complex abdominal wall hernias; Component separation; hernias; Endoscopy; Gastroscopy; Colonoscopy