Mr Deep J Malde

Mr Deep Malde is a Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon based at the University Hospitals of Leicester providing specialist care to both Private and NHS patients who have problems relating to the Gallbladder, Pancreas and Liver across Leicestershire and its surrounding counties.

Mr Malde is a Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HPB) Surgeon specialising in benign and malignant conditions of the Gallbladder, Pancreas and Liver.

He specialises in Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for gallstones (Cholecystectomy) and performs over 400 gallbladder operations annually. Mr Malde is a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder cancers in Leicester, he also carries out Major Laparoscopic and Open Liver and Pancreas surgery, predominantly for cancer. He has carried out over 10,000 gallbladder operations and over 500 liver and pancreas cancer operations.

Other interests include management of benign conditions such as liver and pancreatic cysts in addition to pancreatitis (and its complications). He also specialises in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures such as Endoscopic Ultrasound Scans (EUS). 

He has also worked with centres across Europe to help pioneer Robotic HPB Surgery in Leicester.

Mr Malde has published in peer reviewed journals on various topics including Gallbladder Surgery, Laparoscopic bile duct exploration, Acute pancreatitis, Colorectal liver metastases, Pancreatic cancer surgery in the elderly and Pancreatoduodenal trauma.  He has presented at over a hundred national and international meetings.

History & Background

Mr Malde has had the opportunity for diverse training in Europe, India, Africa and North America. After completing his Basic and Specialist Surgical training in Manchester, he undertook Specialist Fellowships in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation in Leeds and Cambridge before being appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Leicester.  More recently he has visited several specialist centres across Europe to bring Robotic surgery to Liver and Pancreatic patients of Leicester.

Gall bladder Surgery

Mr Malde specialises in Gallbladder Surgery and performs over 400 gallbladder operations a year. He specialises in providing surgery for gallstones but additionally looks after complex gallbladder problems referred to him from across the region. He also treats patients who have had complications from gallbladder surgery carried out elsewhere.

Mr Malde started and runs the ‘Hot Gallbladder Service ‘at Leicester Hospitals which allows for rapid surgery in patients with gallstone problems following a hospital admission with Cholecystitis and or pancreatitis.

Mr Malde also runs a private ‘Rapid Access Gallbladder Clinic’ at the hospital where patients with gallbladder problems can: be assessed; a management plan formed and if needed given a date for surgery, in a one-stop clinic.                                                                                                                                               

Pancreatic Surgery

Mr Malde specialises in Pancreatic Cancer surgery, and provides Private and NHS care for patients from across East Midlands. He carries out Laparoscopic (Keyhole) and Open Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. He has a special interest in managing locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients.

Mr Malde also looks after benign conditions of the pancreas that may need surgical intervention, such as Pancreatic cysts, Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. He also carries out Pancreatic Interventions like drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts and assessment of pancreatic tumours using the Endoscopic Ultrasound. Mr Malde is due to start offering Robotic Pancreatic Surgery at Leicester Hospitals.

Liver Surgery

Mr Malde specialises in liver surgery for both benign and cancerous conditions. He operates on patients with primary liver and bile duct tumours (Hepatocellular carcinoma, Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Adenoma etc.) and secondary liver tumours (liver metastases from primaries in the bowel or other organs). 

Mr Malde has a special interest in treating complex patients with multiple liver tumours with techniques that include 2-stage liver surgery and microwave ablation to try improve prognosis and lengthen life expectancy for these patients.

Microwave ablation of liver tumours

Mr Malde specialises in carrying out microwave ablation (destroying tumour cells using heat from microwaves) of liver tumours to help make previously inoperable disease operable and in patients with widespread neuroendocrine tumours, to improve prognosis and survival.

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

Mr Malde is the current Lead for the Endoscopic Ultrasound Service at Leicester and specialises in carrying out EUS to diagnose and biopsy pancreatic, liver & bile duct cancers, provide pain relief (coeliac plexus blocks), drain pancreatic pseudocysts and carry out pancreatic necrosectomy. In the near future, this service will be able to provide therapeutic interventions like radiofrequency ablation of tumours in patients who are unable to have major pancreatic surgery.

Neuroendocrine Tumours

Mr Malde is the current Head of the Leicester Neuroendocrine Tumour Service (LNETS). He specialises in operating on patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETS) of the small bowel, pancreas and liver. This includes providing curative surgery and also debulking surgery (Surgery to reduce tumour burden) to improve prognosis and survival.  He is the Chair of the Regional Neuroendocrine Tumour MDT (Multi-disciplinary team) and works with a number of other NET specialists in providing high-quality but evidence-based care for these patients.