Mr Makho Mlotshwa

Qualifications

FCS, FRCS(Gen Surg)

GMC number: 6059427

Practising since: 1997

Specialties

General Surgery

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About

Mr Mlotshwa is an experienced consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon. He is a full time consultant in the NHS. He specialises in gastrointestinal and weight loss surgery. He performs open and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for gastrointestinal conditions that include gallbladder, gallstones, bowel and appendix.

He also performs surgery for abdominal wall hernia, and obesity (weight loss). Weight loss operations include gastric band, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini-gastric bypass (OAGB).

Mr M Mlotshwa qualified in 1997 and obtained fellowship in general surgery with the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa in 2005. He further pursued post graduate training in the United Kingdom obtaining Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2015.

He also completed a year Fellowship in Bariatric (weight loss) and Metabolic surgery with the Western Sussex Hospitals Institute that is accredited by the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) as a centre of excellence.

Mr M Mlotshwa is a keen teacher of basic principles of surgery in both national and international platforms. He has interests in key national and international research collaboratives.

Special interests

  • Gallbladder, gallstone surgery
  • Weight loss surgery; 
- gastric band
- sleeve gastrectomy
- gastric bypass
- one anastomoses/mini-gastric bypass(OAGB)
- band to sleeve/gastric bypass
- sleeve to gastric bypass/OAGB

  • Hernia repairs

  • Abdominal adhesion surgery
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Gastric Balloon (BiB)
  • Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair
  • Open surgery groin hernia repair
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy

Personal interests

Golf, travelling

Locations Mr Makho Mlotshwa works with

Related experience

Research

Mr Mlotshwa is an active principal investigator in many U.K wide research collaboratives involving gallstone disease and emergency abdominal surgery. He has recruited many trainee surgeons into the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme, which is a unique opportunity to be involved in research as part of their career.

Memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeons Of England
  • British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society
  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic disorders

Other posts held

  • University Hospitals Sussex, Worthing & St Richards

Insurers Mr Makho Mlotshwa works with

Mr Makho Mlotshwa works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • AXA Health
  • Cigna
  • Health-on-Line
  • Simplyhealth
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)

Declaration

Mr Makho Mlotshwa does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Makho Mlotshwa does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Makho Mlotshwa does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.