Mr Veeranna Shatkar

Qualifications

MBBS, MS, FRCS(Gen Surg)

GMC number: 6065408

Practising since: 1997

Specialties

General Surgery

Consultation times

  • Thursday 12:00-14:00
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About

Mr Veeranna Shatkar is a Consultant General Surgeon at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital specialising in general surgery, emergency surgery, colorectal surgery and endoscopy.  His main interests are:  Appendicectomy, hernia, haemorrhoids (The Rafaelo Procedure), anal fissure, fistula, investigations of change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding; abdomen pain, endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, gall bladder surgery, laparoscopy, sebaceous cysts; ingrowing toe nail excision, pilonidal sinus (endoscopic EPSIT), lumps and bumps, and lipoma.

Mr Shatkar is a General Surgeon with an interest in Emergency General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery and GI Endoscopy.  He graduated in 1997 and pursued higher surgical training in general surgery. He submitted the dissertation on “A clinical study of peritonitis in surgical practice” and gained a Master of Science degree.  He passed the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) in General Surgery in 2012 from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Mr Shatkar is a substantive Consultant Surgeon in General and Colorectal Surgery at Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust and is the Clinical Director for General Surgery, Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Department at BHR NHS Trust.. He has a keen interest in developing the patient pathways and general surgery services at the Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust.

Mr Shatkar is also the lead for Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust School of Surgery and has been involved in recruitment and the training programme of junior doctors at the trust. He is a keen teacher and trainer.

Special interests

Appendicectomy, hernia, haemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula, investigations of change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, abdomen pain, endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, gall bladder surgery, laparoscopy, sebaceous cysts, ingrown toe nail excision, pilonidal sinus, lumps and bumps, lipoma.

Personal interests

Mr Shatkar is a big cricket fan and plays cricket and tennis.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Veeranna Shatkar at Nuffield Health

  • Polypectomy
  • Ingrown toenail (and ingrown toenail surgery)
  • Appendicectomy
  • Gastroscopy (or gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy)
  • CT scan (or CAT scan)
  • Transanal haemorrhoid dearterialisation (THD)
  • Hernia repair
  • Colorectal screening
  • Colonoscopy
  • Rectal examination under anaesthetic (or rectal EUA)
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • Colorectal surgery
  • Rectal prolapse repair
  • Ileostomy
  • The Rafaelo® Procedure
  • Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal tract

Locations Mr Veeranna Shatkar works with

Related experience

Research

‘A clinical study of peritonitis in surgical practice’ Jan 2001 - Nov 2003; Awarded Master of Science in General Surgery by the university after the submission of thesis.

Recent publications: 

  1. (Collaborator) STARSurg group Collaborative group. Multicentre prospective cohort study of body mass index and postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery; British Journal of Surgery 2016 Aug Volume 103, issue 9: 1157-1172
  2. Local lead collaborator for National Small Bowel Audit (NASBO): Published in BMJ (Oct 2017).
  3. Is Ultrasound a reliable diagnostic tool for acute appendicitis? A Single Centre Study. Veeranna Shatkar.  Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia 2017;6 pii 000:S3469X1702752X )

  4. Collaborator: Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high- income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, International, multicentre cohort study (GlobalSurg Collaborative).  Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 May;18(5):516-525. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4. Epub 2018 Feb 13
  5. Open versus laparoscopic appendicectomy in acute appendicitis: results of a District General Hospital:

Veeranna Shatkar:

South African Journal of Surgery: Vol 56, No 2 (2018)

Memberships

  • British Medical Association
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Other posts held

  • Clinical Director for General Surgery, Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Department at BHR NHS Trust.

Insurers Mr Veeranna Shatkar works with

Mr Veeranna Shatkar works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)

Declaration

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

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

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

Free events with Mr Veeranna Shatkar

Concerned about your Haemorrhoids?

Thursday 16 January 2025

Brentwood Hospital

Mr Veeranna Shatkar, Consultant General Surgeon

This free event is for anyone who is concerned about their haemorrhoids and would like to explore options for treatment and would like more information regarding procedures and costings.

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