Professor Tan Arulampalam

Qualifications

MBBS, MD, FRCS

GMC number: 3676295

Practising since: 1992

Specialties

General Surgery

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About

Professor Tan Arulampalam has been a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the NHS for over 20 years and has a passion for healthcare transformation through research and education.  He has transitioned to a portfolio of private practice, medtech start ups and university academic work at the School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University. He helped establish The ICENI Centre and was  a Clinical Director.  He has extensive international experience in translational medical research, health system analysis, audit and higher educational supervision.  His own research on PET imaging has translated into mainstream practice.  

Tan is President of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and is a full board member of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery and chair of their Research Committee.

He has published more that 50 peer reviewed papers and is joint editor of the textbook Essential Surgery. He was part of the ACPGBI group that published guidelines on the management of anastomotic leak and the EAES guidelines on the management of diverticular disease. 

He is on the Medical Board of the charity Bowel Cancer UK. He plans commercialisation of a medtech device. He consults and carries out procedures including endoscopy, coloproctology, gallbladder and hernia surgery.

Special interests

Pilonidal sinus and fistula surgery
Coloproctology
Endoscopy (colonoscopy and ogd)
Hernia surgery
Gallbladder surgery

Other interests

Teaching and training 
Specialist procedures for pilonidal sinus (EPSIT)

Locations Professor Tan Arulampalam works with

Related experience

Research

Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • President of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
  • Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
  • Member of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Board Member of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery

Insurers Professor Tan Arulampalam works with

Professor Tan Arulampalam works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aetna
  • Allianz
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa Global
  • Cigna
  • Cigna International
  • CS Healthcare
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Freedom Health
  • Healix
  • Healthcare RM
  • HealthFund
  • PHC
  • Police Mutual
  • Simplyhealth
  • Standard Life
  • The Exeter Friendly
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • Westfield Health WPA
  • WPA

Declaration

Professor Tan Arulampalam does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Professor Tan Arulampalam does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Professor Tan Arulampalam does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.