Mr Kumaran Thiruppathy - General Surgery

Mr Kumuran Thirrupathy is a Consultant General Surgeon in Reading who specialises in Colorectal treatment.

Based at: Berkshire Independent Hospital | Get directions | Go to hospital website

Clinical interests

Minimally invasive, (Keyhole, laparoscopic)
Colorectal Surgery, (Bowel resection, Bowel operation, Colonic surgery) 
Colorectal Cancer (Colonic growth, polyps) 
Diverticular disease 
Bowel stricture 
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (crohns, Ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis,ileo-anal pouches, infective colitis) Anal Disorders (Haemorrhoids, piles, skin tags, fissure, fistula, rectal pain, rectal bleeding, warts, anal cancer surveillance) 
Hernia Repair (Open or keyhole), incisional, inguinal, epigastric, umbilical 
Sports Hernia repair 
Gallbladder/Gallstone Surgery (Laparoscopic) 
Pelvic Floor dysfunction ( Incontinence, Constipation & Rectal Prolapse) 
Endoscopy (Gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy) 
Skin lesions, Skin lumps (lipoma, sebaceous cysts)

Academic background

March 2016        Masters (in Minimally Invasive) Surgery
Sept 2012           FRCS General Surgery (Colorectal) 
Nov 2011            M.Phil in Colo-proctology, UCL 
July 2005            MRCS,Royal College of Surgeons of England
June 2002          MBBS, Royal Free & University College Medical School 
June 2000          BSc (Hon) in Infection and Immunity, University College London

Professional Memberships

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Advance laparoscopic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

NHS base

Royal Berkshire Hospital