Mr Krishna Moorthy, Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon

Mr Krishna Moorthy

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon

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020 3887 1566

Mr Krishna Moorthy MBBS MS MD FRCS

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon

MBBS MS MD FRCS

Mr Krishna Moorthy

Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon MBBS MS MD FRCS

Book online

020 3887 1566

MBBS MS MD FRCS

Mr Moorthy is a recommended Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon

020 3887 1566

Areas of expertise

Bariatric surgery
Acid reflux surgery
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastric cancer surgery
Hernialaparoscopy

Mr Krishna Moorthy is recommended by:

2 GPs

Recommendations for Mr Moorthy

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2 GPs

Recommended by:

byA GP

❝Brilliant surgeon, special interest and plenty of experience in bariatric procedures. Highly recommend.❞

byDr Deepak Kaur Hora, GP

❝Recommended Upper-GI Surgeon❞

byA GP

❝Brilliant surgeon, special interest and plenty of experience in bariatric procedures. Highly recommend.❞

byDr Deepak Kaur Hora, GP

❝Recommended Upper-GI Surgeon❞

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Address

Private practice NHS

Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital

Praed Street, Central London, London, W2 1NY
The Wellington Hospital: The Platinum Medical Centre

15-17 Lodge Road, St Johns Wood, London, NW8 7JA
London Digestive Centre

41 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8EA
Telephone or video consultation

Available for patients

Imperial College Healthcare Trust

South Wharf Road, London, SW7 2AZ

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

St. Marys Hospital, Praed Street, London, Greater London, W2 1NY

About Mr Krishna Moorthy

GMC number: 4682392

Year qualified: 1995

Place of primary qualification: Bombay University

Mr Krishna Moorthy (MS MD FRCS) holds the honour of performing the UK's first robotic gastric bypass and gastric band. He works as a Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare, NHS trust and as the director of the MSc in Surgical Technology at Imperial College, London. He is a specialist in the surgical management of cancers of the stomach and the oesophagus. His rich experience attending to complicated cases of upper gastrointestinal cancer and bariatric surgery includes laparoscopic gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

He has a special interest in ensuring systems safety in surgery. He was on the World Health Organization (WHO) working group for the development of the WHO surgical safety checklist. His research areas include the study of information transfer in surgery, multi-disciplinary handover, safety and teamwork in the operating theatre and safety and quality of care of patients undergoing elective and emergency surgery. He has also published widely on the role of simulations in surgical training.

He has spearheaded efforts to develop two e-learning modules on patient safety for undergraduate students and a safety skills training programme for the surgical trainees. He is also the director of a Master?s programme in surgical technology and contributes to the Masters in Safety and Quality of care.

Mr Krishna Moorthy is a member of the Associations of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), the Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS), the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), the International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO), the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (ALS) and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES).