Mr Philip Varghese is a Consultant General Surgeon specialising in colorectal surgery. He is employed by the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer, treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and management of benign colorectal conditions such as fistulas, fissures, and haemorrhoids. He also addresses functional bowel diseases, including prolapse, incontinence, constipation, and obstructive defecation syndrome. Additionally, Mr Varghese performs general abdominal procedures like appendicectomies, hernia repairs, and colonoscopies.

Mr Varghese obtained his MBBS from Christian Medical College Vellore, India, in 1994, followed by a Master of Surgery from the same institution in 2002. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2005 and earned a Master's in Surgical Education from Imperial College London in 2011. He achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in General Surgery in 2015. He is fluent in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu, enhancing his ability to communicate with a diverse patient population.

Mr Varghese holds private practice sessions at Nuffield Health North Hospital in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Tuesday evenings, Rowley Park Hospital in Stafford on Monday evenings, and Wood Road in Wolverhampton on Wednesday afternoons. His medical secretary, Ms Hannah Hitchin, can be contacted at Stafford Hospital for appointments and inquiries.