Ms Vinutha Shetty
GMC/GDC Number
6036235
Registered
1995
Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon
Judith Flynn - RPH sec 01772 523595, Nicola Sutton CDH sec : 01257 245214
Department
Qualifications
MBBS ( VIMS, Bellary India)
Specialty Areas
laparoscopic Surgery
Gallstone disease
Hernia surgery
Oesophago-gastric cancer surgery
Benign Oesophago-Gastric surgery (including hiatal hernia and anti-reflux surgery)
surgical disease of the thyroid and parathyroid.
surgical disease of the thyroid and parathyroid
Research
Research Interests: Oesophago-gastric cancer, Distal Enteral Feeding, RIFT study, ROMIO Trial, Chole-QuIC Study
Other Interests:
Surgical Simulation Lead –since 2015 I have developed and conducted various surgical skills courses for surgical trainees and medical students such as Practical Suturing Skills, LTHTR Key Skills for Medical Students and LTHTR Chest Drain Masterclass. I am a teaching Faculty at the RCS England as the Course Director for the Intercollegiate SSS and BSS course conducting regular courses since 2015.
Trust Lead for IV Fluids
NSSG chair for UGI cancer
Other Professional Roles/Awards/Esteem Markers
BMJ quality Awards 2018 - finalist for Improving Emergency Care in Acute Biliary Disease,Lancashire Evening Post – Hospital Doctor of the Year Award - June 2016.,Undergraduate Innovation in teaching awards 2017- Technical and nontechnical course for medical students,MRAS Regional Surgical Society Meeting best Registrar Presentation - 2009
Biography
I completed my primary qualification in Medicine and subsequent post graduate DNB training in General Surgery in India. In the UK, I gained experience in managing patients with complex intestinal fistulae with research interest in proximal loop jejunostomy and distal enteral feeding as a clinical fellow in the National Intestinal Failure Unit at Hope Hospital.
I underwent higher surgical training in General Surgery in the Northwest Deanery and completed sub-speciality training in upper GI, parathyroid and thyroid surgery.
I was appointed as a Consultant General, Upper GI and Endocrine Surgeon at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in June 2013.
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tulu
Clinics: General & upper GI Cancer clinic - Royal Preston Hospital
General & endocrine surgery clinic - Chorley and South Ribble Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
