Mr Shlok Balupuri
Consultant General Surgeon
MB BS, FRCS, MD, RAMC
I am a Consultant Surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital since 2006. I provide private practice surgery at Spire Washington Hospital. I am trained in hepato-pancreato-biliary, laparoscopic bariatric surgery and anti-reflux surgery. I have trained and performed weight loss surgery and now teach as a faculty team member at bariatric courses. I have been to various bariatric units based in Frankfurt, Oslo and Bruges, Baghdad, Kuwait and India. I was invited to help setting up the bariatric units in both Iraq and Kuwait in the past.
I perform laparoscopic, gastric bypass surgery, mini gastric bypass (OAGB) surgery, gastric sleeve resections and gastric balloon insertion for surgical management of obesity. I have also performed revisional and conversions weight loss procedures (like band to bypass/sleeve operations). My other interests include pancreato-biliary surgery, gallstone and laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery. I have performed over 2,150 bariatric procedures and I am in the top 10 percentile of bariatric surgeons in the UK (NBSR Data). My surgery outcomes are available at the National Bariatric Surgery Registry.
I have extensively published and presented at various national and international journals and conferences. I am a member of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons, the Pancreatic Society, British Medical Association, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). I am also a commissioned officer in the Army Reserves and have been previously deployed in conflict zones.
I am a tutor at bariatric courses and am on the editorial board of bariatric journals. I am involved in the Northern Deanery as a Associate Foundation Programme Director conducting training courses abroad for foreign trainees.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Shlok Balupuri at Spire include:
General surgery
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Gastroscopy
Bariatrics
- Gastric balloon (weight loss balloon)
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy)
Other treatments
- Mini gastric bypass surgery
- Revisional bariatric surgery
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Endoscopy
Obesity surgery
Gallstone surgery
Weight loss surgery
Pancreatic and biliary surgery
Special clinical interests: Weight-loss surgery; Anti reflux; Biliary, Gallstones and Pancreatic.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB BS / University of Delhi / 1986
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Royal College of Surgeons / 1997
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
MD / Newcastle University / 2003
Medical Degree
RAMC / Royal Army Medical Corps / 2005
Member of the Army Reserves
Professional memberships
Association of Upper GI Surgeons
Research and publications
- Anti-reflux
- Obesity
Articles
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Bariatric Surgery
March 2015
Current NHS posts
Consultant Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Sunderland Royal Hospital.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0191 418 8687 |
| info@spirewashington.com | |
| Private secretary | Stephanie Lowes |
| Private secretary telephone | 0191 418 8666 |
| Private secretary email | stephanie.lowes@spirehealthcare.com |