Kesava Reddy Mannur: Consultant general surgeon and obesity surgeon, London

 

Mr Kesava Reddy Mannur BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCS (gen surg) is an experienced Upper GI surgeon who has been performing advanced laparoscopic surgery since 1990 and obesity surgery/weight loss surgery since 1998.  He trained in surgery in Cardiff, Stevenage and at the Royal London and Middlesex Hospitals and has been a consultant surgeon for 14 years. From 1991 to 1993 together with Mr Oliver McAnena he developed laparoscopic surgery at the Royal London Hospital.  Since 1994, he has conducted many courses in laparoscopic surgery in India.  He trained in obesity surgery with Prof Cardiere in Belgium, Dr Hendrix in Antwerp, Prof Michelle Gagner in New York and Dr Kelvin Higa in Fresno, California.  He demonstrated the first laparoscopic gastric band in Chennai in Jan 2004 and since then has been conducting courses in India.  He performs around five obesity surgery operations a week.   Mr Mannur also performs laparoscopic gastrectomy and oesophagectomy for cancers and frequently helps Urologists and Gynaecologists to perform nephrectomy and hysterectomy respectively.

He has an NHS practice at the Homerton University Hospital and Royal London Hospital in London and has private practices at the BMI London Independent Hospital, BUPA Roding Hospital at Redbridge, Holly House Hospital at Buckhurst Hill and at 119 Harley Street, London. 

 

His main interest is obesity surgery especially revisional surgery. He is also interested in the development of new techniques and changes in laparoscopic surgery  to facilitate laparoscopic surgery  especially in bariatric surgery and oesophageal and gastric resections.   His other interests are fundoplication for heartburn/gastro-oesophageal reflux, cholecystectomy and hernia repair . He has also published several peer reviewed papers.

 

 

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