Sharmila Gupta
Consultant surgeon
Lead Surgeon for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clinical Lead for General Surgery
Miss Gupta moved to Colchester in 2010 and is the hospital’s lead surgeon for inflammatory bowel disease. She specialises in laparoscopic surgery for complex and recurrent Crohn’s disease and surgery for Ulcerative Colitis including ileo-anal pouch surgery, as well as laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, proctology, general surgery and endoscopy.
Miss Gupta graduated in 1995 from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School. She completed her surgical training on the Cambridge rotation and specialist colorectal training at St Mark’s Hospital in London and a fellowship in Leuven, Belgium. Following this she was awarded a National Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship. Her professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a postgraduate MD degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Miss Gupta has a special interest in teaching and has been involved in developing and running laparoscopic training programmes both in the UK and internationally with the Lapco organisation. She is a member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Ireland and sits on Consultant appointment committees as a representative of the Royal College of Surgeons. She is a member of professional bodies including the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons.
Outside of work, Miss Gupta enjoys spending time with her family, foreign travel and cooking.
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Tan Arulampalam
Consultant surgeon
Mr Arulampalam graduated from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in 1992 and completed his specialist higher surgical training in London and a fellowship at the San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital in Rome before moving to Colchester in 2003.
A specialist in IBD and colorectal cancer, Mr Arulampalam carries out procedures such as major colorectal resections, endoscopy and minimally-invasive coloproctology, which is used to investigate, diagnose and treat colorectal conditions. He has special interests in complex abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally-invasive fistula and pilonidal surgery and laparoscopic surgery training.
Mr Arulampalam sits on the Council of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery’s Research Committee and the Medical Board of Beating Bowel Cancer. His professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a postgraduate MD degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Married with five children, Mr Arulampalam enjoys walking, cooking, travelling and cricket.
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01206 742456
Ralph Austin
Consultant surgeon
Mr Austin moved to Colchester in 2002 after completing his training at North East Thames, in London in 1987. He holds a Master of Science degree (MS) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Mr Austin carries out colorectal and bile duct laparoscopic surgery, and has a special interest in transanal total mesorectal excision surgery (TaTME). He also has a research interest in natural orifice surgery (NOTES), which is a scarless technique for carrying out abdominal surgery which uses an endoscope passed through a natural orifice, such as the mouth, rather than an external incision.
Previously a preceptor in laparoscopic surgery, Mr Austin now carries out training in TaTME.
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Vijitha Chandima Halahakoon
Consultant surgeon
Mr Halahakoon joined the Colchester team in 2015 and carries out endoscopy as well as laparoscopic, open general, day case and endometriosis surgery. He has a special interest in emergency general surgery, the pelvic floor and endometriosis.
Mr Halahakoon competed his full general surgical training at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka in 2000, and his higher training in Australia. His professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a Master of Surgery (MS) degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Mr Halahakoon is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and a member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and The Pelvic Floor Society. He is also Colchester’s undergraduate clinical tutor at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School.
Outside of work, Mr Halahakoon enjoys spending time with his family.
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Matthew Tutton
Consultant surgeon
Clinical director for surgery
Director of research and innovation
Mr Tutton graduated from the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London in 1995, and then completed his surgical training in London and research training at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. He has also completed fellowships at Mayo Clinic and Weill Cornell, both in the USA, as well as an European Society of Coloproctology Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Tokyo, Japan.
Mr Tutton was appointed as a consultant at Colchester Hospital in 2006 and is the trust’s clinical director for surgery and director for research and innovation. He carries out laparoscopic cancer surgery, coloproctology, laparoscopic hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery and emergency general surgery, as well as gastroscopies and colonoscopies. Mr Tutton has a special interest in transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal polyps and early rectal cancers, while he is currently principle investigator for a variety of research projects.
Mr Tutton’s professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a Bachelor of Science in Neurosciences (BSc) degree, a Master of Surgery degree, and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). He is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the Queen Mary University of London, and a member of a variety of professional bodies, including the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
Outside of work, Mr Tutton’s interests include foreign travel and sport including squash, triathlons and cycling.
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01206 742447
Subash Vasudevan
Consultant Surgeon
Trust Cancer Lead Clinician
Mr Vasudevan graduated in India in 1999. He completed his basic surgical training in London and embarked on a period of clinical research into pelvic floor disorders at Royal London Hospital. This led to an MD award from the University of London. He has presented his research in national and international meetings. He did his higher speciality and laparoscopic training in the London deanery. Mr Vasudevan was appointed as a consultant to Colchester Hospital in 2014. He is the Trust cancer lead clinician at Colchester hospital. He also has a special interest in pelvic floor disorders and has successfully started a dedicated joint pelvic floor clinic with physiotherapists, and anorectal manometry services at Colchester. He is the founder and chair of the Eastern division of the pelvic floor society. He is married to a consultant haematologist and they have 2 children. His interests include cricket, travelling and music.
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Greg Wynn
Consultant surgeon
Mr Wynn graduated from University College London in 1996 and underwent surgical training in East Anglia, Kent and Sussex before completing his training at Colchester after he was awarded a national fellowship in laparoscopic surgery. He has also trained overseas, completing fellowships in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as studying advanced laparoscopic surgery in Hong Kong.
Mr Wynn’s professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, a postgraduate MD degree and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Mr Wynn carries out treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, hernia surgery, gallstone disease, colorectal cancer, proctology and general minor surgery. He has special interests in rectal cancer, surgical training and natural orifice surgery, and his research interests include virtual reality simulation and transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.
An honorary senior clinical lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, Mr Wynn enjoys the natural environment, running, cycling, wine, classic cars, travel and culture in his spare time.
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