Mr Farhan Rashid MBBS, DM, FRCS
Trained at Midlands, East of England and Cambridge. Higher surgical training at Cambridge rotation. Trained at five regional oesophagogastric cancer units and two regional Bariatric units in UK.
Specialist interests are bariatric/metabolic surgery, anti-reflux/hiatus hernia surgery, laparoscopic hernia repair and oesophagogastric cancer surgery
Perform all oesophageal and gastric cancer operations at regional centre at Hammersmith hospital , Imperial college, London and and full range of Bariatric Surgery at regional Bariatric unit at Luton and Dunstable University hospital.
Practice includes:
Benign (general surgery),
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones
Laparoscopic Hernia repairs
Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass
Revisional Bariatric Surgery
Benign (Upper GI)
Laparoscopic Anti-reflux Surgery
Laparoscopic repair of giant para-oesophageal hernia
Upper GI cancers
Lap assisted Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy
Laparoscopic/open Gastrectomy
Upper GI endoscopy
Higher research degree (DM) from University of Nottingham on “role of oestrogen receptors in oesophageal cancer”.
Over 20 peer-reviewed publications and authored 2 book chapters.
A Faculty member of Royal college of Surgeons of England for the Care of the Critically ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) course.
Areas of interest
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones:
Laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair :
Laparoscopic/open ventral abdominal wall hernia:
Laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair and laparoscopic anti reflux surgery