Mr Arjun Shankar is a highly respected general surgeon based in London. His practice extends across the abdomen, and his wealth of experience in both elective and emergency procedures allows him to provide a truly comprehensive service almost unique in the capital. He also offers a range of laparoscopic techniques for many conditions, from simple hernias to complex emergencies. He sees private patients at several of HCA Healthcare UK’s London hospitals, including The Princess Grace Hospital, The Harley Street Clinic, The Wellington Hospital, The Portland Hospital, HCA UK at University College Hospital and The Lister Hospital, where he is Medical Director.

As well as running the NHS Abdominal Sarcoma Service, where he is Lead Surgeon, Mr Shankar runs The Lister Hospital’s Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Unit.

He is also part of the Royal Free Hospital’s Abdominal Wall/Complex Hernia Unit. The biggest unit of its kind in the UK, it offers patients exceptional outcomes using the most advanced surgical techniques found anywhere in the world.

His wide-ranging areas of specialist interest include:

• Abdominal and pelvic sarcomas
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal wall
• Bowel cancer
• Desmoid tumours
• Gallbladder cancer
• Gallstones
• Hernia
• Inguinal hernia
• Pancreatitis
• Retroperitoneal sarcoma
• Sarcoma
• Unusual abdominal masses/tumours
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)