Mr Pranav Somaiya

Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon

MFRCS PhD

Mr Pranav Somaiya is a consultant general and vascular surgeon based in London and working at Barts Health NHS Trust which is one of Europe’s largest hospital Trusts covering a population of 2.6million and spread over five hospitals in one of the most socioeconomically diverse areas of London.

Mr Somaiya sees patients across the whole ranger of vascular diseases as is highlighted below. He specialises in the full range of vascular conditions that require surgical and medical attention, including aortic, carotid artery, upper limb arterial and lower limb arterial, lymphatic, and venous disease. His special interests include stroke surgery as well as problems caused due to diabetes. He performs open surgery as well as minimally invasive (keyhole) therapies, including aneurysms and laser vein surgery.

He is the Clinical Lead for the Surgical Skills Programme at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE). This covers over 150 courses run by the College nationally and internationally. He has been a tutor/examiner at the medical schools of the University of Sheffield and Kings College, London and the Charles Clifford Dental School, Sheffield. He teaches on seven post-graduate courses in General Surgery and Trauma organised by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE). He represents the RCSE on the curriculum committee of the Inter-Collegiate Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) Course.