About our surgical team
Information about the individual members of our team. NHS referrals may be sent as a letter from your family doctor or your hospital specialist, addressed to one of us (or to the team), or as a fax using the Referral Form. If you wish to consult any of us privately, please use the contact details to get in touch.Click below for information about the individual members of our surgical team
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Mr S Bhattacharya
Satya Bhattacharya is a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals in London.
He obtained his medical degree from Grant Medical College, Bombay and trained in Liver and Pancreas Surgery at the Royal Free and University College Hospitals in London. He took up his Consultant position in 1999.
His clinical interests include surgery of the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct, radiofrequency ablation of tumours and laparoscopic surgery.
His research interests include chemo-embolisation of liver tumours and radiofrequency ablation of liver tumours.
He is also on the attending staff at the London Clinic, the London Independent Hospital and the King Edward VII Hospital.
Mr R R Hutchins
Rob Hutchins is a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals in London, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Surgical Sciences, Institute of Cancer.
He obtained his medical degree from St Bartholomew’s Medical School, and trained in Liver and Pancreas Surgery at the Royal Free and Hammersmith Hospitals. He took up his Consultant position in 2002.
His clinical interests are surgery of the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct, and laparoscopic surgery. His research interests include techniques for liver resection, radiofrequency ablation of liver tumours, patient pathways, liver trauma and cholangiocarcinoma.
He is also on the attending staff at the London Bridge Hospital and the London Independent Hospital.
Mr H M Kocher
Hemant Kocher is Consultant Surgeon at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals, Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Tumour Biology, Institute of Cancer, and Department of Health National Clinician Scientist.
He obtained his medical degree from Bombay, India, and trained in Liver and Pancreas Surgery at King’s College Hospital. He took up his Consultant position in 2005.
His clinical interests are surgery of the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct, and laparoscopic surgery. His research interests include pancreatic cancer, role of stroma in cancer progression, meta-analysis and clinical trials.
He is on the attending staff at the London Clinic and the London Independent Hospital.
Mr A T Abraham
Ajit Abraham is a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals in London.
He obtained his medical degree from Pune, India, and trained in Liver and Pancreas Surgery at the Royal Free and Royal London Hospitals. He took up his Consultant position in 2006.
His clinical interests are surgery of the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and bile ducts, laparoscopic surgery, trauma and surgical critical care. His research interests include experimental models of pancreatic cancer, patient pathways, justice in health care provision.
Specialist Nurses and Co-ordinator
Role: HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist
Jake McGhie qualified in 1993. She is a senior clinical nurse specialist and has been with the HPB Unit since 2003.
Role: HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist
Karen Mawire did her BSc in 2002 and has been with Barts and the London Trust since then. She moved from a ward sister’s role to join the the HPB Unit in 2007.
Role: HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist
Lorraine qualified as a nurse in 2002 and joined Barts and the London shortly after that. She moved from the Trauma ward to join the the HPB Unit in 2009.
Role: MDT Co-ordinator
Sally Howe joined Barts and the London in 2002 and the HPB Unit in 2008. She receives all new referrals and organises the weekly multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting.
Members of our surgical team can be contacted at:
HPB Surgery Unit
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London E1 1BB
Phone: +44 20 7377 7439
Fax: +44 20 7377 7388
Or use the email contact form on the Contact Us page