Mr Rajab Kerwat, Consultant General Surgeon
Mr Rajab Kerwat
Consultant General Surgeon
Mr Rajab Kerwat MB BCh FRCS (Ed) FRCS (En) FRCS (Gen Surg)
Consultant General Surgeon
Mr Rajab Kerwat
Consultant General Surgeon MB BCh FRCS (Ed) FRCS (En) FRCS (Gen Surg)
Mr Kerwat is a recommended Consultant General Surgeon
Areas of expertise
- Acid Reflux
- Colorectal Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery
- Upper GI (Gastrointestinal) Surgery
Recommendations for Mr Kerwat
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
byDr Wilson Oguejiofor Chukwunyelu Onyeka, GP
❝Recommended general surgeon❞
byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝Consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. HIs main private practice base is at London Bridge Hospital. I have worked with him with a number of complex biliary cases, and found him knowledgeable, empathetic, and skilled.❞
byDr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝Consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. HIs main private practice base is at London Bridge Hospital. I have worked with him with a number of complex biliary cases, and found him knowledgeable, empathetic, and skilled.❞
Make an appointment
Address
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HCA UK at The Shard
The Shard, 32 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9BS
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London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2PR
About Mr Rajab Kerwat
GMC number: 4228899
Year qualified: 1988
Place of primary qualification: University of Al Fateh
Mr. Rajab Kerwat is a Consultant General Surgeon at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust. He also performs private work at London Bridge Hospital and HCA UK at The Shard. He has a special interest in upper gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Mr. Kerwat qualified from Alfateh University Medical School, Tripoli, Libya in 1988. He completed comprehensive surgical training over twelve years in London, Cardiff, and Tokyo. He was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon in 2001 at Queen Mary's Hospital.
Mr. Kerwat has extensive experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy and has published several articles on the topic. He combines keyhole (laparoscopic) and endoscopic ERCP skills to manage complicated gall bladder and bile duct stones in patients with jaundice, cholangitis, and pancreatitis.
In his NHS and private practice, Mr. Kerwat provides advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures, including laparoscopic splenectomy, abdominal, groin, and incisional hernia repair. He also offers laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair surgery for primary and recurrent reflux disease (GORD) and giant hiatus hernia. Additionally, he performs single incision laparoscopic abdominal surgery (SILS) for cholecystectomy, hernia repair, appendicectomy, and right hemicolectomy.
Mr. Kerwat is a recognised trainer in general and laparoscopic surgery for junior doctors in the Foundation Training Programme and Specialty Higher Surgical Training Programme. He also trains at The Royal College of Surgeons Laparoscopic training course programme.
Since qualifying, Mr. Kerwat has been dedicated to providing high-quality, clinically effective, and safe care with a positive patient experience. He continuously develops his academic and technical skills to maintain the highest standards in his practice.
Areas of expertise
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Achalasia Surgery
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux Surgery
- Acid Reflux
- Anal Fistula
- Appendicectomy
- Appendicitis
- Barrett's Oesophagus
- Bowel Cancer
- Bowel Diversion Surgery
- Bowel Obstruction
- Bowel Surgery (Colectomy)
- Colon Cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Surgery
- Diverticulitis
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- ERCP Procedure
- Endoscopy
- Enteral Feeding
- Femoral Hernia
- Fundoplication
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy)
- Gallstone Surgery
- Gallstones
- Gastric (Stomach) Ulcers
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) or Reflux
- Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastroscopy
- Haemorrhoids
- Heart Burn
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Hernia Repair (Keyhole)
- Hernia
- Hiatus Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Jaundice
- Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Lipoma Removal
- Oesophageal Cancer
- Oesophageal Stent Insertion
- Oesophagitis
- Open Hernia Repair
- Pancreatic Disorders
- Pancreatitis
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Pilonidal Sinus Disorders
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Skin Lesion Removal
- Splenectomy
- Stomach Cancer Surgery (Gastrectomy)
- Stomach Cancer
- Swollen Stomach
- Upper GI (Gastrointestinal) Surgery
- Upper Gastrointestinal Conditions (Oesophagus & Stomach)
Other specialists recommended by Mr Kerwat
Dr Nick Maisey, Consultant Medical Oncologist
❝Excellent gastroenterologist and a very supportive colleague. Very helpful in looking after cancer patients, very highly recommended for colorectal and upper GI oncology work.❞
Dr Aathavan Loganayagam, Consultant Gastroenterologist
❝A fantastic gastroenterologist with a special interested in inflammatory bowel disease; he is a very dedicated physician gastroenterologist and an excellent colleague.❞
Dr Dhanesh Chavda, Pain Medicine Specialist
❝Recommended pain medicine specialist❞
Dr George Webster, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
❝Recommended Gastroenterologist❞
Dr Abdul Shlebak,
❝Abdul is an excellent haematologist. Highly orientated with most of the advanced academic research. Very good clinician and highly recommended for all forms of blood disorders and haemoncology.❞
Mr Hamid Khawaja, Colorectal Surgeon
❝Hamid has been my colleague for about 13 years. He has been a very supportive colleague and is very hard working. He is dedicated to his profession and looks after his patients very well.❞
Dr Howard Curtis, Gastroenterologist
❝Excellent gastroenterologist and a very supportive colleague. Very good clinician, highly recommended it general gastroenterology and hepatology.❞
Mr Mohamed Hammadeh,
❝I have worked alongside him for many years. He is very hard working and very thorough in his approach to looking after his patients.❞
Dr Ban Al Saffar, Consultant General Physician
❝Excellent physician with a special interest in geriatrics. She is very good support in helping us look after mutual patients.❞
Dr Hani Ben Amer,
❝Hani is an excellent academic neurologist. Very thorough with his approach, an excellent clinician.❞
Dr Fariborz Neirami, Pain medicine specialist
❝Recommended pain medicine specialist❞
Mr Happy Hoque, General Surgeon
❝Recommended general surgeon❞
Mr Kislaya Thakur,
❝Recommended breast surgeon❞
