Mr Romi Navaratnam, Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Mr Romi Navaratnam
Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Mr Romi Navaratnam
Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon MSc MS FRCS
Mr Navaratnam is a recommended Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Mr Romi Navaratnam - Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Mr Romi Navaratnam - GI Unit Patient Testimonial
Areas of expertise
- Colonoscopy
- Appendicitis
- Gallbladder surgery
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Ulcerative colitis
Recommendations for Mr Navaratnam
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 Adrian Nicholas Wayne, GP
❝Approachable and accessible❞
byA GP
❝Positive patient feedback❞
byDr Shane Roche, Consultant Physician in medicine for the elderly
❝Excellent colorectal surgeon who is totally reliable and always willing to help. He has a lovely, friendly personality.❞
byDr Dan Ornadel, Consultant Respiratory Physician
❝A superb colorectal surgeon. Highly recommended.❞
by Mr Nicholas Morris, Gynaecologist
❝Mr Romi Navaratnam is an excellent Physician, fantastic surgeon and a good colleague. I recommend him highly.❞
byDr Shane Roche, Consultant Physician in medicine for the elderly
❝Excellent colorectal surgeon who is totally reliable and always willing to help. He has a lovely, friendly personality.❞
byDr Dan Ornadel, Consultant Respiratory Physician
❝A superb colorectal surgeon. Highly recommended.❞
by Mr Nicholas Morris, Gynaecologist
❝Mr Romi Navaratnam is an excellent Physician, fantastic surgeon and a good colleague. I recommend him highly.❞
Make an appointment
Address
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The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Hospital South Bldg, 8A Wellington Pl, London, NW8 9LE
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Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth
60 Grove End Road, London, NW8 9NH
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Telephone consultation
Available for patients
Royal Free Hospital (Honoury Senior Lecturer)
Pond St, London, NW3 2QG
North Middlesex Hospital (NHS)
Sterling Way, London, Greater London, N18 1QX
About Mr Romi Navaratnam
GMC number: 3485855
Year qualified: 1990
Place of primary qualification: University of Nottingham
Mr Romi Navaratnam, MSc MS FRCS (Lon) FRCS (Gen), is one of the founding consultants of the gastrointestinal (GI) units at The Wellington Hospital and The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, both of which are widely recognised as international centres of excellence. He has more than 15 years of experience in the investigation and management of GI problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), common anal conditions, including rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids (piles), fissures, fistulae and pruritus ani (itching of the anus).
Mr Romi Navaratnam trained in Nottingham, Cambridge, London and Sri Lanka, before being appointed Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon at the North Middlesex University Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal Free Medical School in London in 2002. He has a special interest in colonoscopy and endoscopy, and has achieved extremely positive outcomes in laparoscopic (minimally invasive, keyhole) surgery for conditions of the gall bladder, appendix, groin and abdominal hernia and colorectal cancer.
Areas of expertise
- Abdominal pain
- Anal abscess
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Appendicitis
- Blood in stool (rectal bleeding)
- Bowel cancer screening
- Bowel incontinence
- Cholecystectomy
- Chronic diarrhoea
- Colitis
- Colon cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal cancer surgery
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticular disease
- Diverticulitis
- Endoscopy (OGD)
- Epigastric hernia
- Femoral hernia
- Fistula
- Gallbladder surgery
- Gallstones
- Gastroscopy
- Genital warts
- Haemorrhoid surgery
- Hernia repair (Keyhole)
- Incisional hernia
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Inguinal hernia
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Itchy bottom
- J-Pouch surgery
- Laparoscopic hernia surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Lipoma
- Minimal access surgery (keyhole surgery)
- Pelvic floor reconstructive surgery
- Piles (haemorrhoids)
- Pilonidal sinus
- Polyps
- Rectal prolapse
- Rectal surgery
- Rectocele
- Robotic surgery
- Skin lesions
- Tarlov cyst
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical hernia
Professional memberships
Articles by Mr Romi Navaratnam
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Bowel disease awareness
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An update on irritable bowel syndrome
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The future of surgery
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Top tips for beating bowel cancer
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Minimally invasive surgery the way forward
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Effective bowel cancer screening
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Bowel cancer investigation
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Common perianal conditions arising in primary care
Other specialists recommended by Mr Navaratnam
Dr Voi Shim Wong, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
❝I have been working very closely with Dr Wong over the past 12 years. I have found he is able to give a comprehensive gastroenterology service. He is an excellent technician, compassionate and is well liked by patients, colleagues and paramedical staff. As such, I have no hesitation in strongly recommending him as a gastroenterologist.❞
Dr Natasha Kapur, Consultant Dermatologist
❝I have always found Dr Kapur to be extremely supportive and particularly good at establishing a diagnosis in the atypical rash.❞
Dr Dan Ornadel, Consultant Respiratory Physician
❝Dan Ornadel is an excellent chest physician, is very compassionate and is well liked by his peers and patients alike.❞
Mr Nicholas Morris, Gynaecologist
❝Nick is a very good diagnostician & pelvic floor surgeon. He has a big interest in laparoscopy for endometriosis. He is very compassionate to his patients, especially those with complex disease processes.❞
Mr Majid Hashemi, Gastrointestinal Surgeon
❝I have been working very closely with Majid Hashemi over the past 14 years. He is an excellent upper GI surgeon and a valuable second opinion.❞
