Mr Anil Agarwal

Mr Anil Agarwal is a Consultant Surgeon with over 24 years of experience, specialising in general surgery, lower gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive (keyhole) procedures, and endoscopy. His clinical practice includes both diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy), as well as a wide range of colorectal and general surgical conditions. He performs laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

He has a strong subspecialist focus on laparoscopic surgery, including gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), and both open and keyhole hernia repairs (inguinal, umbilical, epigastric and incisional). He also treats a broad spectrum of anorectal conditions such as haemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistulae, pilonidal disease, and rectal prolapse. His practice includes procedures such as Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HALO/THD) and robotic mesh rectopexy.

Mr Agarwal has held senior leadership roles within the NHS, including Clinical Director of Surgery and Urology at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, and Associate Medical Director at the same trust. He contributes to undergraduate medical education as Lead for Teaching at the University of Sunderland and previously served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Durham (Queen’s Campus, Stockton-on-Tees).

In addition to his clinical and academic roles, he is an Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is a Performance Assessor and Team Leader for the General Medical Council.

He has also contributed to surgical education at a national level as editor and contributor to key reference texts, including the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery and the Oxford Handbook of Operative Surgery.

His clinical interests include laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, endoscopy, haemorrhoid treatments, and the management of a wide range of general and colorectal conditions such as abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and changes in bowel habit.