Mr. Rajan Ravindran was appointed as a Consultant surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2002. After this appointment, he moved to Edinburgh in April 2007, to take up the was appointment as a Consultant General and Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Mr. Ravindran qualified from Madras Medical College, Madras (now Chennai), India. After his initial postgraduate surgical training and obtaining his higher degree at Stanley Medical College, Madras, India, he moved to the UK. Most of his higher surgical training was in the north of Scotland, in Aberdeen. In Aberdeen he underwent training in wide range of general and GI surgery, focusing on surgery involving the bile duct, gallbladder, liver and pancreas in the later stages of his training. He performs both cancer and non-cancer surgery, and has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery due to the excellent recovery times for his patients.

In addition to his busy practice, Mr. Ravindran is a keen educator and is involved in teaching undergraduate students and training postgraduate doctors.

MBBS (1988) - Madras Medical College, Chennai, India

MS (1992) - General Surgery - Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India

FRCSEd (1994 & 2000) - General Surgery - Royal College of Surgoens, Edinburgh, UK

CCST in General Surgery (2001)

Memberships:

• Association of Surgeons of GB & Ireland (ASGBI)
• Association of Upper GI Surgeons of GB & Ireland (AUGIS)
• Pancreatic Society of GB & Ireland
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)