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Mr Sanjaya Wijeyekoon

General Surgeon

Hitchin, SG4 9QZ

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27 years of experience

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27 years of experience

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Mr. Wijeyekoon is a Specialist Laparoscopic Colorectal and General Surgeon based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Prior to taking up his appointment in Bournemouth, Mr. Wijeyekoon held Consultant positions for over four years starting at the Academic Surgical Unit of the Royal London Hospital and then Homerton University Hospital, London.


His operative results are published by the Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland. He has a wide range of experience in the management of colorectal and anal cancer, endometriosis, inflammatory bowel and diverticular disease, coloproctological conditions (fissure, fistula and haemorrhoids), and general surgery (hernia, complex abdominal wall reconstruction). He is a JAG accredited endoscopist and trainer.


His unique training and experience includes treating officials and athletes with colorectal and general surgical conditions at the 2012 London Olympic and Para-Olympic Games. He was the designated colorectal surgeon for the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) designated Homerton Endometriosis Centre.


Mr. Wijeyekoon's particular specialist expertise is in the treatment of complex skin pre-cancer ( squamous dysplasia/ AIN3) including laser therapy. He is the Dorset lead for High Resolution Anoscopy and works closely with colleagues in Genito Urinary Medicine, HIV medicine, and Gynae Oncology.


Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

High Resolution Anoscopy and laser ablative therapy

Squamous cell dysplasia (AIN3)


Subspecialties
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Laparoscopic (Key-Hole) Surgery

All conditions and treatments
  • Anal Fissure
  • Anal Fistula
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Colitis (Ulcerative Colitis)
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Hernia
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Abdominoperineal Resection
  • Appendicectomy
  • Bowel Diversion Surgery
  • Bowel Surgery (Colectomy)
  • Coloproctology
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Endoscopy (OGD)
  • Hernia Repair (Keyhole)
  • Laparoscopy

Registered with

General Medical Council

No. 4305534


Qualifications

Mr Wijeyekoon trained at the Universities of Cambridge and London with qualifications and research degrees from the University of Cambridge, St Bartholomew's and London School of Medicine and Dentistry, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics. In 1999 he was awarded a Department of Health Research Fellowship, based at the Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was the principal investigator for the United Kingdom National Liver Transplant Audit for over two years. He has represented the Royal of College of Surgeons of England in an expert advisory capacity with several national health regulatory organisations including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.


languages spoken
  • English
  • Sinhala

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Benslow Lane, Hitchin, United Kingdom, SG4 9QZ
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67 Lansdowne Road Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, BH11RW
67 Lansdowne Road Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, BH11RW
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Derwent Suite c/o The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, BH7 7DW
Derwent Suite c/o The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, BH7 7DW
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Appendicectomy (1)
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1 endorsement

Recommended colorectal surgeon colleague with excellent communication skills.

06 Aug 2021
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Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopy
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Gastroenterology
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