Timeline and qualifications
- Rishi Singhal Graduated in 1999
- Completed his CCT in General Surgery
- Undertook a national fellowship in Bariatric Surgery at the Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, one of the premier bariatric centres in the UK
- Experienced in benign Upper GI Surgery, Bariatric surgery and resectional surgery for oesophago-gastric cancers
- Published over 50 manuscripts and co-authored several book chapters. Invited as a faculty member to numerous international bariatric conferences. View publications
- Awarded numerous international and national prizes for clinical research
- Principal investigator for a randomised control trial comparing medical therapy vs bariatric surgery in patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. The outcome from this trial is expected to determine the best treatment for these patients
- Principal Investigator for the By band Sleeve trial at HEFT, an NIHR funded portfolio study that compares the outcomes between the 3 commonly performed bariatric procedures. It is the largest trial on bariatric surgery in the world
- Rishi Singhal is leading an observational study looking into the impact of bariatric surgery on reduction of malignant transformation in obese patients with endometrial hyperplasia.
- Has ongoing research interests in the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery on patients with diabetes
- In 2022 Awarded Visiting Professor of Bariatric Surgery at Birmingham City University
Memberships and current positions
- Consultant Bariatric & Upper GI Surgeon, in the Upper GI Unit at Heart of England, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
- Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham
- Reviewer for the British Journal of Surgery
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons
- British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society
What Rishi’s patients have to say
“My experience with Healthier Weight has been excellent throughout. From the Patient care coordinator, Cavell, to the nursing team through to the hospital team at the wonderful Priory hospital. Mr Singhal was the ideal surgeon throughout. My procedure was complicated because I’d had invasive abdominal surgery over 30 years ago. Mine was a complicated case! Mr Singhal planned my treatment and made sure everything went well. I had mini gastric bypass surgery and I couldn’t recommend the service highly enough”
Sharon, mini-bypass patient 2018
“From the first time visiting Healthier Weight to the completion of my operation I can only say that my surgeon Mr Singhal filled me with confidence to go ahead. I have a few health issues that were taken care of completely. A very caring and helpful gentleman”
Sylvia
“The operation and consultant Mr Singhal was beyond excellent.”
Amy C
News Articles
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/man-30-who-weights-46-16563611
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/morbidly-obese-man-undergoes-live-18209731
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