Mr Sandeep Kaul

A surgical oncology background, focused on colorectal and robotic surgery

Mr Sandeep Kaul is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, where he holds the role of Clinical Lead for Colorectal Surgery. He trained in surgical oncology to DNB and FEBS level before specialising in colorectal surgery, and his practice today centres on colorectal cancer, robotic surgery, and the general surgical conditions that sit alongside it — hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction and gallbladder disease.

His practice centres on primary and recurrent colorectal cancer and benign colorectal disease, alongside a substantial robotic and general surgical practice in hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction and day-case gallbladder surgery. He has performed high-volume colorectal cancer surgery over an extensive NHS career, and his background in surgical oncology extends to complex pelvic malignancy — including more than 100 pelvic exenterations for advanced and recurrent disease, salvage resection for anal cancer, and para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy, with clinical outcomes published in the peer-reviewed literature.

He performs both robotic and laparoscopic surgery across colorectal cancer, benign colorectal disease, hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction, and day-case laparoscopic and robotic cholecystectomy, and undertakes HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) and cytoreductive surgery for selected patients with peritoneal disease. He maintains an active emergency general surgery commitment, managing acute abdominal presentations and complex emergency laparotomy as part of his NHS practice.

Mr Kaul trained to MS in General Surgery and DNB in Surgical Oncology, with subsequent advanced accreditation through FRCS (General Surgery, with a Colorectal subspecialty interest) and FEBS in Surgical Oncology. His robotic training includes the TR200 and TR300 first-assist programmes at IRCAD, Strasbourg, and his research on watch-and-wait management of rectal cancer was selected for the Best of the Rest award and an oral presentation at ESCP 2021 in Barcelona. He is actively involved in surgical education as faculty on the Whipps Cross FRCS course, trainee supervision, audit and clinical research, and speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi with patients.