MBBS, FRCS, BSc(Int), MD, PGCME
Mr Nageswaran is a Consultant in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery specialising in treatments for obesity, gallstones and hernias. He specialise in treatments for obesity including medication, swallowable balloon and bariatric surgery interventions.
Mr Nageswaran is a Consultant in Upper-Gastrointestinal Surgery, specialising in keyhole gallbladder removal, hernia repairs and weight loss interventions. In his General Surgery practice, he performs surgery for abdominal wall hernias, inguinal hernias, and femoral hernias. The obesity interventions he offers at St Joseph’s Hospital are with Verve Health Group. These include medication (eg. Saxenda), gastric balloon (Allurion swallowable) and surgery (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastric bypass).
Within the NHS, Mr Nageswaran works as an Upper-GI Consultant Surgeon at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, where he is involved with service development, research, and medical education.
Completing his medical training at University College London, Mr Nageswaran also holds a research degree from University of Surrey, a medical education degree from University of Bristol and a BSc Psychology from University College London. After completing senior surgical training in Wales, he completed a Royal College of Surgeons-approved Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at North Bristol NHS Trust.
MBBS, University College London
FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, England
BSc (Int), University College London
MD, University of Surrey
PGCME, University of Bristol
Year of first medical qualification: 2006
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
British Benign Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society (BBUGSS), representative for Wales
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (AUGIS)
Mr Nageswaran enjoys the outdoors and takes every opportunity to go on long walks and cycle rides throughout Wales with his family. Mr Nageswaran also enjoys tinkering at carpentry in his workshop. As a lover of music, he collects and plays percussion instruments from around the world.
Consultant in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)
A meta-analysis on continuous versus interrupted skin closure following appendicectomy
A Sharma, V Rajalingam, H Nageswaran, L Best
British Journal of Surgeons, 108(8):898-907
A Multi-Centre Insight into Providing General Surgical Care during the Coronavirus Outbreak in the United Kingdom
AO Joseph, JP Joseph, H Nageswaran, V Rajalingam, A Sharma, B Pereira, J Gahir
British Journal of Surgeons 2020 September;107(10):e436. PMID:32757211
Mortality for emergency laparotomy is not affected by the weekend effect: a multicentre study
H Nageswaran, V Rajalingam, A Sharma, AO Joseph, M Davies, H Jones, M Evans
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2019 May;101(5):366-372. PMID: 31042429
Appendiceal duplication: a comprehensive review of published cases and clinical recommendations
H Nageswaran, U Khan, F Hill, A Maw
World Journal of Surgery 2018 Feb;42(2):574-581. PMID: 28799135
Centralisation for resection of the pancreatic head: A comparison of operative factors and early outcomes during the evolving unit and tertiary unit phases of a UK institution.
M Kostalas, H Nageswaran, S Froghi, A Riga, R Kumar, N Menezes, T Worthington, ND Karanjia.
Am J Surg. 2018 Aug;216(2):310-313. PMID: 29275908
Laparoscopic redo anti-reflux surgery: case-series of different presentations, varied management and their outcomes
H Nageswaran, A Haque, M Zia, A Hassn
International Journal of Surgery 2017;15(46):47-52. PMID: 28821410
The nylon-tape retraction technique for laparoscopic appendicectomy
H Nageswaran, A Maw
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2016;98(3):230. PMID: 26741667
Capture of colorectal circulating tumour cells for mutational analysis.
H Nageswaran
Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey 2016.
Acute afferent loop syndrome in the early post-operative period following pancreaticoduodenectomy
H Nageswaran, A Belgaumkar, R Kumar, A Riga, N Menezes, TR Worthington, ND Karanjia.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2015;97(5):349-351. PMID: 26264085
The two-port laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach for minimal access pancreatic necrosectomy
AB Cresswell, H Nageswaran, A Belgaumkar, R Kumar, NM Menezes, A Riga, TR Worthington, ND Karanjia.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2015;97(5):354-358. PMID: 26264086
SILA: not necessarily the next step? Response to: “Acute appendicitis can be treated with single-incision laparoscopy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials”
H Nageswaran, A Maw.
Colorectal Disease. 2015;17(7):644. PMID: 25929333
Assessment of cosmetic outcome after laparoscopic cholecystectomy among women 4 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is there a problem?
M Bignell, A Hindmarsh, H Nageswaran, B Mothe, A Jenkinson, D Mahon, M Rhodes.
Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Aug;25(8):2574-7. PMID: 21424204
GPs should be aware of the implications of bariatric surgery.
AJ Wardle, H Nageswaran, D Hewin.
Guidelines in Practice. 2011;14(6)
Multidisciplinary Trauma Training – a UK first.
SJ Monkhouse, S Jonas, H Nageswaran, K Ben, C Rodd.
Education Through Simulation. 2011;14:3-6.
Acute Abdominal Pain Following Fracture of a Heterotopically Formed Bone Incorporating a Prolene Mesh.
H Nageswaran, A Dunkley.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2010;92(6):W1-2. PMID: 20566031