General Surgery consultants
Mr G Girish
General information:
Name, qualifications:
Mr G Girish, FRCS
Practising at:
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Watford General Hospital and St Albans Hospital
Specialty:
General Surgery
Sub-specialty:
Vascular and Endocrine Surgery
Special clinical interests:
- Open and Endo vascular surgery and diabetic foot conditions
Current posts (NHS, University):
- Consultant General and Vascular surgeon
- Paediatric surgical lead
- Surgical Undergraduate lead for UCL
- Honorary associate professor – St Georges Medical School, Grenada
Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- GMC, Vascular Society of GBI
- Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons
- European Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
- British Society of Endovascular Therapy
Contact details:
- Secretary's name: Pauline Street
- Secretary's telephone number: 01923 217691
- Secretary's email address: paulinestreet@nhs.net
- Alterative email address: westherts.surgerywgh@nhs.net
Background:
Professional profile
I am an experienced general and vascular surgeon and work as a consultant at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. I also provide services as an honorary consultant at the Harefield Hospital. I have been actively involved in the establishment and running of multi disciplinary diabetic foot services at West Herts.
After initial specialty training in India, I undertook further training in the UK in general and vascular surgery, mainly at The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, and was awarded FRCS by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2012.
I have been working as a consultant surgeon for over 9 years. I am actively involved in teaching
