Ranjan Thilagarajah MS FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Urol)
Consultant Lead in Urological Surgery, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust, Chelmsford, Essex
Honorary Consultant, Whipp's Cross University Hospital, London
Honorary Consultant, King George Hospital, BHR, London
GreenLight laser prostatectomy
Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Stone disease
General Medical Council (GMC)
Medical Defence Union (MDU)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England: FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Urol)
Medical degree from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, University of London.
North Thames Urology Training Rotation.
Laparoscopic fellowship in Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Master of Surgery, Imperial College, London
Clinical Lead of the Research Network for Essex and Hertfordshire.
Born in Greenwich, SE London, Mr Thilagarajah trained at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London and qualified in 1990 with the MBBS Degree. After gaining a wide general surgical experience, he achieved the FRCS (Eng) qualification in 1995.
Mr Thilagarajah went on to become Urology Research Registrar at Imperial College School of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, where he studied for his Master of Surgery (MS). His research looked at the causes, diagnosis and treatment of painful bladder disease and interstitial cystitis. He achieved recognition on the Specialist Register for Urology, the FRCS (Urol), in 2001.
He was then invited to spend a year as Urology Fellow at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to continue his training as a laparoscopic urological surgeon. He returned to his post at the Institute of Urology, London as senior trainee of the Stone Unit and gained further experience in complex stone surgery. Mr Thilagarajah was subsequently appointed as consultant urological surgeon at Broomfield Hospital where he continues to work today as the Urology Lead Clinician.
He has become GreenLight laser Trainer for consultants both nationally and internationally and performs a large number of these operations in both the NHS and private sector. Recently, Mr Thilagarajah has also been appointed Clinical Lead of the Da Vinci Robot Surgery Service at Mid Essex Health Trust covering a number of specialities.
Mr Thilagarajah is the Clinical Advisor on the Charities Committee, Mid Essex Health Trust, offering a clinical view to prospective projects requesting funding, ensuring assessment that assists in directing funding to proposals. He is also Clinical Advisor, Programme IT Committee, Mid Essex Health Trust - assessing new IT projects from a clinical perspective being introduced into MEHT.