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Dr. Krishna Lingam

Verified Vascular Surgery Derby

Dr. Krishna Lingam

9 years of experience 5.0 (61 verified reviews)

6,359+
Patients seen
9
Years in practice
7
Publications
3
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Dr. Krishna Lingam at a glance

Dr. Krishna Lingam is a Vascular Surgery practitioner based in Derby, United Kingdom, practising at Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Hospital. They have 40+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (MD, 2013). Serves patients in Derby, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

About

Krishna Lingam is a Consultant General Surgeon specialising in Vascular and Endocrine Surgery based in Derby. He qualified in medicine in 1986 from the University of Glasgow. He trained in Scotland for 12 years and was exposed to a wide range of surgery covering upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery and endocrine surgery. During this, he also received his doctorate thesis in 1994 in the surgical management of malignant melanoma, also from the University of Glasgow.

Mr Lingam was appointed as a Consultant General Surgeon with an interest in vascular surgery and endocrine surgery in 1999 at the then Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, now known as Royal Derby Hospitals. Mr Lingam continues to practice general surgery along with vascular and endocrine surgery and has been a consultant for over 20 years working full time in the NHS as well as private practice at Nuffield Health Derby Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as well as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

His special interests include gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) and open and laparoscopic hernia repair of inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, umbilical hernia and incisional hernias. He also has expertise in sigmoidoscopies in addition to removal of anal lesions and polyp, banding of haemorrhoids and haemorrhoidectomy. He has several years of experience performing endoscopies to investigate and treat conditions such as hiatus hernia and gastritis.

As a vascular surgeon, Mr Lingam offers treatment for both venous and arterial diseases. He offers treatment of varicose veins including radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy of thread veins. He undertakes endovascular treatment for arterial disease and also open surgery including aneurysm repair and carotid endarterectomy to reduce stroke and peripheral artery surgery such as femoral bypass surgery. He is also a trained endocrine surgeon and offers both partial and total thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy as well as excision of carotid body tumours.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Dr. Krishna Lingam

Education & training

  1. 2007–2013 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Derby (GB)
  2. 2013–2017 Residency · Vascular Surgery
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Derby (GB)
  3. 2017–2018 Fellowship · Subspecialty training
    Cleveland Clinic, US

Career & appointments

  1. 2017-09–2018-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Hospital — Vascular Surgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-191752 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Vascular Surgery
#EB-6C5BBB5C · issued 2018 · renewal 2028
Malpractice insurance: AXA Healthcare Liability · 5,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 2,878
Annual physical exam 99395 1,224
Vaccination administration 90471 2,656
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 1,703

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 60 min in_clinic 630.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 90 min in_clinic 720.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Krishna Lingam
HEADSHOT
Krishna Lingam in consultation
IN OFFICE
Krishna Lingam with the team
WITH TEAM
Krishna Lingam at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 62s
Meet Krishna Lingam

Research & publications

h-index: 4 · i10: 8

  1. Outcomes of Vascular Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Krishna Lingam, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.4686/euroclin.2025.0 · PMID: 34590893 · cited by 14
  2. European registry analysis of Vascular Surgery outcomes
    Krishna Lingam, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.1807/euroclin.2024.1 · PMID: 38310497 · cited by 36
  3. Outcomes of Vascular Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Krishna Lingam, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.9425/euroclin.2023.2 · PMID: 37313387 · cited by 18
  4. European registry analysis of Vascular Surgery outcomes
    Krishna Lingam, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2022
    DOI: 10.6214/euroclin.2022.3 · PMID: 30137697 · cited by 32

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Vascular Surgery European Annual Congress (Vascular Surgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Vascular Surgery National Society Meeting · Derby · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Vascular Surgery — Derby · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
  • 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national
  • 🏆 Young Investigator Award · European Society · 2023 · international

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2018
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2018
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2018

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Vascular Surgery
  • Awareness When should you see a vascular surgery?

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · mr.muthu.lingam@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

1 tag

Patient reviews

61 verified reviews
4.98
★★★★⯨
61 reviews
5★ 2
4★ 1
3★ 0
2★ 0
1★ 0
Bedside Manner
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Wait Time
4.7
Staff Friendliness
5.0
Ease Of Appointment
4.9
Value For Money
4.9
Would Recommend Pct
99.0
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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Dr. Krishna Lingam's Areas of Specialty

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Vascular Surgery

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    Krishna Lingam specialises in Vascular Surgery in Derby, GB. 40 years of clinical experience.

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    Krishna Lingam speaks English, Malay, Tamil.

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