Mr Deepak Hariharan

Mr Deepak Hariharan is a Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon based at The Royal London Hospital, which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the largest NHS health care trusts in the country. His area of expertise includes all benign and malignant disorders of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas, as well as common general surgical conditions, including emergency cases. He treats the following conditions: • Complex biliary surgery • Pancreatic resections • Gallstone disease • Primary Cancers of the Liver • Colorectal Liver Metastases and other Secondaries to Liver • Gallbladder and bile duct cancer • Pancreatic cancer • Solid and cystic tumours of the pancreas • Pancreatitis • Laparoscopic Surgery • Abdominal wall Hernias/Groin hernias Mr Hariharan graduated from the Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India, in 2001. In 2002, he relocated to the United Kingdom to undertake postgraduate surgical training. He received an MD (Research) degree from Queen Mary University of London in 2008 after completing a thesis exploring indicators of pancreatic cancer in urine using proteomic techniques. He received specialty general and HPB surgical training at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham before completing the FRCS examination in 2014 and receiving his Certificate of Completion of Training in 2016. He completed specialist HPB surgical fellowships at HPB units at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK, Royal London Hospital in London, UK, and a dedicated Pancreas Cancer Centre in Verona, Italy. Mr Hariharan is passionate about quality improvement in surgery and was involved in establishing the Hot Cholecystectomy Pathway, which allows immediate/early gallbladder surgery for certain emergency cases. He also contributed to the development of an enhanced recovery programme following HPB cancer surgery to post-operative care.

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

1. 2005–2011
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

2. 2011–2015
   Residency · General Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2015–2016
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Mayo Clinic, US

1. 2015-09–2016-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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Selected publications

1. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Deepak Hariharan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8056/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 66

2. European registry analysis of General Surgery outcomes

   Mr Deepak Hariharan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.8907/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 200

3. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Deepak Hariharan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.4261/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 118

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