Gaurang Shah

Position: Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Dr. Gaurang Shah

Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon

MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), FRACS (Melbourne, Australia)

  • MBBS from Baroda Medical College, 2000,
  • MS (General Surgery) from M. S. University, 2005
  • Australian Medical Council Exams in 2009
  • FRACS in General / GI Surgery from Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Alfred Hospital)in 2019.

Course Completed :

  • ATLS for Trauma / CCRISP (Care of Critically Ill Surgical Patient) / NOTTS (Non Technical Skills for Surgeons) / Clear (Clinical Research) /ASSET / MOSES (Management of Surgical Emergency)

Experience & Achievements :

  • AP at SSGH Vadaodara, 2007
  • Sr. Registrar at Austin & Ballarat Hospital, 2008 to 2012
  • FRACS Melbourne, 2013 to 2019
  • Consultant at Townsville University Hospital, 2019
  • Consultant GI Surgeon at Knox / Penninsula / Shepparton, 2020 to 2023

Expertise :

• Laparoscopic GI Surgery (Hiatal Hernia and Colorectal Conditions)

• HAL RAR (Haemorrhoid Artery Ligation and Rectoanal Repair) – Doppler guided

• Abdominal Wall reconstruction

• Therapeutic Gi Endoscopy

• Anorectal conditions for Hemorrhoids, Fissure, Fistula and Prolapse

• Laparoscopic and open Colorectal Surgery for Cancer, Diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel disease

•All types of hernia (Laparoscopic and Open)

• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• Emergency surgery for Appendicitis, Bowel Obstruction, perforation

• Trauma Laparotomy

• Laparoscopic and open Splenectomy

• Vasectomy, Hydrocele & Minor General Surgery

• Diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy (PEG Tubes, Dilatation of stricture, EMR)

Workshop :

• GESA Colonoscopy

•Laparoscopic CBD Exploration By RACS

• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair By RACS

•HAL RAR (Minimal Invasive Management of Haemorrhoids), 2022

• Cadaveric dissection for complex abdominal wall reconstruction, 2023

Awards :

• Gold medal for first rank in Masters in General Surgery in 2005 by Maharaja Sayajirao Uni And Baroda Medical College

• Gold medal for first rank amongst entire Jain

community in India for Masters in General Surgery

Professional Memberships :

• The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

• General Surgeons Australia

• Indian Medical Council

•APHRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)

• GESA (Gastroenterology Society of Australia)