Consultant Transplant, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon

Venkatesha was appointed as Consultant Transplant, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals in 2019. His clinical activities include transplantation (kidney, pancreas, intestines and more recently uterine) along with abdominal multiorgan retrieval surgery and complex HPB Surgery. He is joint lead for the national kidney auto transplantation programme.

Venkatesha completed his residency in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology with a focus on HPB surgery from Tata Memorial Hospital, a leading national tertiary referral hospital for comprehensive cancer care at Mumbai, India and completed fellowships in HPB surgery and abdominal multi-visceral transplantation in Dublin and Oxford.

He has obtained several higher degrees:

MCh from University College Dublin for his research on role of receptor for advanced glycation end products in biliary diseases.

MSc in Healthcare management from Institute of Leadership, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

FEBS (Fellow European Board of Surgery) in General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, HPB Surgery, Transplantation Surgery and Esophagus/Cardia/Stomach surgery

Venkatesha is a member of several national and international HPB, surgical oncology and transplantation associations and has published in peer-reviewed journals.