Mr Deepak Hariharan

Deepak sees patients privately at The Harley Street Clinic and The Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone, both part of the HCA Group of hospitals. He remains active within the NHS and practices as a Consultant in HPB and General Surgery at the Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country.

He provides specialist treatment for a wide range of complex HPB conditions, with an interest in the management of HPB cancers, acute and chronic pancreatitis and complex benign biliary conditions.

Deepak graduated from Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India. Born in Bangalore, he moved from India to the UK in 2002 to pursue his postgraduate surgical training.

He was awarded MD (Research) degree in 2008 from the Queen Mary University of London, following the completion of his thesis looking for biomarkers of pancreas cancer in urine using proteomic strategies. Deepak is passionate about improving outcomes in pancreatic cancer through reducing late diagnosis and remains highly active in clinical research in this field. He has also pioneered unique sample processing protocols to extract urine proteins for analysis and in September 2019, Pancreas Research Fund has funded a £1.6M clinical study to validate the accuracy and reliability of urine tests in detecting early stage pancreatic cancer.

Deepak carried out his Specialty General and HPB surgery training in the East Midlands at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, developing competencies at performing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies and liver and pancreatic resections. He went on to complete the FRCS exit examination in 2014 and was awarded Certificate of Completion of Training in 2016.

Deepak undertook a number of subspecialty HPB surgery fellowships at major HPB units at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and Royal London Hospital, London, during which time he performed hernia repairs, complex resections and assisted in liver transplantations. In 2016 he travelled to Verona, Italy to train at Chirurgia Del Pancreas, a world renowned centre of excellence for pancreatic surgery.

He has been practicing at the Royal London Hospital since 2018. Here, Deepak leads the weekly HPB Liver MDT and is Clinical Lead for HPB Services for the Barts Health NHS Trust and leads on HPB cancer – Diagnosis and Treatment for North East London Cancer Alliance. During his time at the Royal London Hospital he has established enhanced recovery protocols to improve patient experience and reduce the length of stay during complex HPB resections. He has also worked to develop the video and telephone consultation service within the hospital’s outpatient clinics, reducing pressures on the service.

Along with colleagues, Deepak has developed a robotic programme to enhance treatment and recovery among select HPB cancer patients and the Royal London Hospital is now one of just three sites in the UK to offer robotic HPB surgical resections. He performs over 100 liver, pancreas and gallbladder resections each year.

Deepak also has wider General Surgery Experience, both open and laparoscopic. He routinely undertakes laparotomies for control of sepsis and haemorrhage, bowel resections and abdominal wall hernia repair in both emergency and elective settings.

Deepak has published a number of book chapters as well as high-impact research papers in peer-reviewed journals including as the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, World Journal of Surgery and Cancer Research. He has also presented and lectured at national and international events and meetings.