Amulya Saxena

Professional statement

Amulya Saxena is an experienced, award-winning Consultant Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon, based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS, London. He specialises in the surgical management of premature and neonatal babies, as well as complex congenital malformations. He has expertise in management of chest wall deformities (pigeon chest and funnel chest).

Other areas of expertise in general surgical procedures include laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, umbilical hernia repair, undescended testis surgery, tongue-tie release, circumcision, dermoid cysts removal, Meckel’s diverticulectomy, hydrocele surgery, pyloromyotomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, gastro-oesophageal reflux surgery, ovarian cysts and masses, as well as abdominal wall defects and chronic wound management but to name a few.

His current biography speaks volumes of his high regard in the medical profession. Aside from his current position as Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, he was the President of the European Association of Paediatric Surgeons (EUPSA) (2021-2023). He is also the Editor-in-chief of Journal of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery. He has, thus far in his career, edited two textbooks in Paediatric Surgery, Essentials of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery as well as Chest Wall Deformities.

Amulya Saxena undertook his paediatric and neonatal surgery medical training at the highly regarded Medical University of Munster, Germany, before becoming Associate Professor and Deputy Director at the Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Austria. Prior to undertaking this role, he was a Research Fellow in Surgery at the Boston's Children Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

To-date, he has gained a substantial amount of experience as a medical professional across Europe, America and Japan. Alongside his clinical work, he has published a number of book chapters as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals.