Mr Ashok Ram
Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon in Norwich
MBBS FRCS FRCPS FEBPS FRCS (Paediatric Surgery)
GMC: 5207428
Mr Ashok Ram areas of expertise:
Professional statement
Mr Ashok Ram is an experienced consultant paediatric and neonatal surgeon who practises at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He trained in major paediatric surgical centres across the UK and obtained his CCT in paediatric surgery after which he joined the Paediatric Surgical Department in Norwich.
His practice is the general surgery of childhood and he sub-specialises in neonatal surgery, thoracic surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery. He is also a staunch educationist and holds the positions of honorary associate professor at the Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia, regional training director, director of advanced paediatric life support, faculty for the European paediatric advanced life support courses and surgical skills courses (basic surgical skills, laparoscopic skills, pre-hospital and emergency resuscitative thoracotomy, specialty skills for emergency and trauma) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
He is an executive member of the Education Committee of the European Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons. He conceptualised, founded, directs, and teaches on the SPRINT (International Paediatric Surgical Training Programme), a virtual forum which holds seminars and postgraduate exam preparation sessions attended by paediatric surgeons and trainees worldwide. He has presented his work at numerous national and international meetings and conferences and authored multiple chapters in various paediatric surgical textbooks and journals.
He received the Gold Medal from the European Board of Paediatric Surgery as a candidate to which he has now joined as an Examiner. He has also won multiple awards nominated by patients and students alike.
Many paediatric and neonatal surgical conditions are best seen and managed in the NHS setting where he is a full-time consultant. The following are some of the conditions that may be suitable for consultation and management in his private clinic and settings: abdominal conditions, abdominal pain, acid reflux, chest deformities (pectus carinatum and excavatum), congenital malformations, constipation, gastrointestinal conditions, groin conditions, head lesions, hydrocele, inguinal hernia, laparoscopy, nail diseases, neck lesions and swellings, neonatal surgery, perianal conditions, phimosis and circumcision, thoracic conditions, tongue tie, umbilical hernia, undescended testicle, and upper GI endoscopy.