Mr Thomas Satyadas

Professional statement

Mr Thomas Satyadas is a leading surgeon based in Manchester specialising in surgery of the gallbladder, liver and pancreas (hepato-pancreato-biliary or HPB surgery). He has particular expertise in performing laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery and in treating both liver and pancreatic cancer, cysts and hernias. He is known for sharing his expertise, advising other doctors throughout the Greater Manchester region on complex HPB surgery.

Mr Satyadas completed his basic surgical training in London, after which he conducted scientific research at the Royal Free University Hospital, London. Next, he completed his higher surgical training and specialist HPB training in Cambridge, during which time he also undertook travelling fellowships to the world-renowned European Pancreatic Cancer Centre in Heidelberg and Liver Cancer Centre at the Virchow Klinikum in Berlin.

A further 16-month fellowship at the Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Unit at the University of Adelaide followed, on completion of which he worked as a laparoscopic liver and pancreas fellow with Professor Brice Gayet in Paris. All this specialist training has given Mr Satyadas extensive experience and advanced skills in performing complex general and HPB surgical operations.

In addition to his private and NHS work, Mr Satyadas is also a director of laparoscopic surgery courses for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, helping to pass his expertise on to the next generation of surgeons. He prides himself on consistently delivering the best possible surgical managements of his patients' conditions.