Consultant Profile

Mr Roland Fernandes MBBS BSc FRCS

Practising at: Ashford

Specialties: Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, General Surgery, Hernia Repair Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Minimal Access Surgery, Keyhole Surgery, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Gallbladder Removal, Gastrostomy, Feeding Jejunostomy Insertion

Special clinical interests:
General Surgery
Benign Upper GI Surgery

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Upper Gastrointestinal Consultant Surgeon, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Year of first medical qualification and medical school attended: St George's University of London, 2008

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
General Medical Council
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Background Information

Mr Fernandes graduated from St George’s University of London in 2008. He completed his Core Surgical Training in the Kent, Surrey and Sussex region before embarking on Higher Surgical Training in the Wessex Deanery.

Mr Fernandes joined East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust in 2018 as a substantive Upper Gastrointestinal Consultant Surgeon.

He holds a strong interest in Training and Leadership and is currently the Training Programme Director for Higher Surgical Trainees in the Kent region and was previously the Foundation Doctor Lead for the Trust.

Mr Fernandes is also the Endoscopy Surgical Training Lead and has brought novel techniques to the Trust such as the Flamingo device to remove buried bumpers and the Endoscopic Ovesco clip for closure of fistulae.

Mr Fernandes has published a book helping Junior Doctors prepare for their exit exams and has over 30 PubMed citeable research papers published.