Mr Kapil Sahnan

Kapil Sahnan is an experienced colorectal surgeon based in London. He works at St Mark’s Hospital, the UK’s National Bowel Hospital, and runs a tertiary referral practice specialising in proctology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). He co-leads the hospital’s IBD robotic program and hosts numerous international trainees and visitors annually.

He is a recipient of the IWantGreatCare award, and his patient reviews can be viewed at https://shorturl.at/mlkHf.

Kapil completed his undergraduate and postgraduate training at Imperial College London, and has undertaken further training in Oxford, Bristol, and Barcelona, where he completed the prestigious European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) fellowship in robotic colorectal cancer surgery.

He is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London, supervising PhD students. He also serves on the ESCP Education Committee, where he leads the international fellowship programme for pelvic floor conditions (including prolapse, bowel disturbances, and faecal incontinence). Additionally, he organises the annual Training Village, focusing on laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as abdominal wall reconstructions and hernias.

Kapil also teaches on the ACPGBI’s National Proctology Roadshow, covering topics such as anal fistulas, laser surgery, anal fissures, haemorrhoids (piles), pruritus ani (persistent anal itching), and anal lesions (skin tags and AIN).

He has built an international reputation and is recognised as a global key opinion leader with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Finally, he serves as an editor of Colorectal Surgery for Frontline Gastroenterology, the official journal of the British Society of Gastroenterologists.

Awards:

• 2024 iWantGreatCare Certificate of Excellence 2024
• 2024 Quality Assessor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• 2024 Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London
• 2023 Co-Lead for IBD robotics at St Mark’s Hospital
• 2022 European Society of Coloproctology Robotic Fellowship, Vall D’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona
• 2021 Margaret Witt Bursary, Royal College of Surgeons of England
• 2017 CCUK & Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship
• 2017 Mölnlycke Educational Bursary, Royal College of Surgeon’s of England
• 2014 Cambridge University – Regional Clinical Supervisor for Surgery
• 2013 Ranked 1st across the UK for Higher Surgical Trainee