Profile

Name:

Mr. P J Arumugam

Present appointment:

Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgeon, Lead Clinician – Colorectal Cancer,

Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Treliske, Truro, TR1 3 LJ.

Qualifications:

MS, FRCS Ed (Gen Surg) PGCE

Professional registration:

GMC No:        4397429

Private secretary:

Mrs Hema Arumugam

Present Post and Interests (2004 –To date)

Mr Arumugam (Aru) is a Consultant in General Surgery over six years (from 2004), sub-specialising in Coloproctology at the Royal Cornwall Hospital & Duchy Hospital in Truro.  He specialises in Colorectal Cancer surgery, surgery for inflammatory bowel disease & functional bowel work.

His personal series involves over 270 Colorectal cancer resections as a Consultant. Aru is a experienced Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgeon in Cornwall (over 70 procedures) and teaches on the core skills in laparoscopy in Plymouth. Working with his colleagues he introduced enhanced recovery programme after Colorectal surgery in Cornwall. He enjoys teaching undergraduate medical students and postgraduates.  He has completed the PGCE (Post-graduate Certificate in Education). Aru trained in India and UK and has widely published in journals and written chapters in books.

Special interests:  Laparoscopic procedures

  • Laparoscopic rectal & colonic cancer surgery -First to introduce to Cornwall with his colleague
  • Laparoscopic Rectopexy for rectal prolapse
  • Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
  • Laparoscopic Gall Stone Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair(TAPP)

Endoscopic procedures:

  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy/Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
  • Diagnostic & Therapeutic Gastroscopy

Other interests:

  • Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy (PPH) – First to introduce to Cornwall, large series
  • Surgery for inflammatory bowel disorders (ileoanal pouch)
  • Surgery for functional disorders- ACE technique for constipation/faecal incontinence

Anorectal conditions:

  • Pilonidal sinus
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal fistulas- (Anal fistula plug repair)
  • Pruritus ani
  • Functional bowel disorders- chronic constipation, obstructed defaecation, rectocoele

Aru’s  interests and other commitments:

Teaching:

  • Faculty member and trainer in Core skills in Laparoscopic Surgery, Royal College Course, Plymouth
  • Faculty, Basic Surgical Skills Course, Plymouth
  • Honorary University Fellow, Peninsula Medical School
  • Clinical and Educational Supervisor- Penninsula Medical School and for Trainees
  • Examiner for Peninsula Medical School
  • Assigned educational supervisor for registrars in Peninsula Deanery

Management activities:

  • Clinical Lead for Colorectal Cancer MDT Services, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
  • Harassment Advisor for Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
  • SMADEC- Senior Doctors Committee Member
  • Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) – Local Rep
  • LNC member

Research interests:

  • Supervising a MSc Graduate’s thesis
  • Principal investigator for FACS trial
  • Recruited for SIGGAR trial

Reviewer for Journals:

  • Colorectal Disease
  • International Journal of Surgery