Mr Lalin Navaratne

Mr Lal Navaratne is a highly skilled Consultant General, Upper GI and Abdominal Wall Surgeon currently serving in both military and NHS settings. His NHS practice is based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He sees patients privately at The Lindo Wing, Imperial Private Care and Welbeck, London. He is a member of the regular British Armed Forces (Defence Medical Services) holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Mr Navaratne graduated 1st in his class (Broderip and Atchison prize for best overall performance in MBBS examinations) with distinction from the world-renowned University College London (UCL) Medical School, which is consistently ranked within the top 10 best medical schools in the world. Whilst at medical school he undertook an intercalated Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Anatomy, once again graduating top of his class, receiving a First Class honours degree and named on the Dean’s list.

Mr Navaratne completed his postgraduate surgical training in London at various prestigious surgical units including Royal London Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), Royal Marsden Hospital (The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust) and St Mary’s Hospital (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust). Mr Navaratne completed a Major Trauma fellowship at the Level 1 Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital. He subsequently undertook travelling fellowships to Kingston, Jamaica for the management of complex abdominal injuries with a focus on gunshot trauma and the David Dunn Fellowship to Hospital San Carlos in Madrid for Upper GI Surgery. Mr Navaratne is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Mr Navaratne is highly specialised in the management of abdominal wall conditions including diastasis recti and all types of hernia. His expertise span minimally invasive (keyhole) hernia and diastasis recti repair through to major abdominal wall reconstruction. Mr Navaratne is co-chair of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Abdominal Wall Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) which manages patients with complex abdominal wall conditions. Mr Navaratne’s patient-centred approach to treating disorders of the abdominal wall is always tailored to his patients needs in order to give them the best possible experience and outcome.

Mr Navaratne is an expert in the laparoscopic management of gallstones and its associated complications such as gallstone related pain (biliary colic), gallbladder infection/inflammation (acute cholecystitis), gallstones that have migrated into the common bile duct (common bile duct stones / choledocholithiasis), obstructive jaundice and gallstone pancreatitis. Mr Navaratne performs elective and emergency cholecystectomy (key-hole surgery for gallbladder removal) with or without intra-operative cholangiogram (to ensure the bile duct is clear of stones) and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (key-hole surgery to remove stones from the bile duct). Mr Navaratne also has a special interest in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) including laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair and laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (including fundoplication and insertion of the LINX device).

Mr Navaratne has published over 60 peer review papers in high impact medical journals. He has written several book chapters and is the author of the only textbook dedicated to Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (LCBDE). He has presented his work at numerous international meetings and has received several awards/prizes for his research including the David Dunn Medal from the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI).