Doctor Pranav Somaiya is a consultant general and vascular surgeon based in London and working at Barts Health NHS Trust which is one of Europe’s largest hospital Trusts covering a population of 2.6million and spread over five hospitals in London.

Doctor Somaiya sees patients across the whole ranger of vascular diseases like Thoracic outlet syndrome, lymphatic disease, venous and arterial disease. He specializes in the full range of vascular conditions that require surgical and medical attention, including aortic, carotid artery, upper limb arterial and lower limb arterial, lymphatic, and venous disease. His special interests include stroke surgery as well as problems caused due to diabetes. He performs open surgery as well as minimally invasive (keyhole) therapies, including aneurysms and laser vein surgery.

Doctor Somaiya is very active in the education of younger doctors as he is the Clinical Lead for the Surgical Skills Programme at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE). This covers over 150 courses run by the College nationally and internationally. He has also been a tutor/examiner at the medical schools of the University of Sheffield and Kings College, London and the Charles Clifford Dental School, Sheffield. He teaches on seven post-graduate courses in General Surgery and Trauma organized by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE).

Doctor Somaiya is also active in the area of research with several publications in international journals. Furthermore, his PhD has led to the development of a rapid diagnostic test for micro-organisms using MS proteomics, which has since been patented and the patent granted in Europe and America.