Areas of Expertise

Mr Warusavitarne performs a range of treatments, including:

• Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
• Intestinal failure surgery
• Ileoanal pouch surgery
• Anal fistula surgery
• Repair of complex hernias of the abdominal wall
• Surgery for early cancer
• Haemorrhoid surgery

Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:

• Inflammatory bowel diseases
• Intestinal failure
• Pelvic floor diseases
• Crohn’s disease
• Anal Fistula
• Haemorrhoids
• Diverticular disease

About Mr Janindra Warusavitarne

Mr Janindra Warusavitarne, is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at OneWelbeck Digestive Health, specialising in intestinal failure, inflammatory bowel disease, Anal fistula, haemorrhoids and colorectal cancer.

He is the lead surgeon for inflammatory bowel diseases at St Mark’s Hospital, London, an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College and conjoint senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He is part of the executive team conducting the European Board qualification for colorectal surgery and a visiting scientist to the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. In addition he sits on the education committee of the European Society of Coloproctology.

Janindra is considered a key opinion leader and innovator and has been involved in many new procedures such as video assisted fistula treatment and laser treatment for haemorrhoids and anal fistula.

Mr Warusavitarne relocated from Australia in 2010, when he was offered an appointment at St Mark’s Hospital in Harrow, a national and international referral centre of excellence for intestinal and colorectal disorders.

After completing his surgical training, Janindra undertook full-time research (focusing on the genetics of colorectal cancer) and was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has extensive experience in minimally invasive surgery and has been innovative in developing minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Research Highlights

Mr Warusavitarne is an academic surgeon who combines hands-on clinical practice with ongoing research into colorectal diseases.

He was awarded a PhD in molecular genetics in 2005 and since then has supervised research students for both MD and PhD degrees in Sydney and London.

He has written over 120 papers and more than 15 book chapters on his subject interests and delivered over 100 international and national lectures on these topics.