Mr Shafiq Chughtai

Mr Shafiq Chughtai

MBBS MRCS FRCS MSc

Mr. Shafiq Chughtai is a Consultant General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon (HPB) offering a broad range of surgical and diagnostic services in his private practice at Oak Tree Clinic. His practice focuses on delivering high-quality, accessible care in a local setting, including minor surgery and abdominal ultrasound diagnostics, in addition to offereing holistic care for general surgical patients.

1️⃣ Soft Tissue and Skin Lesions – Assessment and Excision

Mr. Shafiq Chughtai consultant general surgeon provides expert evaluation and surgical removal of a wide range of benign skin and soft tissue swellings, including:

  • Papillomas
  • Skin tags
  • Sebaceous cysts
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Lipomas

All procedures are performed under local anaesthesia in a safe, outpatient environment with appropriate aftercare. Additionally, in carefully selected cases, Mr. Chughtai offers inguinal, femoral, and umbilical hernia repair under local anaesthesia or regional nerve block, with or without ultrasound guidance, avoiding the need for general anaesthesia in suitable patients.

2️⃣ Abdominal Ultrasound – Consultant-Led Imaging

Mr. Chughtai has completed a formal Accredited postgraduate training program in abdominal ultrasound and now offers comprehensive abdominal ultrasound scanning as part of his private consultations whenever indiciated. This includes assessment of:

  • Liver and biliary system
  • Gallbladder
  • Kidneys
  • Abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava (IVC)
  • Bladder
  • Prostate (volume assessment)

This service allows for rapid and effective investigation of abdominal symptoms at the point of care, improving diagnostic efficiency and patient experience. In addition, his private practice covers the full spectrum of general and HPB surgery, with special interest in:

  • Gallbladder and bile duct surgery
  • Reflux (acid reflux/heartburn) and upper GI disorders
  • Abdominal wall hernias (inguinal, femoral, umbilical, incisional)
  • Complex abdominal wall reconstruction
  • Second opinions for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers
  • Holistic general surgery assessments

Oak Tree Clinic is delighted to widen its offering especially, in the surgical removal of soft tissue and skin lesions under local anaesthetic.