Dr Frenali Gheewala

• Perform surgical interventions like lumpectomy, BCS and MRMs.
• Lead ward rounds and inpatient referrals, providing specialist surgical oncology input.
• Manage a high-volume outpatient clinic, assessing 15–20 patients daily per evidence-based guidelines.
• I regularly deliver compassionate, MDT-based care, including sensitive breaking of bad news and shared decision-making.

• Trained in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, including independent operation of the Da Vinci surgical robot.
• Executed high-volume operative list, including laparoscopic/robotic cholecystectomy, CBD exploration, fundoplication, bariatric surgery, and complex hernia repairs, enhancing surgical throughput.
• Oversaw busy outpatient department, providing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and pre-operative consent to optimise patient care.
• Coordinated ward rounds and discharge planning, ensuring safe transitions through effective multidisciplinary, patient-centred care.
• Provided emergency on-call cover (1:4–1:6) per ACLS/ATLS protocols, managing minor to major trauma.

• Independently ran outpatient consultations and diagnosis.
• Performed emergency and elective surgery, including laparotomies and appendectomies.
• Acted as on-call registrar, triaging surgical emergencies.
• Led ward rounds, supervising junior residents.
• Instructed MBBS students in clinical skills during practical sessions. and mentored junior residents.

• Rotated across gastrosurgery, urology, neurosurgery, plastics, paediatrics, and cardiothoracic surgery.
• Delivered outpatient consultations and clinical examinations in a high-volume tertiary centre.
• Covered surgical emergencies on a 1:7 rota per ACLS/ATLS protocols.
• Progressed to performing hundreds of independent procedures across two weekly operative lists.
• Engaged in dissertation work, peer teaching, and core surgical curriculum study.

Foundation Year Training — Multispecialty Rotations

• General Surgery: assisted in surgeries and ward rounds, managing trauma under supervision.
• Medicine: assessed patients, interpreted investigations, and managed medical emergencies.
• O&G: assisted deliveries, caesarean sections, and obstetric emergencies.
• Paediatrics: managed common conditions and liaised with specialist teams and families.
• Additional rotations in ENT, Ophthalmology, and Community Medicine broadened clinical exposure.