Sam (Smarajit) Dutta MS DNB FRCS

Consultant Transplant, General and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Woodthorpe Hospital, Park BMI Hospital and
Nottingham University Hospitals, UK

Specialist in Groin Hernia, incisional hernia and Renal transplantation
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Testimonials

     

 Written by a private patient at The Park Hospital - part of Circle Health Group 19th August 2024 I attended the Park Hospital in Nottingham on 26th June 2024 - and had a right inguinal hernia repaired under local anaesthetic by Mr Dutta. The operation was carried out smoothly - with no fuss or bother - and was almost totally pain-free. I am very pleased with the result. and with the service I received from both Surgeon and Hospital. 19th August 2024 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Many thanks for your feedback. Inguinal Hernia repair under local anaesthetic is indeed a very nice way of doing the operation. Only a very few Surgeons these days offer this method for medically high risk patients. 

Private patient: Local anaesthetic hernia surgery

 Written by a NHS patient at Nottingham City Hospital 7th January 2022 Mr Dutta is a professional doctor who has recently treated me for a nephrectomy. From my first appointment to my last he has been both professional and caring and made me feel at ease with everything. He explained everything in detail which I liked and any questions I had he answered. After my operation he visited me on the ward to see how I was and was always very cheerful. I was fully aware of all risks prior to my operation but this never made me doubt my decision to go ahead with the life changing operation I had to save my husbands life. Mr Dutta is an asset to NUH and I would highly speak of him to everyone as I already have done so 7th January 2022 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Thank you very much for your kind words. It has been a pleasure and privilege to be part of your journey. Keep well. You know where we are. Sam 

     

 ***** Written by a NHS patient at Nottingham City Hospital 22nd April 2021 Transplant Mr Dutta is a very caring understanding doctor and a highly skilled surgeon. He answered all mine and my families queries regarding my operation. I have had two different operations under Mr Dutta and His explanation of the procedures was easy for me to understand what would be happening before, during and after. Having a major operation is nerve racking but I felt totally safe and in very capable hands with Mr Dutta. I can’t thank him enough. 

     

 Written by a NHS patient at Nottingham City Hospital 21st April 2021 Mr Dutta is a true gentleman, very kind and empathetic and listens carefully. Took time to carefully explain the procedure and gave time to ask any questions and answered in a way that was easy for a layperson to understand. Mr Dutta is a surgeon of great skill and experience, I had absolute confidence in him. I was sitting up in a chair the next afternoon felt really good and better each day. Thank you Mr Dutta for enabling me to begin a full life again. 

 Written by a NHS patient at Nottingham City Hospital 22nd April 2021 Mr Dutta is a very caring understanding doctor and a highly skilled surgeon. He answered all mine and my families queries regarding my operation. I have had two different operations under Mr Dutta and His explanation of the procedures was easy for me to understand what would be happening before, during and after. Having a major operation is nerve racking but I felt totally safe and in very capable hands with Mr Dutta. I can’t thank him enough. 22nd April 2021 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Many thanks for your kind words. I am so pleased to see you recovering so well after your double operations. Stay safe. 

     

 24th August 2024 Written by a NHS patient I donated my kidney and Mr Dutta carried out this procedure, I will be forever grateful to this man for his excellent knowledge and kindness shown to myself and family, he put a very nervous man at ease and explained perfectly, the procedure he was about to perform. He is an extremely kind and decent man with a great sense of humour, I would 100 percent recommend him if you are considering surgery. Once again thank you Mr Dutta from the bottom of my heart. Mark Dawson 24th August 2024 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Thank you Mr Dawson. I am privileged to be a small part of your journey in donating a kidney to your loved one. Wish you both continued good health. Bw Sam 

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 Written by a NHS patient at Nottingham City Hospital 18th July 2024 Sam Dutta is an excellent surgeon. My Kidneys was failing and I was down to 7% function, I underwent a kidney transplant - my father in law kindly donated a kidney to me, this has transformed my life. Both my father in law and myself are doing very well and all I can say is thank you Mr Dutta for a brilliant job. Such skill Such care Such great results! We as a close family are so very happy to have had the pleasure of Mr Dutta doing this wonderful life changing work for us. Any medical operation you require - if you can enlist Mr Dutta you will not go wrong. Excellent work. Excellent surgeon. Kind regards Mr Leonard HEFFORD 18th July 2024 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Many thanks for your feedback. I wish you and your family the very best. Sam 

Complex renal transplant: NHS
  
     

 Written by a private patient at The Park Hospital - part of Circle Health Group 19th August 2024 I attended the Park Hospital in Nottingham on 26th June 2024 - and had a right inguinal hernia repaired under local anaesthetic by Mr Dutta. The operation was carried out smoothly - with no fuss or bother - and was almost totally pain-free. I am very pleased with the result. and with the service I received from both Surgeon and Hospital. 19th August 2024 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Many thanks for your feedback. Inguinal Hernia repair under local anaesthetic is indeed a very nice way of doing the operation. Only a very few Surgeons these days offer this method for medically high risk patients. 

Private patient: Local anaesthetic hernia surgery
     

 Written by a private patient at The Ramsay Woodthorpe Hospital 14th August 2024 Positive experience from start to finish. I saw Sam for the first time for my initial consultation, and from that point onwards I knew I was in safe hands. Sam is highly knowledgeable and experienced in this field of work and I would not hestitate to recommend him to others. My hernia operation went to plan as Sam explained and I honestly can't thank Sam and the team at woodthorpe hospital for their utmost professionalism. Sam, thank you once again. 14th August 2024 Response from Mr Smarajit Dutta Thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated. I wish you the very best. Sam 

Private: Woodthorpe Hospital
  

Services

Hernia surgery

Laparoscopic hernia repair. Groin and umbilical hernia are common. If causing symptoms or of a certain size they need surgical repair. I also offer local anaesthetic hernia repair for medically high risk patients.

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Incisional hernia surgery

Open and laparoscopic repair. Hernia appearing after previous operations in the abdomen require special surgical repair. I have a long track record of expertise in this difficult area with excellent results.

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Recurrent hernia surgery

Laparoscopic and open repair. Hernia repairs can fail for many reasons. Patients with several failed operations come to me for my experience in treating these successfully.

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Versatile General surgeon qualified in 1990 with wide experience in General Surgery. Sam is Specialist in advanced keyhole surgery, trained in University hospitals in Cambridge, Birmingham, Nottingham and Plymouth. Sam completed UK Specialist Surgical Training (CCST) in 2006 and became Consultant Surgeon in Portsmouth since 2008. He has been in private practice since 2011 in Spire Portsmouth Hospitals and moved to Nottingham for family reasons in 2016.

He has a long track record of Gallbladder and hernia surgery. Over the years, Sam has developed special expertise in fixing hernia that have failed several repairs in the past. He gets many referrals for this and has excellent results.

Sam performs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and cholangiogram as day case procedures with excellent patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is available on iwantgreatcare and hospital appraisals.

Laparoscopic hernia surgery has been Sam's passion for the last 20 years, having done many such operations both in hospital and private practice. He is a keen trainer in keyhole surgery and has trained many colleagues and trainees to perform keyhole hernia surgery.

Sam has a big practice of incisional hernia surgery which he performs both laparoscopically and by open operation.

Sam is Consultant in Kidney Transplantation and Laparoscopic General Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals with base in City Hospital. Kidney transplant and renal failure patients are very complex both medically and surgically. Sam performs major surgery on this group regularly with very good outcomes. Sam's further training is in solid organ transplantation, practicing adult and paediatric kidney transplantation and dialysis surgery in Nottingham University Hospital. Sam is credited with starting and leading laparoscopic kidney donation in Portsmouth in 2009 and training the team. He has featured in several press and television release to promote organ donation and living kidney donation.

Sam is on the panel of Specialists of all major insurers. He is Fee assured and available for telephone consultations. Hernia and gallbladder package prices are available on enquiry for self paying patients.


Clinics and Contact

  • Mansfield Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham NG5 3FZ, UK

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Patient information

Gallstone, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

This page has standard NHS information on your gallstone disease, its treatment, gallbladder surgery, risks and recovery

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Hernia operation- inguinal, femoral, umbilical

This page has standard NHS information links for your hernia, its treatment and recovery

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Press

living kidney donation

living kidney donation

12/04/2017

Sam is well known for advanced laparoscopic operations including laparoscopic kidney donation operation. Consultant Transplant Surgeon Sam Dutta, who performed the operation on Scott, said: “Friend to friend donations are rare but perhaps not as difficult as people may think. “To donate a kidney to another person you only need to be fit and well and have two good working kidneys. You do not have to be a tissue match or have the same blood group. It is an excellent option when there are no suitable family members to donate a kidney.”

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83 year old donates a kidney

83 year old donates a kidney

17/05/2012

Sam spends a lot of time promoting organ donation. He is credited for starting keyhole kidney donation in Portsmouth and fully training the team before moving to Nottingham. QUOTE: Consultant surgeon Sam Dutta, who performed the operation, said: “We know from numerous studies that a living donor kidney performs better, works quicker and lasts longer than one from a deceased donor. All the detrimental factors related to being on dialysis are completely taken care of by a good, functioning kidney. The recipient just gets a new lease of life.”

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Blood group incompatible transplant

01/12/2017

Sam is part of the team performing ABOi transplantation in Nottingham “At City Hospital we have been performing transplants across blood group barriers for many years with excellent results. The whole process of removing Scott’s kidney with a keyhole operation and attaching it into Nicola is a technically complex process with lots of surgical and medical challenges. I am pleased that it has gone smoothly. “It is fantastic to see them both doing so well.”

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Oldest kidney donor in UK throws summer party

Oldest kidney donor in UK throws summer party

20/09/2012

Sam is no stranger to doing complex operations on elderly people. At the lunch, which featured music from the Tadley Concert Brass band, Mr Crace admired the handiwork of his transplant surgeon Sam Dutta carving up a spit-roasted lamb. Mr Dutta, 46, from Fareham, said of Mr Crace: “Having an 83-year-old wanting to donate was incredible.” After months of physical and psychological tests, Mr Dutta conducted a two-hour operation to remove Mr Crace’s kidney.

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