Karan Wadhwa

Karan was initially appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Chelmsford in 2019. Karan qualified from Nottingham University in 2006 and completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2015.

Karan originally qualified from the University of Nottingham in 2006 with a first class honours degree (Bachelor in Medical Science) alongside his medical qualification. He did his very early training the Nottinghamshire region before pursuing surgical training in the Southwest. Karan completed Urological training as a prestigious Academic Clinical Fellow in the East of England based out of Cambridge University. Here he obtained a very competitive grant with funding from Medical Research Council for his research on the detection of prostate cancer which led to the award of his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He has trained in a wide field of local hospitals including Addenbrookes, Ipswich and the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital.

Karan has multiple publications, has presented widely on range of urological topics at national and international conferences and meetings, and has won several prizes for his work. His key clinical interests include Robotic and laparoscopic surgery for kidney cancers and benign kidney and adrenal conditions as well as diagnostic urology, treatment of urological infections, surgery for prostatic enlargement, kidney stones and penoscrotal conditions.

He is the current Clinical Lead of the Department of Urology at Broomfield hospital and has led several innovative projects to improve patient outcomes. Karan is a passionate educator with Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. He is an Associate Clinical Lecturer with Anglia Ruskin University Medical School as a head of year and is involved in both lecturing and bedside teaching, as well as mentorship and examining several cohorts of medical students from Barts and the London as well as ARU in Chelmsford.

Karan is married to Deepa, a local optometrist, with two very young boys who take up most of his time! In any spare time he has, he likes to cook, enjoys keeping fit at the gym and is a keen petrolhead with a passion for cars and motorcycles.