Mr Atul Bagul

Mr Atul Bagul is a highly esteemed consultant surgeon based in Leicester, specialising in transplant and endocrine surgery. He is renowned for his expertise in renal transplantation surgery, parathyroid gland surgery, laparoscopic hernia surgery, thyroid surgery and cholecystectomy.

Mr Bagul was awarded a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery degree at Pune University, India in 1997. He later relocated to the UK and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2003. He was additionally awarded an MD from the University of Leicester in 2009. Mr Bagul has acquired a wealth of knowledge related to many aspects of surgery, undergoing clinical training at Guy’s Hospital, London in pediatric and adult transplant surgery as well as in colorectal surgery, transplant, endocrine and HpB surgery at Leicester General Hospital. He was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2011 and completed a post CCT fellowship in 2013 in endocrine surgery at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield. Mr Bagul has been a consultant transplant and endocrine surgeon and head of transplantation services at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust since 2015.

Mr Bagul is a leading educator in his field and is honorary associate professor, supervisor of MD projects and medical education (PGCE) and educational supervisor for specialist trainees at University Hospitals Leicester. He is renowned for his extensive academic publications on his areas of expertise and additionally serves as the east midlands representative for the Kidney Advisory Group (KAG). He is also a member of the NHS Cancer Core (MDT) Multidisciplinary Team.

Mr Bagul’s skill, expertise and passion for exceptional patient care has been recognised in various awards. In 2021, Mr Bagul was awarded both a National Excellence Award for excellence in delivering patient care related to organ donation and transplantation and a Caring at it’s Best Award from University Hospital of Leicester.