Dr. Vishal Bahall

Renowned for his expertise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Vishal Bahall is a pivotal figure in women’s health care in Trinidad and Tobago. With a fellowship from an ESGO/RCOG accredited cancer center – Belfast city hospital Northern Ireland and training in colposcopy as a BSCCP certified colposcopist, Dr Bahall’s expertise is unparalleled. His passion for advancing minimally invasive surgery and improving cancer care in Trinidad and Tobago has been a guiding light for our clinic. As an associate lecturer at UWI and a consultant at several leading institutions, Dr. Bahall’s contributions to the medical community are invaluable.

Dr. Vishal Bahall

Renowned for his expertise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Vishal Bahall is a pivotal figure in women’s health care in Trinidad and Tobago. With a fellowship from an ESGO/RCOG accredited cancer center – Belfast city hospital Northern Ireland and training in colposcopy as a BSCCP certified colposcopist, Dr Bahall’s expertise is unparalleled. His passion for advancing minimally invasive surgery and improving cancer care in Trinidad and Tobago has been a guiding light for our clinic. As an associate lecturer at UWI and a consultant at several leading institutions, Dr. Bahall’s contributions to the medical community are invaluable.
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Dr. Vishal Bahall Profile

Dr. Vishal Bahall is a distinguished figure in the medical community, renowned for his significant contributions to the fields of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Gynaecological Oncology. With an illustrious educational background that commenced at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Dr. Bahall’s commitment to women’s health propelled him through rigorous training and specialization. He holds a postgraduate degree from the esteemed Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (MRCOG), a testament to his expertise and dedication.

Dr. Bahall’s pursuit of excellence did not stop there; he further honed his skills with a fellowship in Gynaecological Oncology, enabling him to provide specialized care to women facing complex health challenges. His accreditation as a colposcopist from the British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) further solidifies his role as a trusted expert in women’s health.

Currently serving as the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at San Fernando General Hospital, Dr. Bahall is at the forefront of advancing medical practices in Trinidad and Tobago. He is particularly passionate about the development and application of minimally invasive surgical techniques in Gynaecology and Gynae-oncology. His pioneering work in advanced cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer is setting new standards in patient care and treatment efficacy.

Dr. Bahall’s dedication to improving women’s health care in Trinidad and Tobago is unwavering. His expertise, combined with a deep commitment to his patients, makes him a pillar in the medical community and a beacon of hope for those under his care.

Courses and Conferences

22nd October 2023
Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (TTMA) Conference Trinidad
Introduction of a day-case total laparoscopic hysterectomy service in Trinidad and Tobago: A comprehensive evaluation of the factors determining same-day discharge Dr. Vishal Bahall, Dr. Keevan Singh, Dr. Lance De Barry The Hangman’s Tourniquet – A Safe and Practical Approach for Reducing Blood Loss during Uterine Myomectomy. Dr. Vishal Bahall, Dr. Keevan Singh, Dr. Lance De Barry
12th to 14th October 2023
CaSES 2023 Conference – Guyana
Invited speaker – Morbid Obesity in Gynae-oncology patient: Strategies to deliver standard treatment and reduce all cause mortality Development of a cancer registry – Initial data and trouble-shooting
29th September and 1st October 2022
IGCS 2022 Conference – New York, USA
15th and 16th April 2020
Trinidad and Tobago Cervical Cancer Prevention Course – Invited Speaker and Local Organizer – Partnered with MD Anderson and MOH
9th and 10th March 2019
CGCS (Caribbean Gynaecological cancer Society) Conference – Chairman and course director – Hyatt Regency POS
July 2018 – 27th and 28th
MIGS (Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery) Course –SWRHA – Course Director
May 2018
CAOH Conference – Hyatt Trinidad – Invited Speaker Cervical cancer screening and management in the Caribbean
April 2018
CGCS (Caribbean Gynaecological cancer Society) Conference – Invited Speaker – Molecular markers in Endometrial cancers
December 2016
ISGO (Irish Society Gynaecological Oncologists) Conference
September 2016
Ultra-radical cyto-reductive surgery course for peritoneal cancers
June 2016
ENYGO Master-class in Gynae-Oncology – Lund Sweden
May 2016
Care of the Critically ill Surgical Patient (CCRISP) Course – Birmingham, UK
May 2016
BGCS video workshop – Birmingham, UK
May 2016
BGCS 2016 conference – Birmingham, UK
February 2016
ENYGO Gestational Trophoblastic Disease and Teach the Teachers Workshop – Copenhagen, Denmark
November 2015
Fellows meeting – Oxford, UK
October 2015
Ovarian Cancer Forum Ireland – Eniskillen Ireland
October 2015
ESGO 2015 conference – Nice, France
May 2015
BGCS 2015 conference – Gateshead Newcastle, UK
February 2015
Minimally Invasive Surgery Course – Principles and Practice – The University Of West Indies, Barbados

Research

Bahall V, De Barry L, Sookdeo R, et al. (December 05, 2023) Ovarian Teratoma Presenting With Gliomatosis Peritonei and a Melange of Symptoms Mimicking Ovarian Cancer in a Paediatric Patient. Cureus 15(12): e49945. doi:10.7759/cureus.49945
Lance De Barry, Vishal Bahall - Atypical manifestations of uterine leiomyomas – expecting the unexpected,Case Reports in Women's Health, 2023 : e00571, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00571.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Singh K (September 30, 2023) Optimizing Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for the Geriatric Population: A Practical Case Study and Comprehensive Literature Review. Cureus 15(9): e46265. doi:10.7759/cureus.46265
Bahall V, De Barry L, Singh K. A Practical Approach to Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in a Morbidly Obese Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2023 Jan 30;15(1):e34416. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34416. PMID: 36874713; PMCID: PMC9977630.
Singh K, Carvalho R, Tinne A, Bahall V, De Barry L, Sankar S. Perioperative challenges following management of spontaneous hepatic rupture in a parturient with severe pre-eclampsia - A case report. Case Rep Womens Health. 2023 Mar 15;37:e00499. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00499. PMID: 36968549; PMCID: PMC10033934.
Basanoo LS, Bahall V, Mohammed S, Teelucksingh S. Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma as a Rare and Sinister Cause of Respiratory Distress: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2023 May 16;15(5):e39101. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39101. PMID: 37332439; PMCID: PMC10270647
Bahall V, Cozier W, Latchman P, Elias SA, Sankar S. Interstitial ectopic pregnancy rupture at 17 weeks of gestation: A case report and literature review. Case Rep Womens Health. 2022 Nov 5;36:e00464. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00464. PMID: 36389629; PMCID: PMC9647428.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Jaggernauth C. Clear cell carcinoma palisading in a focus of endometriosis on the uterine serosa - A case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Womens Health. 2022 Jul 2;35:e00428. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00428. PMID: 35818356; PMCID: PMC9270200.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Singh K. Thoracic endometriosis masquerading as Meigs' syndrome in a young woman: A case report and literature review. Case Rep Womens Health. 2022 Oct 4;36:e00452. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00452. PMID: 36246455; PMCID: PMC9562932.
Bahall V, De Barry L. Laparoscopic management of a true broad ligament leiomyoma in a patient with advanced endometriosis and a solitary kidney - A case report and literature review. Case Rep Womens Health. 2022 Aug 5;36:e00436. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00436. PMID: 35991520; PMCID: PMC9385557.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Barrow M, Ramnarace R. Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the uterine cervix-a case report and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jun 3;20(1):177. doi: 10.1186/s12957-022-02648-5. PMID: 35659690; PMCID: PMC9164898.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Sankar S. A Rare Case of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Uterine Cervix. Case Rep Pathol. 2022 Apr 13;2022:8459566. doi: 10.1155/2022/8459566. PMID: 35464884; PMCID: PMC9020987.
Bahall, V., De Barry, L. & Rampersad, A. Clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosis—a report on two cases and literature review. World J Surg Onc 20, 86 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02553-x
Bahall V, De Barry L, Singh K, et al. (March 09, 2022) A Case Report of the Largest Submucosal Uterine Leiomyoma Removed by Single-Session Hysteroscopic Myomectomy in the Caribbean. Cureus 14(3): e22985. doi:10.7759/cureus.22985
Bahall V, Hosein Y, Konduru S, Barrow M. Isolated Intrinsic Ureteral Endometriosis: A Rare Presentation of Ureteral Obstruction. Cureus. 2021 Oct 20;13(10):e18919. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18919. PMID: 34812303; PMCID: PMC8603095.
Bahall V, De Barry L, Harry SS, Bobb M. Gross Ascites Secondary to Endometriosis: A Rare Presentation in Pre-Menopausal Women. Cureus. 2021 Aug 10;13(8):e17048. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17048. PMID: 34522526; PMCID: PMC8427934.
George SHL, Omotoso A, Pinto A, Mustapha A, Sanchez-Covarrubias AP, Umar UA, Umar AB, Oluwasola TA, Okolo CA, Anthony UU, Ukekwe FI, Bakari MA, Dahiru AMC, Abdullahi HI, Abimiku BA, Abdurrahman A, Usman A, Ahmed SA, Usman HA, Kabir A, Eleje GU, Chiemeka ME, Nzeribe E, Nweke I, Kadas S, Suleiman DE, Ekanem E, Uche UM, Paul J, Agwu UM, Edegbe FO, Anorlu RI, Banjo A, Ajenifuja KO, Fawole AA, Kazeem IOO, Magaji F, Silas O, Athanasius BP, Tamunomie NK, Bassey E, Abudu K, Ango IG, Abdullahi K, Lawal I, Kabir SA, Ekanem V, Ezeanochie M, Yahaya UR, Castillo MN, Bahall V, Chatrani V, Brambury I, Bowe S, Halliday D, Bruney G, Butler R, Ragin C, Odedina F, Chamala S, Schlumbrecht M, Audu B. An Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Histotypes Across the African Diaspora. Front Oncol. 2021 Nov 26;11:732443. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.732443. PMID: 34900682; PMCID: PMC8662547.
November 17th 2017 – NWRHA – Accepted Poster Presentation
Peri-operative morbidity associated with Abdominal Hysterectomy at a tertiary facility in Trinidad and Tobago
A. Mangroo, H. thomas, A. Baksh, J. Ramsahai, D. Kong, A Sahadeo, R Romeo-Bassey, V Bahall
December 2nd 2016 – ISGO – Accepted Oral Presentation
THE VALUE OF PREOPERATIVE IMAGING TO PREDICT NODAL INVOLVEMENT IN WOMEN WITH HIGH GRADE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Vishal Bahall, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
December 2nd 2016 – ISGO – Accepted Poster Presentation
LAPAROSCOPIC TRACHELECTOMY – A NOVEL TECHNIQUE USING THE LINA LOOP
Vishal Bahall, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs, Ian Harley Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
October 2016 - Literature For ENYGO (LiFE) report 4th edition
RADIOTHERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY CERVICAL CANCER
Vishal Bahall Belfast City Hospital, Belfast , UK
October 29th and 31st 2016 – IGCS 2016 – Accepted Poster Presentation
PRE-OPERATIVE MRI IN PREDICTION OF PARA-AORTIC NODAL INVOLVEMENT IN WOMEN WITH HIGH GRADE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Vishal Bahall, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
October 29th and 31st 2016 – IGCS 2016 – Accepted Poster Presentation
SURGICALLY ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY WITH LAPAROSCOPIC EXTRA-PERITONEAL LYMPHADENECTOMY (LEPAND) FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED CERVICAL CANCER
Vishal Bahall, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
May 12th and 13th 2016 – BGCS 2016 – Poster Presentation
INCIDENCE OF PARA-AORTIC NODAL INVOLVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH GRADE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Vishal Bahall, Raymond McClelland, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
May 12th and 13th 2016 – BGCS 2016 – Poster Presentation
SERUM CA125 MARKER AS A SCREENING TOOL FOR OVARIAN CANCER - A 2 YEAR REVIEW
Vishal Bahall, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs, Raymond McClelland Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
May 12th and 13th 2016 – BGCS 2016 – Poster Presentation
MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH PARA-AORTIC LYMPHADENECTOMY
Vishal Bahall, Raymond McClelland, Ian Harley, Hans Nagar, Stephen Dobbs Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
May 11th 2016 – BGCS Video conference 2016 – Oral Video Presentation
Technique for Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Lymph node dissection
Vishal Bahall Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK