Colorectal surgeons

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Professor Shafi Ahmed is a globally renowned multi award winning surgeon, teacher, futurist, innovator and entrepreneur. He is a 3x TEDx and international keynote speaker and is a faculty at Singularity University, a think tank in Silicon Valley. He is a laparoscopic general and colorectal surgeon at The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals. He qualified from Kings College Medical School and trained in London. He obtained his PhD on colorectal cancer. His main clinical interest is colorectal cancer and he performs radical pelvic surgery for primary and recurrent disease as well as multi-visceral resections. His other interests are diverticular disease, coloproctology and the modern management of haemorrhoids.  He set up minimally invasive colorectal surgery at The Royal London Hospital and  has pioneered single incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery (virtual scarless surgery). He also works with liver surgeons to simultaneous laparoscopic liver and bowel resections for cancer. His other clinical interest is with advanced stage 3/4 endometriosis, performing complex laparoscopic surgery with gynaecologists. This has led to the development and recognition of a national centre for endometriosis. In addition, he has particular specialist experience in complex abdominal wall hernias and maintain a general surgical practice including laparoscopic hernia and gallstone surgery.  He has been awarded the accolade of the most watched surgeon in human history. As a dedicated trainer, educator, and Associate Dean of Bart’s Medical School, he was awarded the Silver Scalpel award in 2015 as the best national trainer in surgery by the Association of Surgeons in Training. He is currently serving as an elected member of council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England where he is the Director of the International Surgical Training Programme. He is an Honorary Visiting Professor at The University of Bradford where he delivered the Cantor Lecture of Technology in 2017 and the public lecture to open the Digital Health Enterprise Zone. In 2017 he was the top British Asian star in Tech and received this award from HRH Duke of York. He was also the British Bangladeshi of the Year 2017. He also won the Zenith Global Health award, and Digital Health Leader Award in 2017. His mission is to merge the world of medicine, global education, and virtual and augmented reality to democratise and scale surgical education to make it affordable and accessible to everyone using the power of connectivity to allow equitable surgical care. He co-founded Medical Realties, who have just released the worlds first VR Interactive Surgical Training Module. He also a co-founder of Hearthy, a healthcare blockchain company, and a non-executive director of Medic Bleep, a communications platform for healthcare professionals. He is an advisor for companies working in digital health, artificial intelligence and robotics. He recently disrupted the traditional medical school curriculum by launching the Barts X Medicine Programme, which has embedded future technologies and entrepreneurship into the medical school. He is also chairman and co-founder of the Global Innovation and New Technologies conference in London and Chair of WEBIT Health, Bulgaria.  

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Mr Asif Haq is an expert consultant laparoscopic, colorectal and general surgeon in London, who holds a special interest in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He is an expert in the treatment of bowel cancer, rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticular disease. He also holds an interest in revision abdominal surgery, particularly incisional hernia repairs and he is able to repair simple hernias using the latest techniques and meshes to minimise pain and scarring. Mr Haq graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his general surgical rotation in England and his specialist colorectal training in London and Canada. After his completion of training, he obtained two prestigious laparoscopic fellowships nationally and internationally, in Canada. He is passionate about teaching and training, doing so both nationally and internationally. Mr Haq is a member of the charitable Network of Iranians for Knowledge and Innovation, with whom he visits hospitals annually in Iran to train medical students and doctors through live surgery, training workshops, lectures and seminars.

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Mr Jonathan Wilson is a leading consultant in general and colorectal surgery located in the city of London. Specialising in a wide array of colorectal treatments and surgery techniques, his main interests are in all areas of colorectal diseases, as well as general surgical conditions such as groin-abdominal wall hernias and gallstones. Mr Wilson is the lead clinician for colorectal cancer services at the Whittington NHS Trust and a board member of The (London Cancer) Colorectal Cancer Pathway Group, which aims to improve all aspects of colorectal cancer management for patients in central and north-east London. He was notably awarded a grant from the Royal College of Surgeons to complete a PhD thesis investigating the molecular causes of cancer of the colon and rectum. His surgical practice includes minimally invasive (laparoscopic surgery) techniques for haemorrhoids (piles), anal fissure, colorectal cancer, surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn's; Ulcerative Colitis), diverticular disease, and pilonidal disease. Mr Wilson also specialises in minimally invasive techniques for groin/ abdominal wall hernia and gallbladder disease.

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Mr Michael Stellakis is one of the UK’s leading laparoscopic abdominal surgeons, offering a range of state-of-the-art treatments for hernia, gallbladder disease, colon cancer, sports groin injuries, and irritable bowel syndrome, from his private practice at Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital. Mr Stellakis is one of the few UK surgeons who has performed over 1500 TEP laparoscopic hernias with excellent audited results, and is the most experienced laparoscopic hernia surgeon in the Midlands. This technique, whilst more complex to perform than other keyhole or open repairs, affords the patient less pain and scarring and quicker recovery whilst being safer than other techniques. Mr Stellakis is also one of only 57 consultant surgeons in the UK qualified to train other consultants in advanced keyhole techniques for removing bowel cancers. He is an early pioneer of this form of treatment, having set up from scratch the keyhole bowel cancer service at Warwick hospital, then trained junior surgeons and fellows to introduce the procedure across the Midlands. Mr Stellakis’ comfort and patient satisfaction scores are excellent, and he is audited on a regular basis. Originally qualifying in Medicine from the University of Bristol in 1991, Mr Stellakis trained at a number of institutes of excellence in London, Paris and Strasbourg, before completing a fellowship in laparoscopic bowel surgery at Frimley Park Hospital in 2004. Mr Stellakis is additionally a fellow of the Association of Coloproctology, Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons. In addition to his private practice he has 14 years’ experience as consultant laparoscopic surgeon at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

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Ms Sarah Mills is a highly-reputable colorectal surgeon based in London. From her NHS base at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital she specialises in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and haemmorhoids though her expertise is far wider. She is a JAG-accredited endoscopist and is developing a specialist practice in interventional endoscopy and cutting-edge techniques for treating complex polyps and early rectal cancers. She has an active interest in surgical research and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals.

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Mr Muti Abulafi is a highly skilled consultant surgeon with over 30 years' experience in both colorectal and general surgery. He has a special interest in colorectal cancer care and currently acts as lead for the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team at Croydon University Hospital. His other specialist interests include colorectal and keyhole surgery, colonoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor dysfunction, and hernia operations. Mr Abulafi takes a keen interest in research, and has published extensively on colorectal cancer and cancer genetics. He is actively involved in training and education, having helped found and establish the annual M25 colorectal course, which teaches trainee surgeons and educates them on all aspects of colorectal surgery. Mr Abulafi is a member of several specialist surgical associations in the UK and Europe and is the current Chair of the Colorectal Cancer Pathway Group at the Royal Marsden Partners Cancer Vanguard.

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Mr Tariq Ismail is a leading consultant colorectal surgeon in Birmingham with a special interest in colorectal treatments, surgical techniques, and colorectal cancer. He was one of the first surgeons to perform SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) for bowel cancer in the UK. Mr Ismail was also instrumental in setting up the Birmingham Bowel Clinic, which is the first private centre of excellence for managing bowel conditions in the West Midlands.  Graduating from Cardiff University School of Medicine in 1982, he was accredited his FRCS in 1986 and furthered his surgical training in Birmingham, Hong Kong and at the National Cancer Centre in Tokyo. He was awarded the prestigious Sheldon Research Fellowship, which led to his MD award as a distinction in his doctorate thesis. Following his training in gastrointestinal surgery, Mr Ismail was appointed as a consultant surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and as an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He currently practices at the BMI Priory Hospital and BMI The Edgbaston Hospital. He is a past member of the charity Fundraising Committee of the Bowel Disease Research Foundation that promotes research, education and public awareness in the disease, including bowel cancer.  Mr Ismail has appeared on the BBC2 programme Don't Die Young and on C4's Embarrassing Bodies. 

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Mr Gordon Neil Buchanan is a leading colorectal surgeon based in London. His specialities span the field of colorectal surgery, but focus on haemorrhoids, proctology, laparoscopy and hernias. Mr Buchanan graduated from St Thomas' Hospital, London and has gone on to receive advanced training in his field. Mr Buchanan is actively involved in research and has published numerous articles on a variety of aspects of colorectal surgery, particularly looking at anorectal conditions and more recently his research has been on laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer. He is also member of many prestigious medical associations in both the UK and Europe, including the British Medical Association and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery.

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