Mr David Nasralla

Mr David Nasralla is an accomplished consultant hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) surgeon, currently practising at  Cleveland Clinic London Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre. He specialises in the management of benign and malignant diseases affecting the liver, pancreas and gallbladder. He is also an expert in the treatment of complex abdominal wall hernias and gallstone disease.

Within the NHS, he is the Clinical Lead for the hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) and liver transplant surgery service at the Royal Free Hospital in London, one of the largest centres in the UK. Here, he also established the innovative ‘hot whipples pathway’, which fast tracks patients with treatable pancreas cancer from their presentation through to surgery. His professional focus lies in treating complex conditions affecting the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder, with patients referred to him from across the UK and beyond.

Mr Nasralla completed his medical degree at Oxford University Medical School and trained in hospitals across the UK. He completed a PhD at Oxford University investigating a new method of liver preservation known as "normothermic liver perfusion", aimed at maintaining the liver's vitality outside the body to enhance its suitability for transplantation.

His exceptional contributions have earned him numerous national and international accolades, including recognition as a rising star by the International Liver Transplantation Society and the prestigious Medawar Medal by the British Transplantation Society. He is frequently invited to deliver lectures at international surgical gatherings and has had his work showcased on the cover of the journal Nature.

Mr Nasralla is an esteemed fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a member of various surgical organisations, including the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the UK and Ireland HPB Association, the British Transplantation Society, and the International Liver Transplantation Society.