Extremely delighted to be awarded @NIHRcommunity Doctoral Fellowship for PhD Grateful for support from a strong team of supervisors Prof Morton, @aneelbhangu @pinkney_t @Nirantharakumar @shals_ahuja Really excited for the next 3 years! @NIHRresearch @NIHR_GSU @UoB_IAHR

Tolerability, toxicity, and outcomes following surgical and non-surgical approaches to the management of patients with locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: multicentre retrospective cohort study ➡️ https://t.co/vMrN5eMiOL This multicentre cohort study analysed

A new study has revealed overweight patients waiting for operations could safely use a particular type of weight-loss treatment to reduce the risk of surgical complications linked to their obesity, although more trials are needed to assess feasibility. 🔗 https://t.co/Cep0luJwho

Take home, Matterhorn is the tip of the iceberg in what is coming in UGI. As surgeons we really have to actively engage and understand the biology of OG cancer, and plan our surgical treatment including oligometastatic disease (2/2).

we're growing, and this is a great chance to bring your thought-leadership, reviews, or data into the robotic surgery debate/expansion. Headed for Pubmed (with backlisting) late 2025 and free to publish until end of year.

I regularly stress test decisions, especially in (1) this era of financial cliffs, (2) a period of great global uncertainty, and also (3) when making decisions with patients. If you think that, and 49 others lessons might be useful, please consider reading this: 50 Lessons from

🌿Passionate about sustainable healthcare? 🥼Curious about making surgery greener without compromising patient care? 🌎Then join us at UoB for the 2025 Green Surgery Conference! 📅Wednesday 17th December 2025 🔗Register: https://t.co/Nyke7zJVyv 🌐Website: https://t.co/iVge2rzin8

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof Neil Smart. A giant in our field, Neil was a gifted surgeon, academic, & mentor whose impact on colorectal surgery was profound & far-reaching. Our thoughts are with his family, friends & all who knew him ➡️ https://t.co/RoUMD58lo5

For the first time, we’ve set benchmark values for surgery in primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma (WDLPS/DDLPS). 15 expert centres. 22 key metrics. A new standard for measuring surgical quality. Presented at #CTOS2024. Great collaborative effort from @TARPSWG.

# *SurgPASS Focus Group* : Engaging session on *acceptability and feasibility* of an innovative checklist " *SurgPASS* " to reduce post-emergency laparotomy mortality. Thanks to CHUDOP Emergency Teams @aneelbhangu @lawaniismail @NIHR_GSU @Sivesh93

Privileged to present Prof @Neil_J_Smart with the Geoff Oates medal today on behalf of @ACPGBI - our highest honour for contributions to coloproctology. Neil is a husband, father, friend, surgeon, academic, Editor in Chief @ColorectalDis & mentor to many-posted at Neil’s request

It's a pleasure to award @Neil_J_Smart a rare @NIHR_GSU Global Surgery Unit recognition medal. His influence is well well beyond the UK, and he has a career with a huge global impact. Forgive me for doing it digitally tonight (I have one of these rare beasts at home and the

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. But post-trial uptake of ChEETAh’s proven intervention? Just 27%. A new study in Impact Surgery presents a logic model to guide scale-up. Read more: https://t.co/16nfk7t9pH #GlobalSurgery

A study published in @eClinicalMed and led by UoB's Sivesh Kamarajah has highlighted considerable gaps in clinical practice guidelines for patients with acute pancreatitis, with a call to action for research to improve long-term outcomes in the future. https://t.co/jDUQY7d5cl

Thanks @asgbi for giving me the opportunity to share my experiences in #Gaza. Too many medical and academic institutions have been silent about what is going on - you should be congratulated. Our Royal Colleges and other Surgical / Medical Associations need to follow @asgbi

This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE approach that has proved useful in systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines https://t.co/rzV7gJl35l

This is a really important document. I was happy to be selected as a specialist committee member and I strongly feel that there is a clear direction for introducing RAS however the gaps in clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness cannot be ignored.

📢REGISTRATION NOW LIVE! Register at: https://t.co/JIpLBeJ2th Join us in Geneva for the launch of the Lancet Health Policy article on Global Surgery 2025-2035! We will be hosting a side event at the 2025 World Health Assembly!🌎 📆May 20, 2025 📍La Pastorale, Geneva

Join us on Day 3 at #ASGBI2025 for the Humanitarian Surgery Symposium and listen to our inspiring speakers from some amazing organisations including: @KidsOperating, @NottFoundation, @OperationHernia, @NIHR_GSU and The Uganda Child Birth Injury Fund. Discover the challenges and

Big news for #EBM! Just out in #BMJ, ROBUST-RCT, pristinely developed, innovative, simple, user-friendly instrument for risk of bias assessment in #RCTs far superior to anything before, will become standard outside of Cochrane and in #Cochrane if they let folks use it.