Members of Cohort Studies Working Group

Alaa El-Hussuna (Chair)

Alaa El-Hussuna

Current position

Lead OpenSourceResearch Organisation (OSRC.network)

Medical school

Saddam College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq (graduated in 1996)

General surgical and colorectal training

• Hvidovre, Hillerød and Herlve University Hospitals in Copenhagen - Denmark (training in general surgery from 2007-2013)
• Aalborg and Randers University Hospitals, Denmark (training in colorectal surgery from 2016-2019)
• ESCP training fellowship in colorectal surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2017)

Main clinical and research interests

• Pre-operative optimisation in IBD patients
• The effect of biological treatment on post-operative outcome in patients with IBD
• Surgical stress response
• Chronic stress and development of colorectal cancers
• Perianal fistula in Crohn’s disease
• Surgical wound healing

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2014

Additional information

• Ph.D Thesis: The effect of pre-operative biological treatment on post-operative outcome in patients with Crohn’s disease (2018)
• Master degree in information technology, IT-University, Copenhagen, Denmark (2003)
• Member of expert panel in Danish autoimmune disease association
• Foundation of Danish Collaborative Research Network (2014)
• Member in editorial board: Current Updates in Hepatology and Gastroentrology, SciTz Gastroenterology and SM Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Reviewer in many surgical journals: British journal of surgery, colorectal diseases, world journal of gastroenterology, Langenbeck's archives of surgery, International journal of surgery, Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology and reviewer of ESCP-ECCO guidelines
• Invited speaker in many international conferences among them ESCP and ECCO meetings
• Supervisor of many research projects in Copenhagen and Aalborg University Hospitals
• Physician/surgeon in different missions, Doctors without borders (MSF) in Africa 2004-2005

Sue Blackwell

Sue Blackwell

BA (Hons) Modern History, MA Peace and Conflict Studies

Sue Blackwell is an experienced PPI representative, with a particular interest in PROMS and parastomal hernia.

She is the Patient Co Chief Investigator on the @PROPHER study, an international prospective cohort study on parastomal hernia treatment.

She is also the first patient to receive a research grant from the Bowel Disease Research Foundation for the @PAPooSE study looking at patient experiences of pregnancy following stoma formation.

Her current colorectal PPI work includes the NIHR funded @PoPSTER_Study; and @ROSSINI2Trial the first surgical MAMS RCT. She is also a member of the Patient Liaison Group of ACPGBI.

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2019

 Sanjay Chaudhri

Sanjay Chaudhri

Current position

Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester United Kingdom (since Oct 2009)

Medical school

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India (graduated in 1987)

General surgical and colorectal training

Armed Forces Medical College (University of Pune, India)
Liverpool and Birmingham Higher Surgical Training Program (United Kingdom)

Main clinical and research interests

• Rectal cancer
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Parastomal hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2014

Additional information

Royal College of England Surgical Tutor for Leicester General Hospital

Sharfuddin Chowdhury

Sharfuddin Chowdhury

Current position

Consultant General and Trauma Surgeon, Director of Trauma Centre, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (since April 2016)

Medical school

• MBBS, Chittagong Medical College, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh (graduated in 2003)
• FCS(SA), The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, South Africa (October 2012)
• MMed (Surgery), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (June 2014)
• PhD, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands (October 2022)

General surgical and colorectal training

Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Main clinical and research interests

• Surgical wound healing
• Surgical site infections
• Colorectal disease and injury
• Health system development
• Global Surgery
• Quality improvement

Member of Cohort Studies since

2023

Additional information

• PhD; Trauma Systems: Development Strategies in Emerging Nations
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Member of the ESCP, the EAST, TUGSS, and the WSES
• Member of the education subcommittee of the ESCP wound closure project
• Hospital and country lead for global collaborative research
• Scientific Journal Reviewer for NEJM Catalyst, Scientific Reports, PLOS One, Medicina, Dove Medical Press Journals, SAGE Journals, HKJEM, Trauma, EMJ, SAJS, CEEM Journal, etc.

Dragomir Dardanov

Dragomir Dardanov

Current position

Senior Assistant Professor of Surgery, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria. Since 2014.

Medical school

Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria. Graduated in 2002.

General surgical and colorectal training

• General surgical training - University Hospitals in Pleven and Sofia, Bulgaria (2003-2008)
• Clinical fellow in colorectal surgery - St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2012)

Main clinical and research interests

• Colorectal cancer surgery
• Surgical anatomy
• Complex abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery
• Proctology - perianal fistula, pilonidal disease

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2020

Additional information

• President of Bulgarian Society of Coloproctology since 2019
• ESCP National representative of Bulgaria (2013-2015)
• ESCP Eastern regional representative (2016-2018)
• European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ) on Coloproctology 2015
• European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ) on Surgical Oncology 2012
• Specialty anatomy, histology and cytology 2014
• PhD degree (with dissertation 'Clinico-anatomical investigations on connective tissue structures surrounding the rectum in relation to rectal cancer surgery') 2008
• Specialty general surgery 2008

Audrius Dulskas

Audrius Dulskas

Current position

Surgical oncologist, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania (since 2014)

Medical school

Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania (graduated in 2008)

General surgical and colorectal training

Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania

Main clinical and research interests

• Functional outcome following cancer treatment
• Surgical oncology
• Organ preservation techniques

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2020

Additional information

PhD thesis in 2016 – Pelvic organ dysfunction following rectal surgery for cancer

Member of journal editorial boards:

• Annals of coloproctology
• Lithuanian Surgery

Muhammed Elhadi

Current position

Junior Doctor, Tripoli University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya (since Feb 2021)

Medical school

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (graduated in 2021)

General surgical and colorectal training

General Surgery and Speciality Surgery Rotations, Ministry of Health Hospitals (2020-2021)

Main clinical and research interests

• Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Global Surgery
• Peri and Post-Surgical Care

Member of Cohort Studies since

2023

Additional information

• MSc Surgical Science Thesis, University of Edinburgh (2020-2023)
• National coordinator (Libya) in GlobalSurg, COVIDSurg, and ASOS studies
• Peer Reviewer in: British Journal of Surgery, BMC Surgery, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, British Journal of Cancer
• Academic Editor: PLOS One
• Associate Editor in Visceral Surgery - Frontier in Surgery

Caterina Foppa

Caterina Foppa

Current position

• Staff surgeon, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (since March 2019)
• Assistant Professor, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (since May 2022)

Medical school

Florence University, Italy (graduated in Medicine and Surgery)

General surgical and colorectal training

• Florence University Hospital, Italy (residency in General Surgery)
• Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

Main clinical and research interests

• Early onset colorectal cancer
• Early colorectal cancer (stage I)
• Transanal transection and single stapled anastomosis (TTSS)

Member of Cohort Studies since 

2023

Additional information

PhD in Clinical Sciences (Curriculum Anesthesiology and Surgical Sciences) – Thesis: minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gastrointestinal and endocrine tumors

Editorial experience:

• Junior Editor, Techniques in Coloproctology (2014-2015)
• Junior Editor, Colorectal Disease (2016-2017)
• Junior Editor, Techniques in Coloproctology (2016-2017)
• Junior Editor, Diseases of Colon and rectum (2018-2021)
• Reviewer’s Guild Member of Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (2019-2020)

ESCP guidelines:

• T1 rectal cancer guideline committee

Matteo Frasson 

Matteo Frasson

Current position

• Associate Professor, University of Valencia
• University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain

Medical school

'Vita e Salute' University, Milan, Italy (graduated in 2003)

General surgical and colorectal training

• General Surgical Training: San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
• CR Training: University Clinico Hospital, Valencia, Spain

Main clinical and research interests

Colorectal Cancer, IBD

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2014

Additional information

• Coordinator of the Research Group in Digestive Surgery of 'La Fe' research Institute, Valencia, Spain
• PhD-thesis in 2013 on rectal cancer treatment
• Chairperson of Young ESCP group
• Junior Editor of Colorectal Diseases
• Editor of Cirugía Española

Gaetano Gallo 

Gaetano Gallo

Current position

• Resident in Colorectal Surgery, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy (since August 2013)
• Resident in Colorectal Surgery, Department of Colorectal Surgery, S. Rita Clinic, Vercelli, Italy

Medical school

University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy (graduated in Medicine and Surgery)

General surgical and colorectal training

• AC Camargo Center, Department of Colorectal and Pelvic Surgery, Sao Paolo, Brazil
• Nouvel Hopital Civil, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
• S. Rita Clinic, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Vercelli, Italy
• Clinic Parioli, U.O. of Colorectal Surgery, Rome, Italy
• Careggi University Hospital, Department of Surgery and Traslational Medicine, Florence, Italy

Main clinical and research interests

MiRNA and Metalloproteinases in colorectal disorders, Translational research, Rectovaginal Fistula, Haemorrhoids, Retro-rectal tutors, Low anterior resection syndrome, TAI (Transanal irrigation)

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

September 2017

Additional information

National Coordinator of the Young Group of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR)

James Glasbey

 James Glasbey

Current position

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Medical school

Cardiff University, Wales (graduated in August 2013)

General surgical and colorectal training

Current Core Surgical Trainee in the West Midlands Deanery

Main clinical and research interests

• Clinical trials
• Surgical site infection
• Global surgery

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2017

Additional information

• Committee member of the West Midlands Research Collaborative, Student Audit and Research in Surgery UK, GlobalSurg Collaborative and the Association of Surgeons in Training
• Trial management group member in the FALCON, ROSSINI-2, ROCSS and SUNRRISE NIHR-funded surgical clinical trials
• Currently undertaking an MRes Health Research Metholodology at the University of Birmingham with focus on medical statistics, global health and clinical trials

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Current position

• Consultant Surgeon - St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Medical school

Trinity College Dublin - Ireland

General surgical and colorectal training

RCSI Surgical Training Programme (SpR) 2015-2021

Main clinical and research interests

• Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms
• Pelvic exenterative surgery

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2018

Additional information

• Co-founcer PelvEx Collaborative

Elizabeth Li

Elizabeth Li

Current position

• NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Surgical Innovation, University of Birmingham, UK (since 2018)
• Colorectal Registrar, University Hospital Birmingham, UK (since 2014)

Medical school

MBChB, University of Manchester, UK, 2010

General surgical and colorectal training

General Surgery Training, West Midlands, UK, 2012

Main clinical and research interests

• Surgical devices and regulations
• Global surgery and health
• Surgical site infection
• Quality improvement
• Benign proctology

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2019

Ana María Minaya Bravo 

Ana Minaya

Current position

Colorectal Surgeon,MD, Henares Teaching Hospital, Coslada, Madrid, Spain (since April 2018)

Medical school

Autonomous University of Madrid, UAM, Spain

General surgical and colorectal training

• June 2003 - June 2008: General and Digestive Surgery, La Princesa Teaching Hospital, Autonomous University of Madrid, UAM, Spain
• May 2007: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Colorectal Surgery Department with Professor Neil Mortensen - working and participating in colorectal surgery, lectures, office and meetings
• February 2014: Churchill Hospital, Oxford University, UK - observer with Professor Neil Mortensen, colorectal surgery

Main clinical and research interest

• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
• Malignant colorectal process
• Neuroendocrine tumours of colon
• Diverticulitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Hereditary polyposis
• Ischemic colitis
• Endoanal ultrasound
• Fistula, sinus and hemorrhoids

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2017

Additional information

• II Master Laparoscopic Surgery, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
• Member of Mortality Committee of Principe de Asturias Teaching Hospital, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
• Editorial board member of:
  • General Surgery Reports
  • International Journal of Surgery and Surgical Techniques (IJSST)
  • Surgery: Case reports
• Collaboration as reviewer with:
  • British Medical Journal Case Report
  • American College of Gastroenterology, Case Report Journal
  • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and treatment
  • World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Manuscript 
  • Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research

Dion Morton (ex-officio)

Dion Morton

Current position

Professor Morton is Barling Professor of Surgery and Head of the Academic Department of Surgery at the University of Birmingham in the UK.

Medical school

He received his degree in Medicine from Bristol University, UK in 1985.

General surgical and colorectal training

He undertook his surgical and colorectal training at University Hospital Birmingham and in the West Midlands region of the UK.

Main clinical and research interests

His primary research interests are clinical and translational research for colorectal cancer and the development of clinical trials in surgery.

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2012

Additional information

He was given an honorary consultant appointment at the University Hospital Birmingham in 1996, and was appointed Professor of Surgery in 2006. In 2015, he was appointed Barling Professor of Surgery.

He is Director of the Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Director of Clinical Research at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Deputy Head at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at University of Birmingham. He is past President 2015-17 of the Society for Academic and Research Surgery.

He is currently Director of the West Midlands Genomics Centre.

He has had a leading role in developing trainee led surgical research, first establishing the West Midlands Research Collaborative in 2009, and subsequently helping to establish a national network of trainee collaboratives across the United Kingdom. He has led the RCS (eng) Clinical Research Initiative, establishing 12 Surgical specialty leads and 8 Surgical Trials Centres across the country.

Peter Neary

Peter Neary

Current position

Professorial Chair of Surgical Oncology, Academic Head of Department, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford/University College Cork, Dunmore Road, Waterford

Medical school

University College Cork (graduated in 2005)

General surgical and colorectal training

• Colorectal and General Surgery Specialist Registrar Scheme, Ireland
• Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Main clinical and research interests

Anorectal disorders, diagnostic and complex upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, colorectal cancer management, colorectal polyp management, inflammatory bowel disease, gallbladder disease, abdominal wall hernias and minimally invasive surgery.

Doctorate in University College Cork in 2011, examining inflammatory pathways of colon cancer development in both a basic science and clinical trial setting. Supervises PhD and Masters Students. Research interest include Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, innovation and clinical trials.

Member of Cohort Studies since

2016

Additional information

• Specialist editor of The Surgeon
• Clinical Research Facility - UCC clinical facilitator in University Hospital Waterford

Ionut Negoi

Ionut Negoi

Current position

• Senior Lecturer of Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania, 2016. 
• Attending Surgeon, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania, 2013.

Medical school

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania, graduated in 2006

General surgical and colorectal training

• 2006-2012: Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
• 2017: Observer Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery, St. Mark’s Hospital, London, UK
• 2015: Observer Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, L'Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif / European Institute of Telesurgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France
• 2014: Observer Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Main clinical and research interests

• Colon and rectal cancer
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Liver metastasis
• Global surgery research

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2017

Additional information

• Ph.D. thesis, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 2012
• Reviewer: Oncotarget, World Journal of Gastroenterology, BMJ Open, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International.

Francesco Pata

Francesco Pata

Current position

Staff Surgeon at Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Gallarate, Italy (since July 2012)

Medical school

'Magna Graecia' University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy (graduated in 2004)

General surgical and colorectal training

• Policlinico 'S. Venuta', Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy
• Ospedale N. Giannettasio, Rossano, Italy
• Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
• Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
• Santa Rita Clinic, Vercelli, Italy
• Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Gallarate, Italy

Main clinical and research interests

• Colorectal cancer
• Obstructed defecation syndrome and haemorrhoids
• Surgical site infections
• GlobalSurgery
• Pruritus ani

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2016

Additional information

• University master in Health Management (Rome, 2015)
• Founder and Chair of ItsURG (Italian Surgical Research Group) 2016-current
• Co-Chair of EuroSurg Collaborative 2017-current
• GlobalSurg trial consortium member
• National Coordinator (Italy) in GlobalSurg 1, GlobalSurg 2, RIFT and IMAGINE studies

Gianluca Pellino

Gianluca Pellino

Current position

• Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
• Advanced Formation and Research, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona

Medical school

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2008 at the Second University of Naples, Italy (MD)

General surgical and colorectal training

• General and Colorectal Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
• ESCP 2016 Colorectal Fellow, Colorectal Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
• Colorectal Clinical Assistant, St. Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
• AECP International Colorectal Fellow 2017, Colorectal Unit, Hospital “La Fe” Valencia, Spain
• Colorectal Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Main clinical and research interests

• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Colorectal cancer
• Pelvic exenteration
• Transanal minimally-invasive colorectal surgery (TAMIS, TaTME) and Robotic surgery
• Applied colorectal anatomy

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2019

Additional information

• Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS), Coloproctology 2018
• International Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), 2018
• PhD “Doctor Europaeus” in Translational Medicine (2018), Thesis on TaTME and Pelvic exenterations
• Member of the Young European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (Y-ECCO) Committee
• Member of the IBD Section and of the Communication and Research Committees of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR)
• Member of the Editorial Board of Techniques in Coloproctology (Social Media Editor)
• Editor Assistant 2019 British Journal of Surgery
• Associate Editor of BMC Surgery
• Editorial Board of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Medicine
• EuroSurg co-chair 2017-2018 and ItSurg vice-chair since 2017

Thomas Pinkney (Research Committee Chair)

Thomas Pinkney

Current position

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Medical school

University of Birmingham (graduated in 2000)

General surgical and colorectal training

Trained in West Midlands, UK. Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship (Ethicon), QMC Nottingham 2011. IBD Surgery Fellowship, QEHB Birmingham 2012

Main clinical and research interests

• IBD surgery
• Clinical trials
• Surgical site infection

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2014

Additional information

• Member Research and Audit Committee, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
• Member IBD Sub-committee, ACPGBI
• Associate Editor, Colorectal Disease

Gabrielle van Ramshorst

Gabrielle van Ramshorst

Current position

Consultant surgical oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (since October 2019)

Medical school

Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. Graduated in 2004.

General surgical and colorectal training

• General training at Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2009-2016)
• Dutch Cancer Society sponsored clinical fellowship at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2016-2018).
• Previous position: locum consultant surgical oncology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2019)

Main clinical and research interests

• Locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer
• Gynaecological oncology
• Pelvic reconstruction and sexual function
• Peritoneal carcinomatosis
• Retroperitoneal sarcomas
• Abdominal wall hernia

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2020

Additional information

• PhD Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Wound failure in laparotomy (January 2014)
• FEBS (Coloproctology) 2018
• FECSM 2018
• FESGO 2019
• Member International Committee, Surgical Society for Oncology (SSO)
• Member Mesh in Pelvis guidelines, European Society for Coloproctology
• Associate editor, Colorectal Disease
• Editorial fellow, International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer

Shaji Sebastian

Shaji Sebastian

Current position

IBD service Lead Clinician and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK (since 2004)

Medical school

St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India

General surgical and colorectal training

• Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• UCLA, Sandiego, USA

Main clinical and research interests

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Acute severe colitis
• CD-perianal fistula

Member of Cohort Studies since

2023

Additional information

• Chair of Research Committee, British Society of Gastroenterology
• Chair of ClinCom Committee, European Colitis and Crohn's Organisation
• NIHR Gastroenterology Specialty Lead
• Co-director of Research South Asian IBD Alliance

Beatriz Silva Mendes

Beatriz Silva Mendes

Current position

• General Surgery Resident, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal (since 2022)
• Colorectal Group, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal

Medical school

Masters in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (graduated in 2019)

General surgical and colorectal training

Clinical Clerkship in General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Professional Exchange Program in Surgical Oncology, University Clinical Centre in Gdansk, Poland

Main clinical and research interests

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Colorectal Malignancies
• Proctology
• Clinical trials

Member of Cohort Studies since

2023

Additional information

• Member of the Portuguese Colorectal Cancer Investigation Group (PICCO)
• AIS channel ambassador - The Resilient Residents

Baljit Singh

Baljit Singh

Current position

Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK (since 2009)

Medical school

Oxford University, UK (Graduated in 1992)

General surgical and colorectal training

• 2001-2004: Specialist Registrar, Oxford region, UK
• 2005-2009: Clinical Lecturer and Surgeon Scientist, Nuffield Department of Surgery, Oxford, UK

Main clinical and research interests

• Colorectal cancer
• New technologies
• Biomarkers
• Anal fistula
• IBD

Member of the Cohort Studies Working Group since

2013

Additional information

Posts in professional societies:

• 2014-today: Member of the ESCP Cohort Studies Group
• 2014-today: Member of the New Technology Committee American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
• 2014-today: Member of the National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA) Clinical Advisory Group
• 2013-today: Member of Council Coloproctology Section, Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and Treasurer
• 2014-2017: Treasurer Association of Coloporctology GB&I (ACPGBI) and Executive member of the ACPGBI
• 2013: Deputy and now Acting Director of the Scientific Committee of the Association of Surgeon GB&I (ASGBI)
• 2010-2016: Member of the Research and Audit Committee ACPGBI

Reviewer:

• British Journal of Surgery
• World Journal of Surgery
• Techniques in Coloproctology

PHD Thesis:

Oxford University (UK) in 2004