Undergraduate Training: Madras Medical College, India
Higher Surgical Training: Manchester, Mayo Clinic, USA, with travelling fellowships to Chicago, Italy, Strasbourg and South Korea
Consultant Post: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
ALSGBI Role: President-Elect
Research: Minimal access surgery in Gastrointestinal conditions, surgical training and innovations in global healthcare addressing inequalities
Clinical Interests: Colorectal & minimal access surgery & Global surgery
Chelliah Selvasekar - President Elect
Tan Arulampalam - President
Undergraduate Training: St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London
Surgical Training: London & Rome
Consultant Post: Colchester Hospital
ALSGBI Role: President
Research: Positron Emission Tomography for cancer imaging, Laparoscopic colorectal surgery, surgical humidification, Texture analysis and AI for radiological diagnosis and prediction in cancer, Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer
Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive surgery,
Altaf Awan - Director of Education
Undergraduate Training: University of Peshawar
Surgical Training: Nottingham, Newcastle
Consultant Post: Upper GI and Laparoscopic surgeon
ALSGBI Role: Director of Education
Research: Acute pancreatitis, Bariatric surgery, Training in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Clinical Interests: Anti-reflux surgery, Gallbladder & Bile duct stones, Complex laparoscopic benign pancreatic and bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and hernia repair
Nader Francis - Honorary Treasurer
Undergraduate Training: Cairo University, Egypt
Surgical Training: Dundee, Scotland
Consultant Post: Yeovil District Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital London
ALSGBI Role: Honorary Treasurer
Research: Education, perioperative care of colorectal cancer (CRC) & translational CRC research.
Andrew Day - Honorary Secretary
Undergraduate Training: St George’s Hospital Medical School, graduated 2000
Surgical Training: Surgical registrar training programme South West Thames, 2006-2014. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Laparoscopic Colorectal fellow, Frimley 2014
Consultant Post: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, appointed 2015
ALSGBI Role: Honorary Secretary
Research: Research at the MATTU, Guildford 2009-2012. MD in the Stress response following laparoscopic colorectal surgery within an enhanced recovery program
Clinical Interests: Enhanced recovery. Rectal cancer surgery, including TEMS procedure. Colorectal robotic lead for the Trust