I am a fully qualified general thoracic surgeon and my research interests focus on two areas a) evidence-based practice in thoracic surgery with particular interest in risk-stratification and postoperative morbidities and b) personalised care interventions for complex lung oncological conditions.

All research is carried out in collaboration with health professionals, patients and health service researchers to deliver robust, relevant and pragmatic outputs for use across healthcare settings, and advance understanding of the implementation of patient-reported outcomes (PROMS) and improving perioperative patients care. Outputs include articles, quality of life questionnaires, new remote QoL Application and resources to support implementation of PROMS in clinical practice.

Mr Mitchener is a Managing Partner, Former Director of Stragtegic Comminucations, Former Correspondent to Wall Street Journal,  The International Herald Tribune and Dow Jones.

Mrs Keeley has experience as an Advanced Scrub Practitioner, Surgical First Assistant, Theatre Clinical Educator, NatSSIPs Champion, Former Royal College of Nursing Learning Representative, Past Secretary & Chair of RCN West Yorkshire.

Dr. Milevska-Kostova is the Chair of the AMR Patient Alliance Advisory Group, President of the governing body - IAPO, Director & Associate Research Fellow , Vice President of the Executive Committee - Health First Europe.

Prof. Armeni is the Coordinator of Health Economics in the HTA area.

Dr. Bougeard is a Neurosurgeon, Judicial Expert and Doctoral student in health law.

Kevin D. Kelly currently serves as WW President for Becton Dickinson’s Surgery US business, headquartered in Warwick, RI. Surgery empowers providers to reduce the incidence of surgical complications, improve patients’ experience and lower the total cost of surgical care through market leading solutions in soft tissue reconstruction, including synthetic and resorbable mesh, biologic implants and fixation systems to complement innovative techniques for inguinal, ventral and other hernia repair procedures.

Eduardo Perez Prada is the Surgical Business Unit Director for EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa). The main surgical areas of focus are Biosurgery, Surgical Instruments, Advanced Repair & Reconstruction and Infection Prevention. Surgery EMEA has one goal and that is to Improve patient outcomes by reducing Intra and Post-Operative complications as one of our main strategic pillars.

Professor Le Huec is Chairman of the Ortho-Spine department Bordeaux University, he is also the Past President of Eurospine, ISASS and  SFCR.

Mr Bowey, consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in the UK is also an Associate Sub-Dean of Medicine.

Dr. Debono is an experienced neurosurgeon, Vice president of French Society of Neurosurgery and Clinic Chief Assistant.

Dr. Litrico is a highly experienced Spine surgeon and the President of the French society of Spinal Surgery as well as a key member of the Spine Surgery Education Programme.

Prof. Boermeester is a Clinical Epidemiologist, Principal investigator, Past President of Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E) & steering committee of the WHO Global Guideline on Surgical Site Infections.

Dr. Langelotz runs her own Surgical Clinic – Chirurgie Berlin where she is Senior Physician in General and Visceral Surgery.

She held a leading position in the intestinal centre and was a long-term supervisor of the intestinal consultation of the Charité Campus Mitte.

She was also a lecturer of the clinic and quality management officer of the visceral oncology centre of the Charité. Dr Langelotz was a private lecturer for health care research & a Lecturer at the University of Economics and Law, Berlin. 

SHer Scientific Focus includes: Supply Research and Quality Management, Patient reported Outcomes. She has Held scholarships with King's College London – UK and Yale University - New Haven, USA. Dr Langelotz has numerous specialist publications, book chapters and congress papers. She has an MBA in Health Care Management.

Memberships: German Society of Surgery, DGCh; Federal Association of German Surgeons, BDC; German Network for Health Research, DNVF; Royal Society of Medicine, UK.

Dr. Rubio is colorectal surgeon and part of the Surgical Infection Society exceutive committee with a keen interest in Surgical Infections & Surgical Education.

Dr. Sancho is Head of Section of the General and Digestive Surgery Service, Founding member of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, Member of the European Council of the Board of Endocrine Surgery.

His contribution to the scientific literature on Endocrine Surgery includes the Endocrine Surgery Guide of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (two editions) and numerous articles and book chapters in national and international magazines. He has presented more than 200 communications and papers at international and national conference.

Professor Ramirez is a Professor of surgery and Chairman of the Spanish Multimodal Rehabilitation Group (GERM)

Professor Carlini is the Chief Surgeaon and the President Elect of Italian Society of Surgery. Past President of the American College of Surgeons - Italy Chapter, VicePresident of the Roman Academy of Surgery, Councillor of the Roman Society of Surgery, Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the “Sapienza” University of Rome and Lecturer at “John Cabot” University - Rome.

Dr. Boghdadly is the Former Director of the OR and Day Surgery Services, Past Chairman of the Department of Surgery, former Chairman, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), Former Director of Saudi Arabian Minimally Invasive Training Center.

Professor Gomez-Barrena is the 2nd Vice President - EFFORT  (2020-21); Education Committee & Board Member ESSKA (2020-22); Past President EORS (2011-14); SOFCOT Membre d'honneur.

Professor Ollat is a Professor of Orthopedics and spine surgery.

Professor Zagra is a highly experienced Orthopedic surgeon and Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics – Greece &Thailand.

He is the Chairman of the Scientific Committee of EHS and of SIdA; Past President of the European Hip Society (EHS) and of the Italian Hip Society (SIdA).

Professor Zagra is an Executive Committee Member of the European Federation of National Orthopaedics and Traumatology Societies (EFORT), Vice Chairman of the Educational Committee of EFORT, Past member of the Ethical Committee of EFORT and Co-author of the Ethical code of EFFORT and Principal investigator.

Dr. Irrazi is an experienced Orthopedic Surgeon and hip and knee traumatologist.

Dr. McMillan is a Director of Orthopedic Sports medicine, an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering - Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery - Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and a Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons - Ireland.

Professor O'Regan is a visiting Professor in the Department of Surgery - Imperial College, London. He was appointed Surgical Director in the Faculty of Surgical trainers with the Royal College Of Surgeons - Edinburgh in 2019.

Mrs Ekepil, is a very experienced OR nurse and part of the quality council in the Swedish Operating Room Nurses Association (SEORNA).

Mr Lucchese is a Surgical Site Infections Lead Clinician. he is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London.

Mr Luccchese has worked both in Italy & the UK focusing on congenital cardiac, transplantation & mechanical support.

His areas specialtise is mitral & aortic valve repair surgery & complex aortic surgery with particular interest in valve-sparing aortic root replacement.

Mrs Lockner, is a highly experienced OR nurse and President of The Swedish Operating Room Nurses Association (SEORNA).

Dr. Nisi is an experienced Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon.

Dr. Hansen is Chief Surgeon and Head of the minimal invasive thoracic program. He is also the former chair of ESTS MITIG Group; Congress President ESTS annual meeting (2014); ESTS Council (2010-2014).

Mr Brunelli is an internationally renowned Thoracic Surgeon as well as an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor University of Leeds; President Elect and Secretary General of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS).

Dr. Zaraca is an experienced Thoracic surgeon who is also a Private Lecturer at the University of Marburg (Germany).

Prof. Renaud is a very experienced Professor of Thoracic surgery and Director of ENB and VATS/RATS program.

Mr Batchelor is a renowend thoracic surgeon and is the Thoracic Surgery Lead on the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program locally & internationally.

He is also the lead author for the recentlt published ERAS Society Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery.

Professor Busch is an experienced Urology surgeon and Deputy Clinic Director.

Dr. Al Zahrani is a renal transplant surgeon and head of the endourology Division. He is also a Resident Training Programme Director and Executive board member of Saudi Urological Assosciation.

Member of the scientific council of urology.

Professor Osmonov, is associate professor & Head of the andrology unit.

Professor Osmonov has been responsible for prostrate clinical cancer research and is an expert in the field of surgical andrology, penile reconstructive urology, artificial sphoncter, penile prosthesis, robotic assisted surgery and laparoscopy.

Professor Moncada is an experinced Urology Surgeon and Associate Professor of Urology at the Franscisco de Vitoria University.

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Dr. Cabello is the Associate Chief of Urology, Uro-Oncology & Robotic Surgery in the Urology department.

Dr. Toozs-Hobson is a highly experienced urogynaecologist and Education Lead for the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.

He is also an Honorary Reader University of Birmingham, Past Clinical Director for Gynaecology, Past Director of pelvic floor medicine.

Dr. Rodriguez-Vegas is a highly experinced breast surgeon and Spanish Delegate of the International Confederation of Plastic 

Surgery Societies (ICOPLAST). He has held the following positions: President of the Spanish Association for Microsurgery, Spanish Delegate in the European Board of Plastic, 

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS). Vice-president of the Spanish Association for Microsurgery; Editorial Board Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal; Secretary of the Spanish Association for Microsurgery and Officer Spanish Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (SECYC).

Prof. Gilabert-Estellés is the Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University Hospital General in Valencia, Spain. He is also senior professor of the University of Valencia.

In 2003 he founded the European Gynecology Endoscopy School in Valencia which has been a reference center for teaching minimal invasive techniques.

In 2019 our department obtained the recognition of referral center in ovarian cancer surgery by the European Society of Gynecological Oncology. He has high quality indexes of scientific activity H-INDEX= 15, with more than 120 manuscripts and book chapters.

Prof. Gilabert-Estellés is specialised in minimal invasive surgery in the field of gynecological oncology, pelvic floor and endometriosis. He has also expertise in Da Vinci robotic surgery and has founded the first mutidisciplinary University Cathedra of Robotic Surgery in Spain.

He is also senior researcher and principal investigator in more than 20 research project and more than 15  clinical trials. He is reviewer of 9 reference journals in the specialty with specific awards of exellence in this field.

Dr. Gilabert-Estelles has performed stages in gynecological oncology at Mayo Clinic Hospital (AZ, USA)  and minimal invasive surgery in Verona (Italy).

Dr. Riachi is double board certified in the specialities of obstetrics/ gynecology and Female pelvic medicine/ Pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Riachi occupied the position of Chief of Robotic Surgery and Director of Urogynecology as well as the chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology at Trinitas regional medical center in New Jersey.

Currently he is the chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Moarbes Hospital in Beirut Lebanon.

A visiting consultant physician at the Ministry of Public Health in the UAE assigned to Al Quassimi hospital, establishing the Robotic gynecological surgical program.

He is also an Associate professor at the Lebanese University School of Medicine, and he is on the Scientific Board of the International Society of Reconstruction and Aesthetics Intimate Treatment (ISRAIT).

Prof. Muallem is the deputy director of the department of Gynecology with center for Gynecological oncology at the Charité medical university of Berlin, Germany.

Since 2011 Prof. Muallem has worked as a consultant in since 2015 he has been the deputy director in the department of gynecology.

He is also actively involved in training and supervising medical students, residents and fellows in gynecological oncology.

Dr. Winfield is a highly experienced Consultant Obstetrician with Special Interest in Maternal Medicine.

Dr. Winfield is currently the Clinical lead for Obstetrics in Cardiac, Renal & Respiratory Services.

She is also the study clinical lead on data collection for UKOSS. She is also the regional Clinical Lead for Maternity Services & NHS England Specialised Women’s Services Clinical Reference group.

Dr. Paepke is an experienced Breast Surgeon and Chair of the Society of Minimal Invasive Intervention in Senology (German Society for Senology).

He is also a Principal Investigator in numerous trials (breast cancer prevention trial, HEDON, CORE etc.)