Prof. SHAKIL AHMED

I did Primary Medical Qualification from Karachi (pre-clincial) and Royal Free Hospital, University of London (clinical year) in 1999. After internship, I did Basic and Higher surgical training from Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee. An instituition World famous in minimal access surgery under leadership of Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri. I did Advanced colorectal fellowship from John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford and then Robotic Advanced Colorectal fellowships from Yeonsei University Hospital, Seoul South Korea.  and Lisbon, Protugal. My clinical practice is based at Liverpool University Hospital NHS Trust (LUHFT), where I have been working as a consultant colorectal surgeon since 2011 and Clinical Professor, University of Liverpool (2023). In 2019, I did a Travelling Fellowship in Pelvic Exenteration in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia. I have keen interest in Research, education and trining and defended my PhD thesis on Mucosal diversity in Human Gastrointestinal Tract using molecular technique from University of Dundee in 2009.  I am Robotic and Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) Lead, Association of Surgeons Great Britian and Ireland (ASGBI) and Member Cancer committee, Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI). 

I started Robotic colorectal surgery procedures in 2012 and being Proctor in Robotic Colorectal surgery (Da Vinci platform) in UK and Europe since 2019 and trained several colorectal surgeons and trainees in robotic colorectal surgery.  I am member of Medrotonic International expert of panel for Robotic surgery and member of NICE National expert panel in Robostic assisted surgery. I am Head of Robotic Colorectal Programme, LUHFT and previous Colorectal Chair Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Aliance. I have supervised several MD and PhD students and extensive published in peer-reviewed journal. I feel privileged in being one of few surgeons who have had the opportunity of providing a regional service for all aspects of colorectal cancer from early rectal cancer to advanced colorectal cancer including pelvic exenteration, for over a decade.