Isabelle Legood is a FY1 Doctor. She graduated from St George’s University of London with distinction in clinical practice, and BSc in human anatomy. She has a keen interest in medical education and research involving patient reported outcome measures. Go back to sub committee page
Miss Oroog Ali is a colorectal and robotic surgeon based in the North East of England. She has a keen interest in education and training conducting national surgical courses, conferences and training days. She is a surgical mentor to students and trainees and has obtained the NHS Leadership Academy Award with a completed degree in
Rhys Thomas was appointed as an upper GI and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgeon in Croydon, South London in 2015. He has developed the unit into a tertiary referral centre for complex abdominal wall hernias, receiving referrals from over 10 hospitals in the South East of England. He is committed to improving outcomes from complex hernia
Director of Communications Dr Asim Abbas is an Abdominal Wall Research Fellow at the York Abdominal Wall Unit, where his research focusses on the qualitative assessment of Quality of Life in patients with abdominal wall hernias. His clinical and research work is underpinned by a commitment to advancing patient care and surgical innovation. In addition to
Ordinary board member Rhys Thomas was appointed as an upper GI and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgeon in Croydon, South London in 2015. He has developed the unit into a tertiary referral centre for complex abdominal wall hernias, receiving referrals from over 10 hospitals in the South East of England. He is committed to improving outcomes
Abstract Purpose Over the last decade, there has been a rapid rise in the development and refinement of abdominal wall repair (AWR) techniques. Numerous cadaveric AWR training courses have been set up with the goal of helping practicing surgeons learn and incorporate them into their surgical repertoire. Some maybe excellent but their quality and consistency
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The British Hernia Society are excited to announce that it is expanding its Board and subcommittees. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with an interest in hernia surgery who can devote time and passion to this growing organisation. Individuals can sit on both the Board and in a subcommittee, or on more than one subcommittee, so individuals can apply for more than one role.
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Season three of the BHS/RCSEd Hernia Webinar series. After the success of the first two seasons, the RCSEd Surgical Specialty Board (SSB) in General Surgery is delighted to partner with the British Hernia Society in our third ‘Hernia Masterclass Webinar Series’ focussing on the state-of-the-art management of hernias. This series has been carefully designed to take the participants
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The European Hernia Society is committed to strengthening collaborations with our partners and especially our dedicated chapters. This new Train the Trainer course provides a unique opportunity to do so. Scheduled for 13-14 November in Geneva, the course aligns with our joint goal to train surgeons to become the best surgeons and educators, ultimately ensuring
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BJS Award 2025 fact sheet Background information: Important points for nominators to consider: For more information: How to make a nomination: To propose a nomination for the BJS Award 2025: · Submit via the online form available on the webpage · Click on the link and create an account, you will be sent an email
