Patient representative Susannah required abdominal wall reconstruction surgery after suffering major complications from prior surgery. She describes how the abdominal reconstruction not only brought physical benefits, but having her tummy look beautiful again, has helped reduce her post-traumatic stress triggers. She hopes that with continued surgical advances that this surgery will become an option for […]
Patient representative Jackie’s interest in hernia stems from her own hernia journey. Following surgery in 2015 she was left with multiple incisional hernia which were repaired using mesh. Jackie is fully able to understand why patients associate post-operative pain with mesh as she did this herself for several years, however through discussions on social media
Nasra Alam is a specialist registrar in General and Colorectal Surgery, rotating through hospitals in the North West of England.
She has a keen interest in hernia surgery, in particular abdominal wall reconstruction and has presented at multiple hernia conferences and courses in relation to these areas.
Ordinary member – Ireland Representative Dermot received his undergraduate education at NUI Galway. Postgraduate training was in Ireland and UK with a fellowship in Boston MA. he is Adj Clin Professor of Surgery at Limerick University Medical School and Surgical Tutor at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore.His surgical interests include laparoscopy, promoting excellence in hernia surgery,
Congress Secretary Born and raised in Greece. Post graduate training at the General Hospital of Nikaia-Piraeus, Greece. Training in General and Emergency Surgery, rotation in ICU – Thoracic Surgery – Neurosurgery from 2007 to 2013. Emergency Medicine Consultant, Centre Hospitalier de Jolimont, La Louviere, Belgium, 2014-2015. Post CCT Fellow in Emergency General Surgery, John Radcliffe
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I would like to first of all thank the society for bestowing upon me this great honour to become the 6th President of the BHS since it was founded in 2003. It is important to recognise the contribution made by my predecessor Mr Liam Horgan under whose Presidency we have seen an increase in board
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Website, Membership and communications Mr Jayamanna qualified from University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka and after basic training there, he moved to the UK and continued higher surgical training In South Wales. He currently works as a Specialist Surgeon in Emergency & General Surgery in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport. He has a heavy
