Senior clinical fellow HPB & transplant surgery @RIE_Lothian | MD PhD | General & GI surgeon | ETC @ESSOnews | @Herricksociety committee | @EuroSurg
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Thrilled to share I've completed GI surgery residency at @vallhebron 😊 Excited for what comes next!
Fin de mi etapa #MIR, gracias a tod@s los que me habéis acompañado en el camino✨️
As my mom says #nevergiveup💪🏻
#Ilooklikeasurgeon #workharddreambig
Thrilled to announce that I'm going to be "General and GI surgery" resident at hospital @vallhebron for the next 5 years!
Objetivo conseguido, soy residente de Cirugía General y del Ap. Digestivo 😊
#Iloolikeasurgeon #surgery #workharddreambig #2MIR18 #MIR2018 #EleccionMIR
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Thanks to you Ruth. For the privilege of being a mentor. Thanks for the privilege of sharing your outstanding work!!! You are a truly and humble star !!!
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Delighted to have passed my PhD viva today at @UABBarcelona @Cirurgia_UAB 🎓✨
Many thanks to my PhD directors @eloiespin & @FVallribera for their guidance and support, and to the examination board — Dra Mora, Dr @m_pera_roman & Dr Biondo — for the insightful discussion
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Great regional meeting yesterday with Leeds & Manchester #NORS teams ✨
Fantastic #teamwork & #collaboration 💪🏻
#retrieval #transplant #donors💗
@LeedsNors @leeds_liver @LeedsHospitals @ImeWije @shahidfarid @sarahwhittingh8 @Yorkshire_OTDT @NHSOrganDonor @mikeholwill @NHSBT
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Nature research paper: Gene-modified pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation
go.nature.com/43VQx4o
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Excited to share the latest @EuroSurg @STARSurgUK #CASCADE publication in @BJSurgery
Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery
doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf005
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No te pierdas el número de Marzo de #CirEsp 🆕🔝👇🏼👇🏼
Con nuevo contenido y NUEVA PORTADA 💚 con los colores de la @aecirujanos
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Ditto!
Thank you for inviting us @ASiTofficial !
Had a great time with my co-faculty @Abdul_Hakeem_99 @BishowBekhyat @ruthbc93 @docsubhankar and the fabulous delegates! The future is bright indeed ☀️
Glad to have served as faculty for the #TransplantSurgery course @herricksociety @ASiTofficial at #ASIT2025 #Belfast
Amazing attendees with great potential! Future is bright ✨💪🏻 @BTStransplant
Well lead @BishowBekhyat 👏🏻 & great seeing @abdul_hakeem_99 @imeshi @docsubhankar!
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Happy International Women's Day 🎉🌟
Today, we honour and thank the incredible women in our team who go above and beyond for our patients and families every single day ❤️ @LeedsHospitals @LTHTAMS @LTHTTheatreTri
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Glad to have served as faculty for the #TransplantSurgery course @herricksociety @ASiTofficial at #ASIT2025 #Belfast
Amazing attendees with great potential! Future is bright ✨💪🏻 @BTStransplant
Well lead @BishowBekhyat 👏🏻 & great seeing @abdul_hakeem_99 @imeshi @docsubhankar!
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Exciting times ahead! 🌟
Our #transplant course was a great experience filled with learning, hands-on practice, and teamwork 💪🏻
Amazing attendees including #medstudents, core trainees & registrars 🙌🏻
Here's a snapshot 📸 of our incredible group!
@ASiTofficial @herricksociety
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First morning talks on #donation @NHSOrganDonor #retrieval #allocation in the UK & #immunology #immunosupression in #Transplantsurgery ✨ by @docsubhankar @CUH_Transplant and @ruthbc93 @leeds_liver
@ASiTofficial @herricksociety @BTStransplant #transplantcourse #ASIT2025
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About to start at the #TransplantSurgery Core Skills course by @ASiTofficial @herricksociety #ASIT2025
📍Room 3B, 3rd floor #ICCBelfast
⏰ 9am to 16pm
You’re welcome to join us in our #VRiMS on retrieval by 11am if you’re attending the #ASIT2025 😎
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Everything ready for the @ASiTofficial @herricksociety preconference course #ASIT2025 #TransplantSurgery 💪🏻✨
Awaiting for our attendees tomorrow!!
@BishowBekhyat @ImeWije @ruthbc93 @Abdul_Hakeem_99 @docsubhankar
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Reunión del Comité Editorial - Update & planes de futuro para #CirEsp ✨
Muchas gracias a @etargarona y al Dr Antonio Ríos por su dedicación estos años a @cirugiaespanola 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Y bienvenidos a los nuevos editores @AndreaBalla7 @JosepMGarcia75 y al Dr José Antonio Pereira 💪🏻
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🚨Still some spaces available for the Core Skills #Transplant Surgery course by @ASiTofficial & @herricksociety🚨
Hands-on in benching & vascular anastomosis ✨ And this year 🆕 VRIMS experience on retrieval too!!! You can’t miss it 💪🏻💪🏻
🔗 Registration: asit.org/conference/overview
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Today we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women and girls in science!
International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #ESOTcongress
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From #FY1/2 to #SpecialtyRegistrars 🧑🏾⚕️👩🏼⚕️ interested in #Transplant Surgery 👇🏼👇🏼
Don’t miss the chance to take part in the @ASiTofficial & @herricksociety Core Skills in Transplant Surgery course ✨
See you all in #Belfast #ASIT2025 🙌🏻
🔗 Registration: asit.org/conference/overview
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💫Highlights from @hpbjournal : Robotic liver surgery close to vascular pedicles is safe 👼
🇮🇹🇫🇷 PSM▶️ 889 pt
🥑Lesions: 294 w vs 595 wo contact 🩸major vessel
❌no diff in OR time, complications, morbidity
@IHPBA @ProfW_edinsurg @FrancescaRatti3
hpbonline.org/article/S1365-…
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Did you catch the news earlier this week? Read all about Bianca Perea's second chance at life thanks to our Organ Transplant team working alongside colleagues at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp…
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Interesting morning promoting organ transplantation!
I will never tire of seeing the impact transplant has on recipients and their families and am privileged to be able to play a small part in the process
@LeedsHospitals @NHSBT @leeds_liver
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