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The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is the academic department of surgery at the University of Oxford, and hosts a multidisciplinary team of senior clinical academic surgeons, senior scientists, junior clinicians and scientists in training.

OUGSG members attend 5th Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery Conference

Members of the Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG) attended the 5th Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) Conference in Manila, Philippines held in February this year.

AI reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease

Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.

Training course in Ethiopia for treating older children with clubfoot

A training course on Principles of Management for Delayed Presenting Clubfoot (DPC) took place 11 to 12 December 2023 at CURE Children’s Hospital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Study assesses long term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease

Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the NHS breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population, finds a University of Oxford study published by The BMJ today.

New guidance published to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots

Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare, but how should we evaluate them? Published today in Nature Medicine, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots.

Professor Neil Mortensen recognised in New Year Honours

Professor Neil Mortensen has been appointed a Knight Bachelor in the King's New Year Honours 2024 for services to surgery and in recognition of his contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NDS surgeon scientist leads an international transdisciplinary consortium towards delivering NetZero healthcare

The European Union Horizon Europe (with joint funding from UK Research Innovation) has awarded NetZeroAICT Consortium major funding to develop a novel technology with great potentials to promote climate neutral and sustainable healthcare.

Prostate Cancer UK awards NDS researchers significant grant to understand why some cancers become more aggressive

Prostate Cancer UK has awarded nearly £430,000 to Dr Srinivasa Rao and Associate Professor Clare Verrill from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) to lead a three-year project investigating why some prostate cancers change shape and become more dangerous, with the aim of helping men with prostate cancer to get the most effective treatment.

DPhil student wins award at international congress

At the recent IPITA-IXA-CTRMS Joint Congress in San Diego, Dr Mohamed Elzawahry was announced as one of the successful recipients of a TTS Scientific Congress Award for the work he has been undertaking over the past year as a DPhil student in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Professor Chris Lavy awarded honorary fellowship from the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa

Professor Chris Lavy has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA).

Triple award success for academic clinical lecturer

Mr Keaton Jones, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), has three reasons to celebrate after scooping three prestigious awards.

Breakthrough insights: Diffusion-limited oxygen release from stored blood unveiled in new article

In a new article published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics (DPAG) and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) at the University of Oxford present compelling evidence that challenges established notions about oxygen delivery during organ perfusion.

Michael Douek begins term as President of the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Professor Michael Douek has assumed his role as the 22nd President of the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO ~ ACS), effective 7 November 2023.

Providing high-quality training to anaesthetists wishing to work overseas

A training course on the clinical aspects of working in resource-poor settings and other challenges that the overseas anaesthetist may face, took place from 13 to 17 November 2023 at the Mt Elgon Hotel in Mbale, Uganda.

Jon Austyn wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Jon Austyn has won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Medical Sciences Division 2023 Teaching Excellence Awards.

Announcing the launch of our new AI web section

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has launched a new section on its website offering an overview of the many artificial intelligence (AI) projects underway in the department.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm patient awareness event: A day of celebration and learning

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patient and Public Open Day on Saturday 7 October, which was attended by more than 150 people.

Showcasing cutting edge science at IF Oxford

IF Oxford, the annual city-wide science and ideas festival, returned this month and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) were thrilled to take part again.

Peter Morris and his Legacy to Transplantation: New book published by David Cranston

David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has published a new book entitled 'Peter Morris and his Legacy to Transplantation'.

Four researchers secure Surgical Research Fellowship with RCS

Hatem Sadik, Joel Ward, Gerlin Naidoo and Oliver McCallion from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences have each been awarded a prestigious Surgical Research Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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