Chair: Nuha Yassin
RCS England Council Member, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham
Nuha Yassin is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham and an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Birmingham. Her clinical and research interests focus on technology, minimally invasive, and robotic surgical techniques for colorectal cancer and IBD. She is the Lead for robotic colorectal surgery at her trust and the first female national proctor for robotic colorectal surgery in the UK.
Ms Yassin was elected to the Royal College of Surgeons of England Council in 2021, becoming the first early years consultant appointed. She Chairs the Future of Surgery (FoS) and Robotics and Digital Surgery (RADAR) groups. She previously served as the Director of Inclusivity at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI).
Her research into Crohn's anal fistulae won the prestigious RCS England Research Fellowship and the inaugural Professor John Nicholls award. She has also received several esteemed international travelling fellowships. She is passionate about ensuring everyone has the chance to contribute something amazing.