
Altaf K Awan
@altaf_awan12
Consultant Pancreaticobiliary, Obesity, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon, UHDBTrust. Director of Education - Laparoscopic & Robotic surgery, ALSGBI.
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14-11-2018 20:25:48
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Step aside ERCP—there's a new sheriff in town! This new video series from Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit dives into the world of MIS CBD exploration, tackling complex gallstone disease in one smooth, minimally invasive swoop. ➡️ app.behindtheknife.org/video/derby-hp… Javed Latif Poppy Mountjoy Imran Bhatti




Key Skills in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, Derby 15 & 16 December 2025 Approval-Programme-Key-Skills-December-2025.doc alsgbi.org/2024/08/30/key… To book E: [email protected] ALSGBI Academy Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit Altaf K Awan Imran Bhatti CR Selvasekar Nader Francis

Declan Sheraz Markar Aneel Bhangu Training should be associated with minimum access (~ 2 lists per month per surgeon) needed to get a prescribed number of cases to develop a competent practice. The college arbitrarily have chosen min of 20-25 cases per annum.

Declan Sheraz Markar Aneel Bhangu We need to look to America and EU where the volume is higher and that’s when you start to see better outcomes for patients and another aspect we should not ignore is the ergonomics and longevity for surgeons using the robot.

Sheraz Markar Declan Aneel Bhangu They don’t have an idea on governance or outcomes but they know the more a surgeon uses a robot the more efficient they become (i.e. do more cases). Surgeons don’t use a modality unless it is easier to perform and the outcomes are at least equivalent to the old method or better.

Book your hotel accommodation now at the Radisson Blu Stansted Hotel to attend this year's ASM 3 & 4 November alsgbi.org/2025-alsgbi-as… Offer ends 21 September so be quick! ALSGBI Academy Nader Francis British Hernia Society Altaf K Awan Imran Bhatti CR Selvasekar Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit


🤖 NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EPISODE 🤖 ➡️ Applications of AI in surgery 🎧app.behindtheknife.org/podcast/journa…🎧 Ruchi Thanawala Marisa Sewell MD Duke Surgery Duke General Surgery Residency OHSU Surgical Data & Decision Sciences Lab OHSU News


See more awesome videos from Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit on BehindTheKnife ➡️ app.behindtheknife.org/video-playlist…


Mike Henley 🤨 Agree Mike. We need to correct this in order to build a sustainable workforce and to attract the best minds from the UK. This will nurture innovation and a highly skilled workforce. Essential for a NHS which would become as it was previously an envy for the rest of the 🌍.

ALSGBI Intermediate Skills in Robotic Surgery course, Wokingham – 28 & 29 October 2025 Intuitive Altaf K Awan Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit Nader Francis CR Selvasekar ALSGBI Academy Only 6 places available.


Another can't miss 📹, how do they do it?! Derby Pancreaticobiliary & Robotic AWR Unit delivers with style & aplomb ➡️ MIS management of large CBD stones 👇🏼 📺app.behindtheknife.org/video/derby-hp…📺 👏🏼 Javed Latif Poppy Mountjoy Imran Bhatti Altaf K Awan

Delighted to see our second episode in our collaboration with the excellent BehindTheKnife team demonstrating MIS for CBD stones. This episode showcases a multimodal approach using IOUS, ICG, and Laser Lithotripsy for large CBD stone. View the latest episode below!



