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Aneel Bhangu
@aneelbhangu
Professor of Global Surgery | Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon | Researcher & Innovator
Birmingham, England
aneelbhangu.co.uk
Joined January 2013
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Apr 7, 2025
    "50 lessons from a high-performance research team." So I did something a bit different... Being surrounded by emerging and established leaders is a real privilege. I don't want to forget the lessons learned whilst also being able to share them widely. I want to write down
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Jul 10, 2023
    🔥10 surgical randomised controlled trials every surgeon-researcher should read🔥 Variety, methodology, interesting findings, good reading. 10 recent RCTs you should read: 1.
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Jul 11, 2023
    🔥7 key career steps to becoming a full Professor of Global Surgery🔥 I'm delighted to have been appointed by the @unibirmingham and @UoB_IAHR, starting August 1st 2023. Here are 7 key career steps that got me there:
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Nov 2, 2020
    Tonight, as we cancel elective surgery & begin to lockdown again, please remember: 1. if you have a surgical emergency (e.g. appendicitis), come to A&E. Surgeons are in NHS hospitals 24/7 & we will see you. 2. If you are waiting for cancer surgery, we will get to you. cont....
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    May 25, 2022
    Our attempt at a first net zero operation - efficient and carbon reduced:
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    Medics perform 'net-zero' cancer operation in Solihull
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Jul 15, 2023
    🔥10 books every surgeon-leader should read🔥 ✔️Self-Awareness (books 1-4) ✔️Culture (books 5-7) ✔️Performance & decision making (books 8-10) Start with yourself: 1.
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    May 30, 2020
    My heart goes out to the patients & their families in this study, but this is this first step to making surgery 2020-2025 as safe as possible. Thank you to all the @CovidSurg collaborators, the delivery teams, & the central team. thelancet.com/action/showPdf…
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Nov 5, 2023
    🔥5 papers on inguinal hernia every surgeon should read🔥 Whole system research in surgery is the route to allow us to increase access and capacity, complimenting traditional specific surgical technique work. The @NIHR_GSU HIPPO study included #inguinal #hernia from around the
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Nov 1, 2022
    As @CheetahRct publishes today in the @TheLancet, it's a good moment to reflect on where we are: @NIHRglobal + @NIHRcommunity have funded one of the world's largest surgical trials, that delivered 13,300 patients (81 hospitals, 7 countries) during COVID thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Nov 28, 2018
    Thrilled and v humbled to be appointed as an @NIHRAcademy Clinician Scientist in Global Surgery. Thanks to all those who believe in this and are supporting. International research and major multicountry trials = patient benefit around the world. #globalsurgery
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Apr 12, 2024
    🔥Appendicitis and CT scans🔥 Is your practice evidence-based, or just based on previous difficult cases? The new RIFT-2 paper is published today in impact-surgery.com Here is why I CT scan nearly every patient with a medium/high risk of appendicitis 🧵:
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Aug 9, 2019
    Delighted that @DrJamesGlasbey has been awarded a highly competitive @NIHRAcademy DRF award, to support his PhD in #globalsurgery at @NIHR_GSU. Thanks to the wider team, partners, and institutions for support.
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Aug 25, 2023
    🔥A good news message for surgical research🔥 @Sivesh93 is a general surgery ACF/ST3 who has won a highly prestigious, nationally competitive @NIHRcommunity Doctoral Fellowship, funding a 3-year PhD from Oct 2023 @UoB_IAHR. Here's what it all means🧵:
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    Aneel Bhangu
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    Sep 1, 2022
    ...& we've been here before. it's not about the physical OR - it's about the pre-op, theatre staff, post-op care, + the management structures to coordinate all of this. It's a whole system, not a room. I could do an operation in my kitchen with the right infrastructure.
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    Shaun Lintern
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    Sep 1, 2022
    Replying to @ShaunLintern
    "If all operating theatres move to 85% utilisation from the current average of 72% that alone unlocks an extra 410,000 operations a year" says @SteveBarclay