Mr Samual

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

I am an extremely motivated and dedicated individual and am committed to give my 100% to reach my goals. My ambition is to become a highly successful and skilled surgeon that can contribute with fellow medical professionals in the advancement of this noble profession. I would like to continually develop, gaining experience in all aspects of General and Bariatric Surgery. I wish to utilise my skills and knowledge in not only treating patients but also teach and train the next generation of junior doctors. I am driven by an unquenching interest for Surgery and Medical Sciences.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE / EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

RESEARCH

AUDITS

• Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease following Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass procedure: Quality improvement Audit on the effectiveness of intervention.

• ‘Hot’ Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Pathway at the Northern General. A service improvement (closed loop) audit. NGH, Sheffield.

• Post-operative nausea and vomiting in Bariatric Surgery. A service evaluation Audit, DRI, Doncaster.

• Auditing 30-day readmission rates following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, DRI, Doncaster

• National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA), Barnsley (2014/15), Doncaster (2016), Northern General (2017/18), Sunderland Royal (2018/19)

• Clinical audit evaluating antibiotic prescription in patients undergoing laparoscopic or open appendicectomies, BHNFT, Barnsley

• Is an Abscess Pathway Practical? A Service Improvement Audit, BHNFT, Barnsley

• Clinical Variation in Practice of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Surgical Outcomes: a multi-centre, prospective, population-based cohort study. BHNFT, Barnsley 

• Management of Gall Stone Disease in Acute Pancreatitis. Retrospective Audit of our Service, BHNFT, Barnsley

• Trust Wide Consent Audit: Department of General Surgery, BHNFT, Barnsley

• Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ. An audit of Practice, DRI, Doncaster

• Clinical Audit on Pain management in patients undergoing Breast Surgery, DRI, Doncaster

• Optimising Consultant ward round, a service improvement audit, NGH, Sheffield

• Clinical audit on in-patient care following lower limb angioplasties, HRI, Hull

• Endovenous treatment of venous leg ulcers, HRI, Hull

• Clinical audit on Carotid duplex ultrasound referrals, HRI, Hull

• Clinical audit Proportion of correctly suspected skin malignancies under the two-week waiting initiative, CHH, Hull

• Clinical audit on management of Lower GI bleeders presenting to the casualty, THH, London

• Clinical audit on Hand hygiene in the surgical wards of THH, London

• Clinical Audit on use of radio imaging in ankle injuries at A&E,THH, London

• Audit on Arthroscopic debridement of the knee for Osteoarthritis in patients 60 years of age or older, THH, London

• Clinical Audit on Segregation of Hospital Waste at the point of origin, QEH, London – Best Clinical audit 2004.

PUBLICATIONS

Mid-Term Bariatric Surgery outcomes for obese patients: Does weight matter? Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2020 Jan, DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2019.0100, Samuel N, Q Jalal, A Gupta, FAK Mazari, P Vasas, S Balachandra

Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair Service in a District General Hospital. J Surg Clin Pract 2018 Oct, 2:3, DOI: 10.4172/JSCP.1000118, Samuel N, Q Jalal, V Proctor, FAK Mazari, MH Shiwani

Endovenous thermal ablation for healing venous ulcers and preventing recurrence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013 Oct, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009494. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009494.pub2 Samuel N, Carradice D, Wallace T, Smith GE, Chetter IC.

Comparison of 12-W Versus 14-W Endovenous Laser Ablation in the Treatment of Great Saphenous Varicose Veins: 5-year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2013 May; Samuel N, Wallace T, Carradice D, Mazari FAK, Chetter IC.

A reply to the letter Re: Saphenopopliteal ligation and stripping of small saphenous vein: does extended stripping provide better results? Phlebology. 2013 May 23. Samuel N, Carradice D, Chetter I.

Randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser therapy versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Annals of Surgery 2013 Mar;257(3):419-26. N Samuel, D Carradice, T Wallace, AI Mekako, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

Endovenous laser ablation in the treatment of small saphenous varicose veins: Does site of access influence early outcomes? Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2012 May;46(4):310-4 Samuel N, Wallace T, Carradice D, Smith GE, Mazari FAK, Chetter IC.

Saphenopopliteal ligation and stripping of short saphenous vein: Does extended stripping provide better results? Phlebology. 2012 Dec;27(8):390-7 N Samuel, D Carradice, GE Smith, FAK Mazari, IC Chetter.

Endovenous Laser Therapy: Evolution of Practice. Phlebology. doi: 10.1258/phleb.2011.011103 N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, GE Smith, FAK Mazari, IC Chetter.

Junction jump sign – a useful adjunct to the precise positioning of the catheter tip during endovenous thermal ablation. Ultrasound 2011; 19: 97–98 N Samuel, T Wallace, GE Smith, Y Shahin, IC Chetter.

Ultrasound Evaluation of Carotid Body Tumours. Ultrasound. 2011; 19: 26-30. N Samuel, GE Smith, S Wolstenhulme, IC Chetter.

Technical Tip: Duplex ultrasound evaluation for DVT post endoluminal venous procedures. Ultrasound. 2011; 19: 20-21 N Samuel, GE Smith, IC Chetter.

Book Chapter: Debate: Concomitant phlebectomy is essential following truncal endovenous laser ablation. For the motion. Charing Cross Symposium - Vascular and Endovascular Challenges Update 2010: 478-482 Book Chapter Editor Roger M Greenhalgh N Samuel, D Carradice, I Chetter.

Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass versus one anastomosis (loop) gastric bypass for obesity: A prospective comparative study of weight loss and complications. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2020 July, DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2020.04.040. A Mustafa, N Rizkallah, N Samuel, S Balupuri

Mesh fixation techniques for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in adults. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD008954. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008954.pub2. A Gupta, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, S Balachandra

Influence of Patient Choice on Outcome of Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 2017 Aug. DOI:10.1007/s11695-017-2871-7. Vasas P, Nehemiah S, Hussain A, Finney J, Kirk K, Yeluri S, Balchandra S

Readmissions after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a UK District General Hospital. Surg Endosc. 2016 Dec 23. DOI 10.1007/s00464-016-5380-1. O Awolaran, T Gana, N Samuel, K Oaikhinan

A novel corrective approach to achieve satisfactory function of a ‘sunk’ colostomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2016; 98: e84–e87 doi 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0134. K Siddique, G Prud’Homme, N Samuel, K Avril-Griffiths, T Offori

Day-surgery approach for incision and drainage of an abscess. Surgical Practice, 2016 Oct 28. doi:10.1111/1744-1633.12201. Balakumar, R., Samuel, N., Jackson, A., Butterworth, J. and Shiwani, M. H

Long-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or combined treatment for patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease. Br J Surg. 2016 Oct 20. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10324. [Epub ahead of print] Mazari FA, Khan JA, Samuel N, Smith G, Carradice D, McCollum PC, Chetter IC.

Defining the optimum tumescent anaesthesia solution in endovenous laser ablation. Phlebology. 2016 Jun 15. pii: 0268355516653905. [Epub ahead of print] Wallace T, Leung C, Nandhra S, Samuel N, Carradice D, Chetter I.

Comparison of Use of Short Form-36 Domain Scores and Patient Responses for Derivation of Preference-Based SF6D Index to Calculate Quality-Adjusted Life Years in Patients with Intermittent Claudication. Ann Vasc Surg. 2016 Jul;34:164-70. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.12.028. Epub 2016 May 11. Mazari FA, Shahin Y, Khan JA, Samuel N, Carradice D, McCollum PT, Chetter IC.

A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Mar;61(3):741-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.037 Nandhra S, El-sheikha J, Carradice D, Wallace T, Souroullas P, Samuel N, Smith G, Chetter IC.

Clinical outcomes and quality of life 5 years after a randomized trial of concomitant or sequential phlebectomy following endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins. Br J Surg. 2014 Aug;101(9):1093-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9565. El-Sheikha J, Nandhra S, Carradice D, Wallace T, Samuel N, Smith GE, Chetter IC.

Economic analysis of a randomized trial of percutaneous angioplasty, supervised exercise or combined treatment for intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal arterial disease. Br J Surg. 2013 Aug;100(9):1172-9. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9200. Mazari FA, Khan JA, Carradice D, Samuel N, Gohil R, McCollum PT, Chetter IC.

Comparing the treatment response of great saphenous and small saphenous vein incompetence following surgery and endovenous laser ablation: A retrospective cohort study. Phlebology. 2011 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print] Carradice, D., Samuel, N., Wallace, T., Mazari, F. A. K., Hatfield, J. and Chetter, I.

Randomized clinical trial of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, supervised exercise and combined treatment for intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal arterial disease. Br J Surg. 2011 Oct 21. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7710. [Epub ahead of print] Mazari FA, Khan JA, Carradice D, Samuel N, Abdul Rahman MN, Gulati S, Lee HL, Mehta TA, McCollum PT, Chetter IC.

Great saphenous vein transposition to the forarm for dialysis vascular access; an underused autologous option? J Vasc Access. 2011 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] GE Smith, D Carradice, N Samuel, R Gohil, IC Chetter.

Targeted duplex ultrasound in a one stop dialysis vascular access assessment clinic. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print] GE Smith, N Samuel, JA Khan, BF Johnson, IC Chetter.

Clinical and technical outcomes from a randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation compared with conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins.Br J Surg. 2011 Aug;98(8):1117-23. Carradice D, Mekako AI, Mazari FA, Samuel N, Hatfield J, Chetter IC.

Modeling the effect of venous disease on quality of life. Br J Surg. 2011 Aug;98(8):1089-98.
Carradice D, Mazari FA, Samuel N, Allgar V, Hatfield J, Chetter IC.

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors effect on endothelial dysfunction: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Atherosclerosis. 2011 May;216(1):7-16 Y Shahin, JA Khan, N Samuel, IC Chetter.

Randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation compared with conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins. Br J Surg. 2011 Apr;98(4):501-10. Carradice, D., Mekako, A. I., Mazari, F. A. K., Samuel, N., Hatfield, J. and Chetter, I. C. ,

Recognition of inflammatory aneurysm in abdominal aortic aneurysm screening and surveillance. Ultrasound Nov 2010:18(4): 186-190 GE Smith, N Samuel, S Wolstenhulme, AB Akomolafe, IC Chetter.

Minerva publication of Colonic Transposition of Oesophagus. Br J Surg 2009; 96:240
Samuel N, Theivacumar NS, Aldoori MI.

PRESENTATIONS

Feeding jejunostomy for post-operative management of nutrition in UGI cancer resections: Comparative Case-Series from a Tertiary Centre, UK. 53rd Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Madrid, Spain. May 2018. N Samuel, M Tsachiridi, Q Jalal, CJ Kelty, A Tamhankar.

Mediterranean holiday gone horribly wrong: An unfortunate case of complete Gastric Band slippage while on holiday. 2016 Trent Region Laparoscopic Surgery Meeting, Nottingham, UK. July 2016. N Samuel, S Balachandra, A. Hussain, P Vasas

Bariatric Surgery outcomes for obese patients: Does weight matter? 51st Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Prague, Czech Republic. May 2016. N Samuel, P Vasas, A Hussain, H Zaidi, J Finnen, K Kirk, S Balachandra

Comparison of Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery for Obesity: Mid-term results from a Single Bariatric Centre in the UK. 51st Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Prague, Czech Republic. May 2016. N Samuel, P Vasas, A Hussain, H Zaidi, J Finnen, K Kirk, S Balachandra

Laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair service in a district general hospital: Predicting factors likely to cause recurrence. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. N Samuel, FAK Mazari, MH Shiwani

Bile Duct perforation by Biliary Stents post-ERCP: Case-reports and literature review of management. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. N Samuel, A Wheeler, MH Shiwani, A Masri

Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair service in a district general hospital. 49Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Budapest. May 2014. N Samuel, FAK Mazari, V Proctor, K Siddique, L Wheldon, MH Shiwani

Cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis: A service evaluation audit. 49Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Budapest. May 2014. N Samuel, F Dar, S Roomi, S Anwar, MH Shiwani

5-year outcomes from a randomised clinical trial comparing 12W vs. 14W endovenous laser ablation in the treatment of great saphenous varicose veins. 17th World Meeting of International Union of Phlebology, Boston, Sep 2013. N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

Economic analysis of EVLA and Surgery in the treatment of small saphenous incompetence. Results from an RCT. 48Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Turkey. May 2013. N Samuel, FAK Mazari, T Wallace, D Carradice, IC Chetter

Evaluation of mid-term outcomes of endovenous laser ablation for small saphenous varicose veins treatment. 47Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, France. June 2012.  N Samuel, T Wallace, R Gohil, R Barnes, I Chetter.

Comparison of 12W vs. 14W endovenous laser ablation in the treatment of great saphenous varicose veins: 5-year outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. PVSS 22nd Annual winter meeting, Colorado, Jan 2012 N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

5-year outcomes from a randomised clinical trial comparing 12W vs. 14W endovenous laser ablation in the treatment of great saphenous varicose veins. SARS, Nottingham, Jan 2012
N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

Randomised clinical trial of endovenous laser therapy versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Annual meeting of the Vascular Society. Edinburgh Nov 2011(Venous forum Prize) N Samuel, D Carradice, AI Mekako, T Wallace, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

Research update - RCT of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Centre for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research, HYMS, Castle Hill Hospital, Oct 2011 N Samuel, D Carradice, AI Mekako, T Wallace, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

Endothermal ablation of superficial venous insufficiency for venous leg ulcers: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Euro Chap of IUA. Ljubljana Oct 2011 N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, IC Chetter.

Endovenous laser therapy  in the treatment of small saphenous vein: Does site of access influence early outcomes? Euro Chap of IUA. Ljubljana Oct 2011 N Samuel, D Carradice, T Wallace, JA Khan, IC Chetter.

Saphenopopliteal  ligation and  stripping of short saphenous vein: Does extended stripping provide better results? N Samuel, D Carradice, GE Smith, A Mekako, IC Chetter.
46Th Congress of Europen Society of Surgical Research, Germany. May 2011
17th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India, India. Oct. 2010

Endovenous Laser Therapy: Evolution of Practise. N Samuel, D Carradice, FAK Mazari, IC Chetter. 46Th Congress of Europen Society of Surgical Research, Germany. May 2011
17th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India, Mamallapuram, India. Oct. 2010

Seminar presentation of Clinical Audit “Segregation of Hospital Waste at the point of origin”, QEH, May 2004 N Samuel.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

The ‘Cocoon’ effect of an omental wrap in maturing gastro-oesophageal anastomosis: Comparative case-series Lap-assisted vs Open Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal cancers. SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. April 2018. N Samuel, M Tsachiridi, J Fletcher, A Tamhankar, CJ Kelty

A systematic review of RCTs evaluating laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias with self-gripping mesh versus mechanically fixed ‘lightweight’ mesh in the treatment of medium to large sized defects. SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. April 2018. N Samuel, M Tsachiridi, A Gupta, F Mazari, A Durham-Hall, S Balachandra

Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery for Obesity: Mid-term results from a Single Centre in the UK. 2016 European Obesity Summit. Gothenburg, Sweden. June 2016. N Samuel, P Vasas, A Hussain, J Finney, K Kirk, S Balachandra

Mid-Term Bariatric Surgery outcomes for obese patients: Does weight matter? 2016 European Obesity Summit. Gothenburg, Sweden. June 2016. N Samuel, P Vasas, A Hussain, J Finney, K Kirk, S Balachandra

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A single centre experience with postoperative 2-5 years follow-up. 2016 European Obesity Summit. Gothenburg, Sweden. June 2016. N Samuel, P Vasas, A Hussain, J Finney, K Kirk, S Balachandra

An unusual occurrence of adult sigmoid intussusception due to extraluminal cause: A Case Report and literature review. 51st Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Prague, Czech Republic. May 2016. N Samuel, A Durham-Hall, R Hutchinson.

Predicting risk factors likely to cause early recurrence following laparoscopic ventral / incisional hernia repair. SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. March 2016. N Samuel, FAK Mazari, MH Shiwani

Common Bile Duct perforation by biliary stents post-ERCP: Case-Reports and literature review of management. SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. March 2016. N Samuel, A Wheeler, MH Shiwani, A Masri

Laparoscopic management of an accessory/ectopic liver attached to the gallbladder: Case report and literature review. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. N Samuel, H Shiwani, MH Shiwani

Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair service in a district general hospital. 36th International Congress of European Hernia Society, Edinburgh, 2014. N Samuel, FAK Mazari, V Proctor, K Siddique, MH Shiwani

Gastric cancer metastasis causing unusual perforation of sigmoid. 49Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Budapest. May 2014. N Samuel, T Middleton, K Siddique, L Wheldon, MH Shiwani

An aberrant right accessory hepatic duct as a cause of iatrogenic bile leak. 49Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Budapest. May 2014. N Samuel, V Proctor, FAK Mazari, MH Shiwani

Systematic review of Randomised Clinical Trials evaluating endothermal venous ablation for treatment of venous leg ulcers. 47Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, France. June 2012.  N Samuel, T Wallace, D Carradice, I Chetter.

Endovenous laser ablation for small saphenous varicose veins: evaluation of outcomes over two year follow-up. ASiT conference Apr 2012, Cardiff, UK. Samuel N, Wallace T, Barnes R, Gohil R, Chetter IC.

Endothermal ablation of superficial venous insufficiency for venous leg ulcers: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. ASiT conference Apr 2012, Cardiff, UK. Samuel N, Wallace T, Barnes R, Gohil R, Chetter IC.

E-Poster: Duplex ultrasound evaluation of carotid body tumors – a case report. 18th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India, Mumbai, India. Sep 2011 N Samuel, G Smith, J Bryce, I Chetter.

Endovenous laser therapy  in the treatment of small saphenous vein: Does site of access influence early outcomes?  Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum Spring Meeting. London Apr 2011 N Samuel, D Carradice, T Wallace, JA Khan, FAK Mazari, IC Chetter.

Endovenous laser therapy: Evolution of practice in a tertiary vascular unit. ASiT conference Apr 2011, Sheffield, UK. N Samuel, D Carradice, T Wallace, JA Khan, FAK Mazari, IC Chetter.

Tips and tricks: Factors influencing outcomes of EVLT – 17th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India, Mamallapuram, India. Oct. 2010 N Samuel, D Carradice, JA Khan, IC Chetter.

Identification of factors influencing mortality after open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. – 17th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India, Mamallapuram, India. Oct 2010 JA Khan, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, GE Smith, R Gohil, IC Chetter PT McCollum

Co-authored Abstracts/Presentations.

Influence of pre-operative HbA1c on bariatric patient outcomes: a single institution’s experience. 10th BOMSS Annual Scientific Meeting, Belfast, 2019. N Wei, N Samuel, N Jennings, N Schroeder, P Small, S Balupuri, K Mahawar, W Carr

Introduction and development of Sheffield Hot Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy pathway: improving patient’s journey. British Association of Day Surgery ASM 2018, Sheffield. Q Jalal, N Samuel, F Roberts, A P Tamhankar, A Al-Mukhtar, J Gardner-Thorpe

Acute Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Service evaluation in a tertiary referral NHS Hospital, UK. 53rd Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Madrid, Spain. May 2018. Q Jalal, N Samuel, M Tsachiridi, J Gardner-Thorpe.

‘Hot’ Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis: A service evaluation audit. 53rd Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Madrid, Spain. Q Jalal, N Samuel, M Tsachiridi, J Gardner-Thorpe 

The effect of the omental wrap on minimising gastroesophageal anastomotic leak after Ivor Lewis oesophago-gastrectomy. 53rd Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Madrid, Spain. M Tsachiridi, N Samuel, Q. Jalal, A.P. Tamhankar, C. J. Kelty

The use of Omental Wrap for reinforcement of Gastro-oesophageal anastomosis: 3-Year outcomes. AUGIS 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, Cork, Ireland. M. Tsachiridi, N. Samuel, J. Fletcher, A.P. Tamhankar, C. J. Kelty

Introduction of an Abscess Pathway in a NHS District General Hospital. Results of a service improvement Audit. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. (Best Poster Prize) R Balakumar, N Samuel, A Jackson, MH Shiwani

Clinical and technical five year outcomes of a randomised clinical trial comparing EVLA vs. Surgery for Varicose Veins. 16th Annual Meeting, European Venous Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 2015. (First Prize Oral Presentation) J El-Sheikha, S Nandhra, D Carradice, T Wallace, N Samuel, I Chetter

Supervised exercise programmes, angioplasty and combined treatment are equally effective long-term treatments for intermittent claudication. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. F. A. K. Mazari, J. A. Khan, N. Samuel, G. Smith, P.T. McCollum, I. C. Chetter

Barnsley laparoscopic cholecystectomy course – course review. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. F Jarral, H Harvey, N Samuel, M. Khan, S Anwar, A Masri, M.H. Shiwani

Isolated jejunal perforation following blunt abdominal trauma. A case series and review of literature. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. A. Jackson, K. Jetha, N Samuel, MH Shiwani, A. Masri

Feasibility study of safety and cost effectiveness of using Johan forceps as endoloop pushers for laparoscopic appendicectomy. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. K Siddique, K Khan, N Samuel, MH Shiwani, P Sedman, A Fawole.

Surgical weekend handover- Are stickers the answer? 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. June 2015. V. Proctor, A. Wheeler, N. Samuel, M. Shiwani

The “sunk” colostomy: a novel corrective approach to achieve satisfactory function. 50Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Liverpool, UK. Siddique K, Prud’Homme G, Samuel N, Avil-Griffiths K, Offori T.

Outcomes of Cross-linked Porcine Dermal Collagen Matrix (PermacolTM) use for complex incisional hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction: Practical limitations. 36th International Congress of European Hernia Society, Edinburgh, 2014. K Siddique, N Samuel, K Khan, MH Shiwani, T Offori

Techniques and Complications of Establishing Pneumoperitoneum. 49Th Congress of European Society of Surgical Research, Budapest. May 2014. LW Wheldon, N Samuel, MH Shiwani

Recurrence of varicose veins: 2 year results from a randomised clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus surgery. PVSS, Vail, Colorado, USA, Jan 2012 T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, I. Chetter.

How should interventions for superficial venous insufficiency be commissioned? SARS, Nottingham, Jan 2012 T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, I. Chetter.

Endovenous treatment of venous leg ulcers: time for definitive evidence of clinical cost-effectiveness. SARS, Nottingham, Jan 2012 T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, I. Chetter.

Recurrence of varicose veins: 2-year results from a randomised clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus surgery. Yorkshire Vascular Forum, Garforth Leeds Oct 2011(2nd Prize) T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, I. Chetter.

Current practices in the management of venous leg ulcers: A survey of the members of the vascular society of Great Britain and Ireland. European Chapter Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct 2011. T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, I. Chetter.

Is the EQ5D appropriate for determining provision of intervention in Superficial Venous Insufficiency? European Chapter Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct 2011. T. Wallace, N. Samuel, D. Carradice, JA Khan, I. Chetter.

Correlation analysis of stair climbing test, anaerobic threshold in cardiopulmonary exercise testing & B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pre-operative evaluation of patients undergoing intervention for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). ESSR, Aachen, Germany, May 2011. Br J Surg 2011; 98(Suppl 5): 24 J. A. Khan, F. A. K.Mazari, N. Samuel, G. Smith, R. Gohil, I. C. Chetter, P. T. McCollum.

Role of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) in assessment of patients undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair. ESSR, Aachen, Germany, May 2011. Br J Surg 2011; 98(Suppl 5): 39-40. J. A. Khan, F. A. K.Mazari, G. Smith, N. Samuel, R.Gohil, I. C. Chetter, P. T. McCollum.

Identification of risk factors affecting perioperative mortality; A case control study of open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repairs. ESSR, Aachen, Germany, May 2011. Br J Surg 2011; 98(Suppl 5): 40. J. A. Khan, F. A. K.Mazari, G. Smith, N. Samuel, R.Gohil, I. C. Chetter, P. T. McCollum.

Correlation analysis of stair climbing test, anaerobic threshold in cardiopulmonary exercise testing & length of hospital stay in patients undergoing repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). ASiT conference Apr 2011, Sheffield, UK. JA Khan, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, GE Smith, R Gohil, IC Chetter, PT McCollum.

A case control study of identification of risk factors affecting peri-operative mortality in patients undergoing open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. ASiT conference Apr 2011, Sheffield, UK. JA Khan, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, GE Smith, R Gohil, IC Chetter, PT McCollum.

Role of pre-operative cardiopulmonary exercise testing in evaluation of outcomes in patients undergoing repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Accepted ASiT conference Apr 2011, Sheffield, UK. JA Khan, FAK Mazari, GE Smith, N Samuel, R Gohil, IC Chetter, PT McCollum.

Modelling the effect of venous disease upon quality of life. Annual meeting of the Vascular Society. Brighton Nov 2010 (Venous forum Prize)  D Carradice, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, AI Mekako, J Hatfield, IC Chetter.

The Association between demographic factors, the location of superficial reflux and the clinical severity of venous disease. American College of Phlebology, 24th Annual Congress, Florida Nov 2010. D Carradice, N Samuel, J Hatfield, I Chetter.

Identification of risk factors affecting perioperative mortality; a case control study of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs. Leeds Regional Surgical Club Nov 2010 JA Khan, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, GE Smith, R Gohil, IC Chetter, PT McCollum.

Predicting peri-operative mortality after open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Yorkshire Vascular Forum, Garforth Leeds Oct 2010 JA Khan, FAK Mazari, N Samuel, GE Smith, R Gohil, IC Chetter, PT McCollum.

NHS AAA screening programme may not detect inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms. Yorkshire Vascular Forum, Garforth Leeds Oct 2010 GE Smith, RP Porter, N Samuel, J Khan, IC Chetter.

Supervised exercise improves balance in patients with intermittent claudication. World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore Aug 2010  K Mockford, F Mazari, J Khan, N Samuel, D Carradice, N Vanicek, I Chetter, P Coughlin

Generic quality of life: selecting the optimal patient reported outcome measures in venous intervention. Bristish Journal of Surgery May 2010; 97(S2): 200 (ASGBI 2010 International surgical conference, Liverpool April 2010) S Bradley, D Carradice, N Samuel, A Mekako, I Chetter.

The association between demographic factors, the location of superficial reflux and the clinical severity of venous disease. Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum Spring Meeting. London Apr 2010 (3rd Prize) D Carradice, N Samuel, J Hatfield, I Chetter.

Outcome of contra lateral hand after release of one hand in Bilateral Carpal tunnel Syndrome: (BSSH-ISSH, winter meet 2008, Bangalore, India - Poster presentation). Nov 2008. Z Shariff, N Samuel, S Jivan, AJ Platt.

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma < 1 mm: Our experience. (Summer BAPRAS Jul 2008 – oral presentation). Z.Shariff, N. Samuel, P.Matteucci, PRW.Stanley

The proportion of correctly suspected skin malignancies under the two-week wait initiative remains unsatisfactory despite continuing education: Results from a prospective audit: (Summer BAPRAS Jul 2008).  A.Roshan, Z.Shariff, N.Samuel, AM.Williams, AJ.Platt

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate students GI Surgery Lead at DRI

• Faculty: Doncaster Advanced Surgical Skills Workshop, DRI. 2017-19.

• Faculty: Doncaster Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Workshop, DRI 2017-19.

• Faculty: Barnsley hands-on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Course, BHNFT, Barnsley. 2014-2020.

• Course Director: Barnsley Suturing Skills Course at BHNFT, Barnsley. 2014-19.

• Faculty: Sheffield advanced gastrointestinal anastomosis skills (SAGAS) workshop. 2018 - 19

• Faculty: Upper GI Anastomosis Course for HST at NGH, Sheffield. 2017 - 19

• Course co-ordinator: Pancreaticobiliary Anastomosis Skills Course for HST at NGH, Sheffield. Feb 2018.

• Faculty: Bowel anastomosis for Core-Surgical Trainees at NGH, Sheffield. Oct 2017.

• Yorkshire and Humber Deanery led Core-surgical trainees teaching on topics such as hernia, post-op complications at NGH, Sheffield. 2016-17.

• Faculty: Doncaster Intermediate Surgical Skills Course, DRI, Doncaster. 2014-15

• Teaching coordinator for surgical departmental teaching for junior doctors at BHNFT, Barnsley. Oct 2013 – Oct 2014

• Teaching coordinator for surgical departmental teaching for junior doctors at NGH, Sheffield. Oct 2012 – March 2013

• Training junior research fellow and student sonographer in Vascular Ultrasound.

• Formal training of dialysis access nurses in the use of ultrasound for venous access.

• Training nurses at the Spire Elland Hospital phlebotomy skills.

• 6 months formal period of teaching: Clinical skills teaching & bedside clinics to the medical students of the Imperial College London at The Hillingdon Hospital, London

• Undergraduate teaching of the medical and nursing students at KIMS, India

MANAGEMENT

• Doctors Rota lead for GI Surgery Department at DRI

• Involved in shortlisting and interview process to recruit Junior Doctors

• Continue to develop and organise clinical courses / workshops for medical students, Foundation year, Core and Higher Surgical Trainees.

• Have been the junior trainees’ representative at Barnsley Hospital (2013-15); Middle-grade Rota scheduler and Clinical Audit Day facilitator.

• Organised educational evening for surgeons and gynaecologists on the safety of establishing pneumoperitoneum. Feb 2014

• Organised MRCS revision courses at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (twice in 2009) at a regional level

• Organised mock OSCE tests for 3rd year medical students of Imperial College London. 2005.

• Organised several cultural and sports events whilst at medical school. (1996-2001)

IT SKILLS

• Proficient in the use of Windows Operating System & MS Office Tools, PACS and ICS system.

• Able to work with SPSS statistics software to analyse research data; Reference management (Endnote); Advanced literature search strategies using OvidSP Medline, EMBASE & Cochrane database.

ENDOSCOPY

• JAG Certified Diagnostic Upper GI Endoscopy since October 2016

REFEREES

Mr Srinivasan Balachandra
Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon
Clinical Director, Surgical services
Clinical Lead for Bariatric Surgery
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Teaching Hospitals
Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
Tel. Via Switch 01302 366666
Email: srinivasan.balchandra@nhs.net

Mr Shlokarth Balupuri
Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP
Tel. Via Switch 0191 5656256
Email: Shlok.Balupuri@chsft.nhs.uk

Mr Ahmed Masri
Consultant Upper GI and General Surgeon
Clinical Director, Surgical Services
Barnsley Hospital NHSFT
Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2EP
Tel. Via Switch 01226 432567
Email: A.Masri@nhs.net