Professor Aneel Bhangu

Professor Aneel Bhangu is a Professor of Global Surgery at the University of Birmingham and a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham. He was a founding member of the GlobalSurg Collaborative and the NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery. 

Prof. Bhangu co-led the CovidSurg Collaborative, which was the global surgical community's research response to the pandemic. This produced multiple high impact research papers, including with The Lancet, leading to one of the highest Altmetric scores for a surgical paper. This research is of public interest and was covered by major media in 50+ countries, including The Economist.

Associate Professor Deena Harji 

Leading colorectal and robotic surgeon, NIHR Advanced Fellow, and MedTech innovator, Associate Professor Deena Harji explores the intersection of robotic surgery, innovation and technology. Prof Harji is an Innovation Hub co-founder, MedTech advisor, entrepreneur, and global key opinion leader in digital surgery.