Mr Ajit Abraham

Ajit ABRAHAM MBBS, MS, MA (Medical Ethics & Law), FRCS, FRCS (General Surgery) Consultant General, Trauma & HPB Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS since 2005 Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University London and Barts Health Trust Immediate Past Trust Dean. Barts Health Group Executive Director for Inclusion and Equity, August 2022 onwards.   Past Chair of Surgery & Cancer CAGs 2014-2016. Chair of Surgery Board + Deputy CMO, 2016-18. Health Foundation QI Fellow at the IHI and Harvard, 2011-12 Honorary Principal and Trustee of The Staff College for Leadership in Healthcare, UK. International Editorial Board of BMJ Leader. Visiting Professor of Surgery, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India.

Specialist HPB interests include surgical management of complex benign and malignant diseases of the liver, gall bladder, bile duct, and pancreas, complex gallstone disease, and acute and chronic pancreatitis with related laparoscopic and robotic expertise. Over two decades of expertise in elective HPB surgery, emergency general surgery and managing major chest, abdomen, and pelvic trauma at the Royal London, the UK's first dedicated major trauma centre. His other areas of interest are clinical leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, and inclusion and equity. Long-standing yoga and meditation practice.