Empowering Tomorrow's Surgeons

ASiT Trainer Awards 2026

Recognising Excellence in Surgical Training since 2000

We're proud to announce the shortlisted candidates for ASiT Trainer Awards for 2026! 

ASiT Silver Scalpel: 

  • Professor Benjamin Challacombe, Consultant Urologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
  • Mr Gurjinderpal Singh Pahal, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal London Hospital
  • Mr Richard Haywood, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
  • Ms Sian Abbott, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon, Walsall Manor Hospital
  • Mr Vanash Patel, Consultant, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

ASiT Silver Suture: 

  • Ms Fang Yi Cheung, ST7 in General Surgery, Queen's Hospital Romford 
  • Mr Sanjeet Singh, ST6 in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
  • Mr Umar Rehman, Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary ENT Fellow ST3, University College London 
  • Mr Zhi Yang Ng, ST7 in Plastic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Mr Seiver Karim, ST5 in General Surgery, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust 

ASiT Silver Scissors: 

  • Conor Boylan, CT2, Alder Hey Children's Hospital
  • Conor Gillespie, ST2, Addenbrooke's Hospital
  • Oliver Burton, ST1, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
  • Jeevitha Channappa, Trust Grade CT2, Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
  • Lina Alim, CT2, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We would like to thank our sponsor BBRAUN for sponsoring the ASiT Silver Scissors and the Silver Suture Award.

 

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