BHP Clinician Scientist & Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
University of Birmingham & University Hospitals Birmingham
Mr Matthew Lee PhD FRCS is an Academic Colorectal Surgeon at the University of Birmingham & University Hospitals Birmingham, UK. He graduated from the Univeristy of Birmingham, UK, and completed his surgical training in Yorkshire. During his training, he completed a PhD on the topic of variation in management of Crohn's anal fistula.
His practice focuses on IBD and emergency surgery. His major research interests are in Emergency General (Acute Care) Surgery, IBD, and perioperative care. He has led national work on the management of Small Bowel Obstruction, including working with policy makers to implement findings. Current projects include assessing for risk of new onset AFib after elective colorectal cancer resection, and a Randomised Trial of early Parenteral Nutrition after emergency laparotomy. His interests in peri-operative care and acute gastrointestinal dysfunction led him to develop the Patient Reported Outcome measure for GastroIntestinal recovery (PRO-diGI), which is being validated in external cohorts.
He has a lifetime grant income of £14.5m (£2.2m as Chief Investigator), supervised and examined PhD students, has published >110 peer reviewed manuscripts, and is an Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease. He has recently been appointed as a national research lead for emergency surgery with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and is the lead clinician for the West Midlands Research Delivery Network in Surgery.
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EP707 - Standardization of International Diverticular Disease Definitions
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