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Mr. Di Chiara is currently a consultant thoracic surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals. In this episode he talks about his career path and gives students some helpful advice regarding applying to such an incredibly competitive pathway. Mr. Di Chiara trained in Italy in cardiothoracic transplantation and cardiac surgery before coming to the UK. He has been a visiting fellow twice at the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Chengdu Thoracic Surgery Centre. Most notably, Mr. Di Chiara is known for introducing unilateral VATS surgery at Oxford, where he now performs complex thoracic operations. These include sleeve lobectomies, chest wall resections and segmectomies. He also has an interest in research and has managed to include Oxford University Thoracic Surgery in a national randomised controlled trial on the management of rib fractures, funded by the NIHR.

Join me as I delve into the realms of urology with Mr. Alastair Lamb, a Consultant Urologist at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.

InciSioN UK bring you a podcast with Mr Magnus Arnander a consultant Orthopaedic surgeon at St. George's Hospital London. In this episode, he talks about his career, journey through medical school and talks about how students can engage with surgery early on in their career. He also talks about his sub-speciality in hand, elbow and shoulder surgery.

InciSioN UK brings you a podcast with Mr Alex Trompeter for the month of November. Our theme this month is Global Orthopaedic surgery. Mr Trompeter is a Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon at St. George's University Hospital, London and holds the position of Honorary Reader in Orthopaedic Surgery at St George's University of London. In this episode, he talks about his career, journey through medical education and his interests in global orthopaedic surgery.

For world trauma day, InCiSioN UK brings you a podcast with Dr. Sugand. Dr. Sugand is currently completing his PhD and surgical research fellowship at the MSk lab at Charing Cross Hospital. During the pandemic, he co-founded and co-led the COVERT (COVid-19 Emergency/Elective Related Trauma and Orthopaedics) Collaborative in response to the global pandemic.

Dr James Chang is a Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University. He is also the C.M.O of Resurge. In this episode, he talks to Smrithi Sriram about Global Reconstructive Surgery and Resurge. “Resurge's Mission is to provide reconstructive surgical care and build surgical capacity in developing countries”.

Dr Beryl Sawyer - advocacy lead, Miss Katya Marks - webmaster, Miss Natasha Dougland - social media lead and Ines Ongenda - education lead brings you this conversation where they share about their experience as part of InciSioN UK committee and all that they go out of it. We thank you again for joining us this year and we hope you will enjoy what the next committee is preparing for you.

In this final episode of the 2019-2020 committee of InciSioN UK, Ines Ongenda chats with Aimee from InciSioN Burundi about their work in Burundi, the big successes and some of the challenges they are facing on the path of providing surgical care to Burundians and forging strong relationships with the local population.

Dr Beryl Sawyer chats with Shahnur Shah from InciSioN Kenya about. how he got interested in Global Surgery along with the work he has been doing as part of the group.

Dr Beryl Sawyer from InciSioN UK chats with Davina, Chair at InciSioN Australasia about her interest Global Surgery and her work as part of InciSioN Australasia.

Dr Beryl Sawyer chats with Dr Patel from InciSioN Zambia about how they got interested in Global Surgery along with the work they have been doing as part of the group.

In the final series of the 2019-2020 committee at InciSioN UK, Dr Beryl Sawyer speaks to members from InciSioN Bosnia-Herzegovina about their interest in Global Surgery and the work they have been doing and hope to be doing with their organisation.

Professor Wanjiku Mathenge is a professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Rwanda, the director of training and research and the current medical advisor for Orbis International in Africa. In this episode, she talks to Ines Ongenda about her career and passion for ophthalmology, her work with Orbis, her organisation the Association of Woman Ophthalmologist and what she hopes for the next generation of African ophthalmologists.

Dr Lola Solebo is an NIHR academic paediatric ophthalmologist in London. In this episode, she talks to Ines Ongenda and shares some insight into her career as an ophthalmologist scientist, her current research in paediatric ophthalmology epidemiology and what how it sits within the Global Health landscape. She also shares some advice for current surgeon academic trainee and medical students.

Ms Anna Maino is a consultant ophthalmologist in the UK with a special interest in paediatric ophthalmology. In this episode, she chats with Madalina Pasca is an incoming 3rd-year medical student at the Keele University and current InciSioN UK student representative. Together they discuss Ms Maino career, interest in ophthalmology, education and research and share some advice for the next generation.

Mr Charlie Steel is the Chief Financial Officer at Babylon Health, AI-driven, out-of-hospital care technology businesses focusing on the US, UK and South-East Asia. In this episode, Mr Steel chats with Ines Ongenda about his background in finance, his transition to the healthcare industry and the work of Babylon Health in Global Health and particularly in Rwanda.

Dr Alice Choi is the Chief Operating Officer of McCann Health UK. In this episode, she tells us about her career, the work of McCann Health and much more. McCann Health, an advertising and communication agency provides consultancy services, medical communications, healthcare marketing and many other services to healthcare organisations from NGO to government and private companies. Dr Choi who has a background in cancer research currently runs the operations of the company in the UK.

Dr Katherine Semrau is the Better Birth programme director at Ariadne Lab in Boston, USA. A senior epidemiologist, she shares with Ines Ongenda her journey starting with work in HIV to leading a maternal health programme in a one-of a kind lab focused on designing and implemented research idea. Her work brings her at the nexus of Global Health, Health Research and Health Policy.

Miss Patricia Monthé is the Founder and CEO of MEDx.CARE. In this episode, she talks to Ines Ongenda about her journey from growing up in Cameroon to emigrating to the Netherlands, working in the private sector and creating her own company. Ms Monthe provides in-depth analysis of the different steps she took in order to birth MedxCare.

Dr Jaishree Naidoo, a paediatric radiologist, is the founder and CEO of Envisionit Deep AI a company which uses AI to aid diagnostics in Africa. In this episode, she shares with Ines Ongenda her story: from serving her country as the very first South African born and trained paediatric radiologist to creating a company which uses technology and innovation to improve patients' access and quality of care.

Miss Lauren Anders Brown is an award-winning independent filmaker and photographer, founder of colLABorate. With several projects in Global Health and Global Surgery - you might know her as the director of the Checklist Effect, she talks to Ines Ongenda about her journey, her career and the meaning of her work in the Global Health and Global Surgery space.

Dr Edward Fitzgerald is a trained surgeon, current healthcare consultant and researcher in Global Surgery. In this episode, Dr Ftizgerald discusses with Ines Ongenda, the many initiatives he has been involved with or leading from Lifebox to GlobalSurg while talking about his journey into and within surgery and giving valuable, information and ideas to current trainees and students on how to make the most of the opportunities in the Global Surgery landscape.

Dr Laura Lippa is a consultant neurosurgeon in Livorno, Italy. A fierce advocate for the advancement of women in surgery and neurosurgery specifically, she is also extremely involved in Global neurosurgery, In this episode, Ines Ongenda has the honour of digging deeper into Dr Lippa role as a global neurosurgeon and mentor.

Mr Tom Walker is a Scottish fellow in oral and maxillofacial surgery currently based in the South West of England. His special interest is in Trauma, cleft and humanitarian surgery. He has extensive experience in providing surgical services throughout his training in Asia and Africa.

Ines Ongenda talks to Miss Natasha Berridge, a consultant oral and maxillo-facial surgeon based in London, UK. Miss Berridge shares her journey, why she loves OMFS and why she is keen to mentor and inspire the next generation of surgeons and especially women surgeons.

Mr Jim Turner, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Bristol Children's Hospital talks to Ines Ongenda about his career, his work as a global surgeon both at his home institution and at the Global Surgery department at Oxford University.

Dr Tamara Fitzgerald talks to Ines Ongenda about her journey to become a paediatric surgeon, her career as a Global Paediatric surgeon and building surgical capacity in East Africa.

Ines Ongenda is joined by Dr Rena Malik. Dr Malik is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and the Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, USA. In this episode, Dr Malik talks about her journey as a surgeon, the impact and importance of her speciality for the population she cares for and much more.

Miss Adeola Olaitan is a consultant gynae-oncologist surgeon and in today's episode she talks to Ines Ongenda about Ovarian Cancer on the occasion of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Ms Karen Joash discusses her career and her special interest in perinatal mental health with host Ines Ongenda.

Beryl Sawyer talks to Dr Ofori-Adjei about her career as a paediatric ophtalmologist and much more!

Beryl Sawyer, lead for International Women Day is joined by Dr Fatu Forna to discuss her career as a gynaecologist, her fondation and so much more.

Dr Oreoluwa Bajoma, core surgical trainee in the UK talks to Beryl Sawyer, final year medical student at Birmingham University and lead for the International Women Day campaign at InciSioN UK. Dr Bajoma talks to Beryl about her journey so far, her interest in surgery and her passion for Global Surgery.

Dr Nkki Stamp discusses her career, women's health, how social media can be a powerful tool to connect with mentors and much more!

Ines Ongenda talks to Dr Ibrahim, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, USA and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

Ines Ongenda talks to Mr George Krasopoulos, a cardiac surgeon at the Oxford Heart Centre in Oxford, UK. He tells us about the role of technology in cardiothoracic surgery from education to patient care and gives some advice to the next generation.

February is heart month and we could not let this month pass without inviting a cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon to our podcast! We hope you enjoy the new few episodes.

Thank you for listening to our World Cancer Day serie!

Ines Ongenda, InciSioN UK project lead speaks with Angie & Karlee from "Mommy had a little cancer" (https://anchor.fm/mommyhadalittlecancer) about their experience navigating a breast cancer (Karlee) and lung cancer (Angie) diagnosis, treatment and beyond in London (UK) and Geneva (Switzerland).

Ines Ongenda, InciSioN UK project lead speaks with Dr Matteo Morotti, a clinician (gynaecology-oncology surgeon) scientist (postdoctoral fellow) at Oxford University.

Eamon Rawlins, InciSioN UK student representative at Exeter University Medical School speaks with Dr Nick Campain, a final year urology trainee.

Ines Ongenda, InciSioN UK project lead speaks with Sheila, a volunteer of 10 years at Force Cancer Charity.

Ines Ongenda, InciSioN UK student project leads speaks with Miss Adeola Olaitan, gynaecology oncology surgeon.

Eamon Rawlins, InciSioN UK student representative at Exeter University Medical School speaks with Ms Annie Kerr, oncologist specialist nurse at Force Cancer Charity.

Ines Ongenda, InciSioN UK student project leads speaks with Dr Edwina Akerele. She tells us about caring for cancer patients as a newly qualified General Practitioner.

Welcome to InciSioN UK podcast! In this podcast, we will be inviting guests, usually, surgeons, to talk to us about their careers, their projects - especially related to Global Surgery-, and share some insights and advice for the next generation. On selected advocacy days, we will also hand over the mic to those who are involved in these areas.