Mr Manish Chand

Manish Chand trained as an undergraduate at the Royal Free Hospital and King's College London obtaining MBBS (Hons) and BSc in Neurosciences (1st Class with Distinction) in 2002. His higher surgical training was completed in the Wessex region including being registrar at the prestigious North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke. He has been trained in advanced laparoscopic techniques and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2015 and a fellow of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons in 2018.

His sub-specialist development in colorectal surgery includes a PhD at Imperial College London. Working with the renowned MERCURY Study Group at The Royal Marsden Hospital, his thesis examined the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on clinical, radiological and molecular aspects of rectal cancer. He is associate professor of surgery at University College London and as an academic surgeon, he continues to undertake clinical research and has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He also holds the position of honorary professor of surgery at Apollo Hospitals, India. He is on various global committees for surgery and technology including the EAES and ASCRS.

In addition to his clinical interests, Mr Chand also holds an MBA degree and has a keen interest in organisational culture and management having completed his dissertation on this subject.