Awards
- Doctorare Honoraris Causa, University of Athens, 2012
- GB Ong Lecture / Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong, 2012
- Award for Excellence, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 2005
- David Dunn Medal, The Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 2004
- Kathleen Eleanor Travel Fellow Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2004
- Hunterian Professor, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2003
- Piermont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2003
- The British Journal of Surgery Prize, The Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 2001
External Positions
- Member and Audit Officer, Research and Audit Committee, The Association of Coloproctology and Great Britain and Ireland, 2005
- Member, The Bowel Cancer Treatment Working Group, The Department of Health, 2004
- Member, The National Bowel Cancer Project Streering Group, The Healthcare Commission / The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland / The NHS Social and Information Centre, 2003
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member of The Society of Pelvic Surgeons, 2010
- Member of The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2005
- Member of The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 2001
- Member of The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 2001
- Member of The European Society of Coloproctology
- Member of the British Association of Surgical Oncology
- Member of the Cyprus Surgical Society
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Hon Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, The Royal Marsden Hospital, 2008
- Hon Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, The St Mark's Hospital, 2006
- Adjunct Staff, The Cleveland Clinic FoundationDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, 2005 - 2006
- Hon Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, St Mary's Hospital, 2004
Editorial Boards
- Hellenic Journal of Surgery, Editorial Board Member, 2010
- Colorectal Disease, Editorial Advisory Board, 2007
- Surgical Oncology, Section Editor, Colorectal Cancer, 2007
- Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Associate Editor, 2005
- World Journal of Gastroenterology, Editorial Board Memeber - 2006