Summary
Hemel qualified from Imperial College London in 2007 and, having completed his general surgery training, is now doing a post-CCT fellowship in hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) surgery in Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge). During his higher training, Hemel was awarded a distinction for a Masters in Surgical Education from Imperial, and went on to successfully complete a PhD in clinical neuroergonomics at St Mary's under the supervision of Mr Daniel Leff and Professor Ara Darzi. Hemel maintains an active academic role, with a particular interest in surgical cognition, acquisition of technical and non-technical skills, and surgical innovation. He has published in high impact journals, including Annals of Surgery and JAMA Surgery, and has presented at over 50 prestigious international conferences, including the American Surgical Association. He serves as a reviewer for many neuroscience and clinical journals, and has co-authored a surgical textbook chapter. He is co-chair of the East of England Surgical Trainees Research Collaborative (STEER)
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Modi H, Singh H, Darzi A, et al., 2020, Multitasking and time pressure in the operating room: impact on surgeons’ brain function, Annals of Surgery, Vol:272, ISSN:0003-4932, Pages:648-657
Modi HN, Singh H, Fiorentino F, et al., 2019, Association of residents' neural signatures with stress resilience during surgery, Jama Surgery, Vol:154, ISSN:2168-6254
Modi H, Singh H, Yang G, et al., 2018, Neural correlates of stress resilience in the operating room, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol:227, ISSN:1072-7515, Pages:e208-e208
Singh H, Modi HN, Ranjan S, et al., 2018, Robotic surgery improves technical performance and enhances prefrontal activation during high temporal demand, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol:46, ISSN:0090-6964, Pages:1621-1636
Modi HN, Singh H, Yang G, et al., 2017, A decade of imaging surgeons' brain function (Part II): a systematic review of applications for technical and non-technical skills assessment, Surgery, Vol:162, ISSN:1532-7361, Pages:1130-1139
Modi HN, Singh H, Yang G, et al., 2017, A decade of imaging surgeons' brain function (Part I): terminology, techniques and clinical translation, Surgery, Vol:162, ISSN:1532-7361, Pages:1121-1130
Modi HN, SIngh H, Orihuela-Espina F, et al., 2017, Temporal stress in the operating room: brain engagement promotes "coping" and disengagement prompts "choking", Annals of Surgery, Vol:267, ISSN:1528-1140, Pages:683-691
Conference
Singh H, Modi H, Yang G, et al., 2018, Impact of escalating cognitive workload and temporal demands on surgeons cognitive function, 2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference, Frontiers Media, ISSN:1662-5161
Singh H, Modi H, Darzi A, et al., Robotic Surgery Improves Technical Performance and Enhances Prefrontal Activation During High Temporal Demand, Ara Darzi
Osborne-Grinter M, Patel R, Modi H, et al., Enhancing Surgical Performance Through Mental Rehearsal: An fNIRS Study, society of functional Near Infra-red Spectroscopy, Biennial meeting of society of functional Near Infra-red Spectroscopy (fNIRS-2018)
Deligianni F, Singh H, Modi H, et al., Expertise Related Disparity in Prefrontal-Motor Brain Connectivity, Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics
Modi HN, Singh H, Yang G, et al., Robotic surgery improves attention and concentration during times of intraoperative temporal stress, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland International Surgical Congress, Wiley, ISSN:1365-2168
Modi HN, Singh H, Yang G, et al., 2017, Neural markers of sensitivity to intraoperative temporal stress in surgeons, Mexican Symposium on NIRS Neuroimaging, MEXNIRS
Ranjan S, Modi HN, Singh H, et al., 2017, The impact of 3D vision on prefrontal activation and technical performance during a robotic suturing task, 11th London Surgical Symposium
Ranjan S, Modi HN, Singh H, et al., 2017, The impact of time pressure on prefrontal cortical activation and technical performance during robotic suturing, 11th London Surgical Symposium
Singh H, Modi HN, Yang GZ, et al., “Losing Your Nerve in the Operating Room” – Prefrontal Attenuation is Associated with Performance Degradation under Temporal Demands, 10th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, Pages:55-56
Modi HN, Leff DR, Singh H, et al., 2016, Cognitive mechanisms of workload-related performance decline in surgical residents, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2016, Elsevier, Pages:S124-S125, ISSN:1072-7515
Modi HN, Singh H, Athanasiou T, et al., 2016, Random effect modelling of prefrontal cortical haemodynamics to determine the influence of surgical expertise on executive control during temporal stress in the operating room, The Society for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, fNIRS
Modi HN, Leff D, Singh H, et al., 2016, Time in training does not predict performance deterioration under pressure, Association for Medical Education in Europe, AMEE
Modi HN, Leff DR, Singh H, et al., 2016, Temporal Demands Increase Workload and Degrade Surgical Performance, International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Wiley, Pages:52-53, ISSN:1365-2168
Modi HN, Singh H, Yang GZ, et al., 2016, “Coping or choking”: sustained prefrontal activation and improved laparoscopic performance under time pressure, 9th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics
Modi HN, Singh H, Orihuela-Espina F, et al., 2016, Cortical haemodynamic changes associated with high and low cognitive demand in surgeons, 22nd Annual Meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping, Organization for Human Brain Mapping
Singh H, modi H, Yang GZ, et al., 2016, A surgeon’s brain switch: cortical dynamics of cognitive load in surgeons, Graz University of Technology, Pages:163-163
Modi HN, Leff DR, Singh H, et al., The influence of cognitive load on technical ability among surgical trainees, Association of Surgeons in Training International Conference
Modi HN, Smith S, Effective supervision in surgical training: a phenomenological analysis of trainees’ experiences, Association for Medical Education in Europe
Modi HN, Singh H, Leff DR, et al., “Blushing when the heat is on”: can cognitive load in the surgeon’s brain be captured?, 9th London Surgical Symposium