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Sheraz R. Markar is a Professor of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford. He is a consultant oesophago-gastric surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and serves as the Surgical Specialty Lead for Oesophageal Cancer at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Markar oversees a broad portfolio of surgical clinical trials and is the chief investigator for the national UK SARONG trial, focusing on the surveillance resection of oesophageal and gastric cancer, funded by NIHR-HTA. His primary research interests include the management of upper gastrointestinal diseases, particularly survivorship and surveillance of oesophageal and gastric cancer treatments, as well as the standardisation of surgical quality assessments in upper gastrointestinal surgery. His contributions to the field have been recognized with awards such as the Rising Star award from the United European Gastroenterology in 2019 and the prestigious Hunterian Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2020. He is also the Deputy Chair of the NIHR pre-application support fund panel.
NDS SITU • Oxford
Oversees surgical clinical trials and primary research focusing on the management of upper gastrointestinal diseases.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust • Oxford
Focuses on the surgical management of patients with malignant and benign oesophageal and gastric diseases.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.