List of Gynaecological Accredited Robotic Surgeons


Surgeon Name Registration No Date registered Location
Thomas Ind 20200901 2020-09-11 London
Marielle Nobbenhuis 20200902 2020-09-11 London
Nahid Gul 20200903 2020-09-14 North West
Nick Elkington 20200904 2020-11-17 Surrey
Michael Smith 20200905 2020-11-24 Manchester
Thangesweran Ayakannu 20200906 2021-04-26 Liverpool
Jonathan Lippiatt 20200907 2021-06-21 Dorset
Tony Chalhoub 20200908 2021-07-05 Newcastle upon Tyne
Sujata Gupta 20200909 2021-07-09 Manchester
Uzma Mohmood 20200910 2021-07-12 Limerick, Ireland
Mohamed Otify 20200911 2021-09-08 Liverpool
Hersha Patel 20200912 2021-09-20 Guildford
Patricia Ellis 20200913 2021-11-02 Guildford
Simon Butler-Manuel 20200914 2021-11-02 Guildford
Anil Tailor 20200915 2021-11-02 Guildford
Alan Gillespie 20200916 2021-11-24 Sheffield
Jayanta Chatterjee 20200917 2021-11-24 Guildford
Chou Phay Lim 20200918 2022-01-20 Stevenage
Denis Tsepov 20200919 2022-01-21 London
Manou Manpreet Kaur 20200920 2022-02-16 Liverpool
David Rowlands 20200921 2022-02-18 Wirral
Anni Innamaa 20200922 2022-03-29 Dorset
Alex Tan 20200923 2022-05-15 Guildford
Thomas Aust 20200924 2022-10-14 Wirral
Adeola Olaitan 20200925 2022-03-30 London
Tim Hookway 20200926 2022-12-26 Derriford
Yemi Coker 20200927 2023-02-10 London
Amer Raza 20200928 2023-03-03 London
Zeiad El-Gizawy 20200929 2023-03-17 Stoke on Trent
Gourab Misra 20200930 2023-03-17 Stoke on Trent
Owen Heath 20200931 2023-03-17 London
Nidhi Singh 20200932 2023-05-26 Milton Keynes
Ballari Ghosh 20200933 2023-06-09 Colchester
Barry Whitlow 20200934 2023-07-03 Colchester
IIyas Arshad 20200935 2023-07-23 Liverpool
Kamil Zalewski 20200936 2023-08-29 London
Aslam Shiraz 20200937 2023-09-26 London
Anupama Raman Babu 20200938 2023-09-26 Middlesbrough
Christina Uwins 20200939 2023-11-14 Guildford
Faiza Gaba 20200940 2024-01-19 London
Ahmed Etman 20200941 2024-01-18 Northumbria
Nadine DiDonato 20200942 2024-01-25 London
Emma Long 20200943 2024-02-15 Sheffield
Alison DeMaio 20200944 2024-02-15 Tallght, Coombe
Ghadah Ahsan 20200945 2024-02-22 Hertfordshire
Tom Coia 20200946 2024-02-22 Stoke on Trent
Roopa Nair 20200947 2024-02-22 London
Ali Kucukmetin 20200948 2024-06-20 Gateshead
Manolis Nikolopoulos 20200949 2024-10-04 Dorset
Inna Sokolova 20200950 2024-11-11 Scotland

BIARGS Robotic surgeon training module for gynaecologist (Download Document)

  • Initial training in robotics: 18-20 cases over 3-6 months with Procter support as required
  • Expected to have safe surgical skills in Gynaecology
  • Main core surgical training to include
    • Port placement
    • Correct use of arms
    • Use of instruments
    • Appreciation of lack of tactile feedback
    • Patient positioning
  • Minimum requirement in skill ( Complication rate annual audit)
  • Minimum requirement in volume (Minimum 25 cases per year / surgeon AAGL requirement, under discussion)
  • Quality assessment Surgical videos
  • Objective evaluation
  • Registration with registered body
  • Minimum annual case load (Number of cases per surgeon/year under discussion)
  • Minimum skill requirement
  • Quality assessment (Minimum outcome measures)
  • Objective evaluation
  • Video case assessment
  • Registration with professional body (BIARGS in UK )
  • Surgical practice: Grand-father clause for existent gynaecological robotic surgeons extended due to COVID-19 till 30th November 2023
  • Completion of Robotic training module for gynaecologist/ATSM/Subspecialty training
  • Professionalism
  • Assessment of knowledge, judgement and skill
  • Objective assessment and lifelong learning
  • Outcome standards and credentialing
  • Limited period of self-registration (Grand father clause) extended due to COVID-19 till 30th Nov 2021
  • Confirmation of e-learning update
  • Certification of lab training
  • Minimum case load on console (under discussion, assessments on surgical audit minimum dataset)
  • Attendance of one scientific conference in three years for CME
  • Submission of basic annual data
  • Submission of Video
  • Annual appraisal within working Trust
  • Dedicated robot assisted surgical team
  • Stable robotic practice
  • Operational policy, procedure guidelines, treatment protocols
  • Clear policy for training the trainers
  • Certified trainer
  • Cross training facility
  • Minimum workload in gynaecological robotic surgery
  • Clinical governance frame work for robotic surgery
President Vice President Honorary Secretary Treasurer
Miss Nahid Gul Mr Simon Butler-Manuel Miss Sujata Gupta Miss Dina El-Hamamsy
Consultant Gynaecological Pelvic Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester foundation trust Consultant Urogynaecologist The Royal London Hospital, London