Mr Paul Ziprin

 Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Consultant General Surgeon, St John and St Elizabeth Hospital (present)
• Consultant General Surgeon, London Digestive Centre (present)
• Consultant General Surgeon, Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital (present)
• Lead of Colorectal Cancer Services and Lead for General Surgery, Imperial College London (2014 - 2019)

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 Sub-specialties

• Lower GI surgery 
• Laparoscopic procedures for colorectal diseases, hernias and gallstones
• Fissures
• Fistulas
• Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery')
• Crohn's disease
• Anal fissure
• Anal cancer
• Open hernia repair

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 Teaching posts

• Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
• Laprotrain self directed learning for Core Trainees, STeLI (2011)
• Simulation Skills Training for Core Trainees, STeLI (2011)
• Training Programme Director for Core Surgical Training NW London

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 Education

• Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (Gen Surg) (2003)​
• Doctorate of Medicine, University of London (2003)
• Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (1996)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine (1992)

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 Publications and conferences

• Validation of open inguinal hernia repair simulation model: a randomized controlled educational trial., American Journal of Surgery, ISSN:0002-9610
• The impact of shortened postgraduate surgical training on colorectal cancer outcome, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Vol:29, ISSN:0179-1958, Pages:631-638
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and primary-first approach for rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases., Colorectal Disease, Vol:16, ISSN:1462-8910, Pages:O197-O205
• MID STAFFS INQUIRY Patient reporting of clinical incidents, British Medical Journal, Vol:346, ISSN:1756-1833
• Clinical outcome following Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation: a systematic review, Colorectal Disease, Vol:15, ISSN:1462-8910, Pages:E284-E294
• H-1 HR-MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Tumor-Induced Local Metabolic "Field-Effects" Enables Colorectal Cancer Staging and Prognostication, Journal of Proteome Research, Vol:12, ISSN:1535-3893, Pages:959-968
• Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection in the elderly population, Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, Vol:27, ISSN:0930-2794, Pages:19-30
• Randomized controlled multicenter international clinical trial of self-gripping Parietex (TM) ProGrip (TM) polyester mesh versus lightweight polypropylene mesh in open inguinal hernia repair: interim results at 3 months, Hernia, Vol:16, ISSN:1265-4906, Pages:287-294
• Systematic review of discharge coding accuracy, Journal of Public Health, Vol:34, ISSN:1741-3842, Pages:138-148
• Deliberate Practice on a Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Simulator Enhances the Quality of Surgical Technical Skills, Annals of Surgery, Vol:253, ISSN:0003-4932, Pages:1216-1222
• Prognostic biomarkers in squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: a systematic review, British Journal of Cancer, Vol:103, ISSN:0007-0920, Pages:1858-1869
• Investigation of Tumor-Peritoneal Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Peritoneal Metastases using a Novel Ex Vivo Peritoneal Model, Journal of Surgical Research, Vol:164, ISSN:0022-4804, Pages:E265-E272 Proctalgia fugax, an evidence-based management pathway, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Vol:25, ISSN:0179-1958, Pages:1037-1046
• Prognostic significance of circulating tumour cells following surgical resection of colorectal cancers: a systematic review, British Journal of Cancer, Vol:102, ISSN:0007-0920, Pages:1327-1334

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 Professional membership

• The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
• The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
• European Society of Coloproctology
• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• British Medical Association
• Member of the NCRI Colorectal Clinical Studies Group, NCRI (2013)
• Member of Colorectal Cancer Pathways Group, London Cancer Alliance (2013-current)
• Chair, Colorectal Cancer Tumour Working Group, Northwest London Cancer Network (2011 - 2012)

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