Mr Segun Komolafe

General and Lower GI Surgeon in Glasgow

BSc (Hons) MB ChB FRCS (Glasg)

GMC: 4614663

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Mr Segun Komolafe is a consultant general surgeon specialising in lower gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, based in Glasgow. He works privately at Nuffield Health Hospital Glasgow, and University Hospital Wishaw, and is the current NHS Lanarkshire Clinical Lead for colorectal cancer. His areas of expertise include keyhole surgery for hernias and gallstones; colonoscopy including bowel cancer screening; as well as treating haemorrhoids and abdominal pain.

Mr Komolafe studied medicine at Glasgow University, then trained in general surgery in the west of Scotland, specialising in colorectal surgery. He gained further international training with a fellowship in keyhole surgery for bowel cancer at Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil, which is the largest cancer hospital in South America.

As well as teaching medical students and surgical trainees in the NHS and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow, Mr Komolafe actively gives back to the international community. He is involved in projects that teach surgical skills to doctors and health clinicians in the developing world, in association with NHS Scotland's Global Citizenship scheme.

Mr Komolafe's research work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and is a member of various associations including the British Medical Association (BMA), Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI) and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES).

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4614663

Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Consultant Surgeon, General & Colorectal Surgery, Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital
• Consultant Surgeon, General & Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Wishaw (July 2012 - present)
• NHS Lanarkshire Clinical Lead for Colorectal cancer (Present)

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Sub-specialties

• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopy
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Proctology (diseases of the anus & rectum)
• Functional gut problems (IBS, variable bowel habit)
• Keyhole hernia repair
• Keyhole gallbladder surgery
• Gallstones
• Skin lumps
• Colonic polyps
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Anal fistula
• Anal fissure
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Pilonidal sinus

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Positions in public associations

• NHS Lanarkshire Clinical Lead for Colorectal cancer (Present)

Teaching posts

• Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
• College Tutor, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB), University of Glasgow (1999)
• Bachelor of Science, Parasitology (BSc Hons), University of Glasgow (1996)

Publications and conferences

• Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection. GlobalSurg Collaborative.BJS Open. 2019 Feb 28;3(3):403-414. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50138.
• Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. GlobalSurg Collaborative.Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051.
• Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. GlobalSurg Collaborative.Surg Endosc. 2018 Aug;32(8):3450-3466. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6064-9.
• Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low-income and middle-income countries. GlobalSurg Collaborative.BMJ Glob Health. 2016 Dec 12;1(4):e000091. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000091.
• Laparoscopic mobilization for resection of the transverse colon for cancer: a simple, reproducible method. Komolafe OO, Melani AG, Véo CA, Denadai MV, de Oliveira JC.Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2012 Oct;22(5):e267-70. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318264952e.

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Professional membership

• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
• Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI)
• British Hernia Society (BHS)
• European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES)
• European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)

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Languages spoken

English
Portuguese
Yoruba