Surgery Fellows

SPOTLIGHTED FELLOW

Dr. Chantelle Rizan

SUSTAINABLE SURGERY FELLOW 2018-2022

Employed by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust as ENT Research Fellow for full-time PhD

Funded by Health Education England and RCSEng.

Peer review articles:

1: Rizan C, Steinbach I, Nicholson R, Lillywhite R, Reed M, Bhutta MF. The carbon footprint of operating theatres: a systematic review. Annals of Surgery. 2020

2: Rizan C, Mortimer F, Stancliffe R, Bhutta MF. Plastics in healthcare: time for a re-evaluation. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2020; 113(2):49-53.

Non-peer review articles:

Rizan C, Reed M, Mortimer F, Jones A, Stancliffe R, Bhutta MF. Using surgical sustainability principles to improve planetary health and optimise surgical services following COVID-19. The Bulletin. 2020; 102(5):177-181

Full list of publications

Summary: Chantelle used her fellowship to lead the way on lifecycle analysis of reusable vs single use surgical equipment and to carbon footprint the most common operations in the UK and operating theatres themselves. Connect with her via the CSH Networks

OTHER FELLOWS

Mr Ife Osinkolu

WELSH CLINICAL LEADERSHIP FELLOW 2022-23 (surgery)

Ife was a general surgery trainee who took a year out of training to be the Welsh clinical leadership fellow in sustainable health care. He worked on quality improvement projects that increased the use of low carbon alternatives within surgery and promoted sustainable healthcare within the NHS. Connect with him via the CSH networks