2024 RCSEd Christmas School Lecture

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's School Christmas Lecture will take place on Tuesday the 26th of November at 2pm. This is a free event aimed at S4+. This year we will be joined by Dr Pankaj Chandak.

To book a place please RSVP to Carl Ronan, c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk. 

                                           Visualising Surgery, modelling innovation by Dr Pankaj Chandak

                  The use of 3D printing & machines for complex surgery, and to support organs for transplant



Join surgeon and scientist, Dr Pankaj Chandak, as we explore the innovative ways technologies are being used to assist complex surgery. We take a closer look at the first reported use of 3D modelling to plan a kidney transplant procedure between a father and their two-year old daughter. Along the way we’ll cover some human systems, anatomy, physiology and what it is like to work in dynamic medical & scientific teams, as well as seeing how machines can be used to support and assess organs for transplantation.

                                                                             

                                                                               Speaker info

Dr Pankaj Chandak is a transplant surgeon currently at the Royal London Hospital and a research fellow at The Institute of Child Health, UCL and King’s College London. He is a passionate communicator of science, speaking to worldwide audiences through collaborations with The Royal Institution, The Royal Society, The Science Museum, The Hunterian Museum and the BBC. He was Medical Advisor to the Netflix Series “The Crown” and even acted in several episodes! Pankaj is also a Hunterian Professor at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.