Qualifications
- CCT General Surgery (Certificate of Completion of training), UK General Medical Council
- FRCS (Gen. Surg.), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- MSc Advanced Surgical Practice (Distinction), Cardiff University
- MFSTEd (Member of Faculty of Surgical Trainers Diploma), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- PG Cert Med Ed (Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education for Surgeons), University of Dundee
- Medical Educator, UK General Medical Council
- JAG Accreditation in colonoscopy
- M.B. Ch.B. (Honours), Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery, University of Manchester
Contact details
Secretary: Karen Waddington
Surgical Admin Corridor, Level 3
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Ext. 82724 Tel: 01254 732 724
Karen.waddington@elht.nhs.uk
Clinic assess times
- Tuesday AM Burnley General Teaching Hospital (alternate weeks) – new and follow-up patients
- Friday PM Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital – new and follow-up patients
Background
Mr. Georgios Markides graduated from the University of Manchester medical school in the UK and was trained as a General Surgeon with a subspecialist interest in Colorectal surgery through the UK Higher Surgical Training programme in the North of England. Throughout his training he was highly trained in minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic techniques including robotics and has received full JAG accreditation as colonoscopist.
At the same time Mr Markides undertook and successfully completed two postgraduate degrees, a Masters degree in Advanced Surgical Practice with Honours and a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. After completing his training he was appointed to a substantitve post as Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the East Lancashire NHS Trust. Here he routinely cares and performs laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery on patients with benign and malignant colorectal cancer disease and general surgical conditions. Furthermore, he has led the development and delivery of the Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) service for large benign rectal polyps and early rectal cancer.
During his career Mr Markides has been involved in surgical research publishing his work in a number of peer reviewed international publications and presenting in national and international conferences. He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in numerous UK Medical Schools and is faculty instructor trainer in a number of post-graduate surgical courses including the Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) course and the Basic Surgical Skills Course (BSS). In recognition of his contribution to surgical training he has been awarded the status of Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (MFSTEd) by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and recognised as medical educator by the General Medical Council (UK).
Research interests
Systematic review and meta-analyses on various general surgical & colorectal subjects including minimally invasive surgical techniques in colorectal cancer, acute appendicitis and stapling techniques.
Professional membership
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- Member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
- Member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
- Member of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
- Member of Faculty of Surgical Trainers Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh