Ben Griffiths is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary where he has clinical interests in advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer and improving outcomes in emergency general surgery.
Ben is an active member of the PelvEx, IMPACT and UKPEN groups and is widely published in the field of pelvic exenterative surgery. He has a significant funded research portfolio including being on the Trial Management Group for the NINR-RfPB LACES 1 and NIHR-HTA LACES 2 trials. Ben has a strong reputation for delivering surgical training and has developed, led and modernized multiple important educational events over his career. He is the current Director of Education and Training with the ASGBI.
Away from work, Ben enjoys traveling in pursuit of good food and wine, stimulated by living for a year in Bordeaux.
Selected publications from PubMed
Using agile development methodology to develop a decision aid for complex rectal cancer.
Williams A, Woods F, O'Neill C, Hutchings H, Quyn A, Gilbert A, Duff M, Jenkins JI, Taylor C, Griffiths B, Drew P, Gill N, Harris D, Evans M, Harji D
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul;52(7):111813 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2026.111813.
Consensus on the definition of locoregional recurrence of colon cancer: protocol for an international Delphi study.
Rademaker E, Petersen AE, Angenete E, Arjona-Sánchez A, Benz S, Bertelsen CA, Bloemen JG, Ceelen W, Consten ECJ, Harji D, de Hingh IHJT, Glehen O, Griffiths B, Perregaard H, Roodhart JML, Rutegård M, Verheul HMW, de Wilt JHW, van Westreenen HL, Winter DC, Tuynman JB, Derikx JPM, Tanis PJ
BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 30;16(6):e118765 doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118765.
Exploring decision making for treatment in LARC and LRRC: A qualitative study.
Williams A, O'Neill C, Hutchings H, Quyn A, Duff M, Jenkins JI, Taylor C, Griffiths B, Harris D, Evans M, Harji D
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov;51(11):110372 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110372.
Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative pelvic autonomic nerve monitoring during rectal surgery: a systematic review.
O'Connor A, Rengifo C, Griffiths B, Cornish JA, Tiernan JP, Khan J, Nunoo-Mensah JW, Telford K, Harji D
Tech Coloproctol. 2024 Dec 6;29(1):8 doi: 10.1007/s10151-024-03043-w.
IMPACT organizational survey highlighting provision of services for patients with locally advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer across Great Britain and Ireland.
Harji D, Vallance A, Ibitoye T, Wilkin R, Boyle J, Clifford R, Convie L, Duff M, Elavia K, Evans M, Fleming C, Griffiths B, Jenkins JT, Mohan H, Morris EJ, Taylor C, Thorpe G, Tiernan J, Fearnhead N, ACPGBI IMPACT
Colorectal Dis. 2024 Dec;26(12):2033-2038 doi: 10.1111/codi.17139.
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