Professor Neil Mortensen MA, MBChB, MD, FRCS Eng, Hon FRCPS Glas, Hon FRCS Ed Neil Mortensen is Professor of Colorectal Surgery in the University of Oxford Medical School and has been on the staff of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals since 1987. He is Fellow of Green Templeton College. He trained in Birmingham, Bristol and St Mark’s Hospital and has clinical and research interests in a wide range of colorectal diseases. He has published over 300 original papers, 30 book chapters and has edited 8 books. He is Past Chair of the British Journal of Surgery Society, President of the Ileostomy Association, and has been Past President of the Association of Coloproctology GBI and the Coloproctology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is currently a Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has given a number of named lectures including Arris and Gale, Goligher, Sir Alan Parks, Honeyman-Gillespie and Bryan Brooke (UK); Duran Smith, Harry Bacon, Charles Buie, Greenstein and Frykman-Goldberg (USA); Edward Wilson Memorial and CSSANZ Oration (Australia), Gimbernat prize (Spain); Fritz de Quervain (Swiss), Gerhard Buess Memorial Lecture (Norway) Since his appointment in Oxford he campaigned for the recognition of colorectal surgery as a specialty and founded the present department. The current interest in pelvic floor disorders began with the establishment of an anorectal physiology service and joint basic research projects with the University of Oxford. He has particular surgical expertise in colorectal cancer especially Trans Anal Endoscopic Microsurgery which he jointly introduced into the UK; in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Ileoanal and Kock pouches for Ulcerative Colitis, and Strictureplasty for Crohn’s Disease; and in new technology including advanced laparoscopic techniques. He founded the first patient association for those with ileoanal pouches the Kangaroo Club, and in 2004 the charity OCCTOPUS – Oxford Colon Cancer Trust which supports education, research and new technology in colorectal diseases.
Selected publications from PubMed
Oncological outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.
Francis NK, Penna M, Dritsas S, Kinsey H, Moran B, Nicol D, Courtney E, Carter F, Roodbeen S, Arnold S, Mortensen N, White P, Hompes R, Wynn G
Br J Surg. 2023 Nov 9;110(12):1614-1617 doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad168.
Foreword.
Mortensen N
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2023 Feb;35(2):72 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.07.005.
Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during colorectal surgery: Results of an intercontinental Delphi survey.
Wexner S, Abu-Gazala M, Boni L, Buxey K, Cahill R, Carus T, Chadi S, Chand M, Cunningham C, Emile SH, Fingerhut A, Foo CC, Hompes R, Ioannidis A, Keller DS, Knol J, Lacy A, de Lacy FB, Liberale G, Martz J, Mizrahi I, Montroni I, Mortensen N, Rafferty JF, Rickles AS, Ris F, Safar B, Sherwinter D, Sileri P, Stamos M, Starker P, Van den Bos J, Watanabe J, Wolf JH, Yellinek S, Zmora O, White KP, Dip F, Rosenthal RJ
Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S38-S45 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.016.
Short- and long-term outcomes of strictureplasty for obstructive Crohn's disease.
Landerholm K, Reali C, Mortensen NJ, Travis SPL, Guy RJ, George BD
Colorectal Dis. 2020 Sep;22(9):1159-1168 doi: 10.1111/codi.15013.
Development and early outcomes of the national training initiative for transanal total mesorectal excision in the UK.
Francis N, Penna M, Carter F, Mortensen NJ, Hompes R, ACPGBI Pilot National TaTME Training Initiative Steering Group
Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jul;22(7):756-767 doi: 10.1111/codi.15022.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion have quite appropriately become a central focus for surgical departments and organizations. This program will share the initiatives introduced by the American College of Surgeons and by five of the Royal Colleges: Canada, Edinburgh, England, Glasgow, and Ireland. These colleges collectively represent over 230,000 surgeons from North, Central, and South America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and include fellows and members from Australia and New Zealand. The Presidents and past Presidents of these 6 Colleges will share their structural organizational and programmatic endeavors to ensure that successful DEI programs are ubiquitous within their structures. They will share multiple valuable solutions which can be adapted by surgeons on a local level throughout the world.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Aug 2022
DEI mentorships from students to senior surgeons – Dr. Barbara Bass (USA) Creating advocacy to optimize career advancement– Dr. Mary Hawn (USA) Addressing Implicit Bias in Residency/Fellowship Programs: Strategies for Success – Dr. Erica Taylor (USA) Contribution of younger surgeons to DE&I – Dr. Raphael Sun (USA) Recognizing DE&I in the Royal Colleges – Dr. Neil Mortensen (UK) Achieving diversity in product development – Mr. Ahmet Tezel (USA) Discussion – All faculty moderated by Dr. Steven Wexner (USA) and Dr. Patricia Turner (USA) FACULTY Dr. Barbara Bass (USA) – Dean, George Washington University College of Medicine; Past President of the American College of Surgeons Dr. Mary Hawn (USA) – Stanford Medicine Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Stanford University; Director for the American Board of Surgery; Editorial Board of Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery and the American Journal of Surgery Dr. Neil Mortensen (UK) – President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Former Chair of the British Journal of Surgery; Editor in Chief of Colorectal Disease Dr. Raphael Sun (USA) – Chair of the Executive Committee of the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeon (RAS-ACS) Dr. Erica Taylor (USA) – Founder & CEO of the Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium; Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Diversity, Duke University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Duke Health Private Diagnostic Clinic Associate Chief Medical Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mr. Ahmet Tezel (USA) - PhD, Worldwide Vice President Research and Development, Johnson & Johnson Institute, Bridgewater, New Jersey Dr. Patricia Turner (USA) – Director, Division of Membership Services, American College of Surgeons past Chair, AMA Council on Medical Education; past Chair, Surgical Section, National Medical Association; past President, Society of Black Academic Surgeons; and Member, Board of Directors, Council on Medical Specialty Societies Dr. Steven Wexner (USA) – Director, Digestive Disease Institute, Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Past President American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Past President American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Past President Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Editor-in-Chief Surgery, Vice-Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons
Published
Jul 2021
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