Prof. Darius Mirza

Professor of Hepatobiliary Oncosurgery and Transplant Surgery, University of Birmingham, UK.

Country

United Kingdom

Speciality

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Subspeciality

Hepatobiliary Oncosurgery and Transplant Surgery

Experience

1985 years

Languages

English, German

Areas of expertise

Hepatobiliary Oncosurgery
Liver, Pancreas and Biliary (HPB) Surgery
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Paediatric HPB surgery, Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
Adult Liver Transplantation

About the expert

Prof Mirza was appointed Consultant of Hepatic, Pancreas, and Hepatobiliary (HPB) Surgery and Transplant Surgeon at University of Birmingham, UK in 1996. He also has a special interest in surgery for liver, pancreas, and bile duct cancer. In addition, he specializes in liver and intestinal transplant surgeries. He is also a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). He has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers.

Prof. Darius Mirza studied Medicine at the University of Bombay. After early surgical training in India and a two-year Transplant Fellowship at the University of Vienna Hospital, he came to Birmingham in 1991 to train further in adult and paediatric transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery.

He was appointed as Consultant Transplant Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1996 before moving back to Birmingham when he was appointed as a Consultant Transplant and Hepatic, Pancreas and Biliary (HPB) Surgeon at Queen Elizabeth and Children’s Hospitals, Birmingham in 1997. His experience extends for more than 35 years.

In addition to liver transplantation, his clinical and research interests lie in the areas of “marginal” donors, technical innovations (split livers, transplantation for intestinal failure), biliary strictures and metastatic liver cancer. He is a well-known international speaker, and an active researcher and has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers.

Clinical Academic Lead for Transplantation
2015 - Today
Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham
Professor of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery.
2013 - Today
University of Birmingham, UK.
Consultant Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon, Liver Units.
1997 - Today
Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Clinical Service Lead - Liver Surgery.
2012 - 2014
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Senior Lecturer in Surgery
1997 - 2013
University of Birmingham Medical School
Senior Lecturer in Surgery
1996 - 1997
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Medical School
Consultant Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon.
1996 - 1997
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Senior Registrar / Senior Clinical Fellow; The Liver Unit
1991 - 1996
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Clinical Fellow / Registrar First Dept. of Surgery
1989 - 1990
University of Vienna Hospital, Austria

Royal College of Surgeons (RCS)

European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
International HPB Association (IHPBA)
West Midlands Surgical Society
Intestinal Transplantation Association (ITA)
International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
European Liver & Intestinal Transplant Association
British Medical Association (BMA)
The Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
Uniting Surgeons and Promoting Excellence in Surgery (AUGIS)
Committee Member of the British Transplantation Society (BTS) (2015)
Secretary of the European Liver and Intestinal Transplant Association (ELITA) (2001)