Diplomas gallery
Congratulations to all our Fellows and Members who were presented with diplomas and awards in December, January and February

Friday 13 December 2024
Admission to Fellowship ad hominem
Professor Christopher M Halloran BSc MD FRCS
Professor of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool
Professor David G Healy FRCSI
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St Vincent’s and Mater Misericordiae University Hospitals, Dublin
Editor-in-Chief, The Surgeon (Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland)
Professor Rakesh Uppal FRCS
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Barts Heart Centre
Director, Barts Life Sciences
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, WHRI, QMUL, London
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery
Awad Ali Mohamed Ahmed Alawad
University of Gezira, Sudan
Melvin Joy
University of Aberdeen
Christophe Louis George Thomas
Newcastle University
Bincy Merin Zacharia
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Fatima Azzam Mohammad Shahin
October 6 City University, Egypt
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Yasser Naz Safdar
Newcastle University
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Paediatric Surgery
Iyad Zarifa
University of Aleppo, Syria
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Plastic Surgery
Rong Rong Khaw
University of Manchester
Martin Van Carlen
University of Aberdeen
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Munnan Al-Najjim
University of Mosul, Iraq
Robert Andrew Cooke
University of Manchester
Euan James Harris
University of Dundee
Ghazal Hodhody
University of Manchester
Kenneth Kin-Hoo Koo
University of Manchester
Sivashankaren Munuswamy
Calicut University, India
Ranith Sreekumaran Nair
University of Kerala, India
Maria Loredana Popescu
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
Aashish Raghu
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Avinash Kumar Rai
Goa University, India
Anuhya Vusirikala
University of Leicester
Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in the Specialty of Neurosurgery
Abdullah Alramadan
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Jay Garrett Evans
George Washington University, USA
Aristomenis Konstantinos Exadaktylos
Martin Luther University, Germany
Aebhric O'Kelly
Excelsior University, USA
Martine Scott
Nottingham Trent University
Professor Rakesh Uppal, awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ad hominem
Professor Rakesh Uppal, awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ad hominem
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Ophthalmology
Abiola Kemi Lawal
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Otolaryngology
Mohamed Hussein Mohamed Hassan Alalem
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Zahraa Adil Abdullah
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Alaa Ata Elmanan Elsiddig Awadalla
University of Khartoum, Sudan
Muhammad Hassan Azad
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Pakistan
Alice Copperwheat
University of Leicester
Avijit Dewanjee
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Muhammad Umair Khalid
University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Sunday Oyedele Oyeniyi
Odessa National Medical University, Ukraine
Kar May Phoon
University of Sheffield
Yasser Naz Safdar
Newcastle University
Zain Saleh
Baqai Medical University, Pakistan
Diplomas of Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Syed Mohsin
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Diplomas in Immediate Medical Care
George Smith
University of East Anglia
Fellowship in Dental Surgery Without Examination
Dr Santosh Kumar Bangalore Balaram MDS
Registrar Periodontist & Implantologist,
New Abha Dental Specialty Center, Mahboula, Kuwait
Dr Simon J Stone BDS FDTFEd PhD
Senior Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant in Endodontics
Director of Clinical Studies, Newcastle University
Diplomas of Membership in Endodontics
Shihanah Al Othman
Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Saudi Arabia
Saleh Abdullah A AlGhamdi
Umm Al-Qura University College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia
Omar Saeed A Alqahtani
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Afiq Azizi Bin Jawami
University of Indonesia
Peng Hui Teng
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Diplomas of Membership in Orthodontics
Ameirah Ali Abbas Abdulrahman Alblooshi
Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Bushra Obaid Mohamed Ibrahim Alhammadi
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Shaima Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Almaeeni
Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Abdulaziz Ibrahim Abdulaziz Almedleg
Alfarabi Colleges' in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Omar Ali Mohamed T Alshaibi
Al Zintan University, Libya
Fatima Bineshaq
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Diplomas of Membership in Prosthodontics
Ahmad Alhabashi
Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Yun Shan Koh
University of Malaysia
Special Awardees from the December ceremony
Special Awardees from the December ceremony
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Raj Dean Aslam
University of Manchester
Turab Fatima
Riphah International University, Pakistan
Koren Rebecca Ferguson
Queen's University Belfast
Ana Doinita Ionescu
Newcastle University
Ho Ip
University of Birmingham
Ruqayyah Iqbal
Cardiff University
Pooja Shivaji Khedkar
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Rebekka Knox
Newcastle University
Mathkar Aditi Mahendra
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Lydia Payne
University of Liverpool
Navdeep Simran-Preet Kaur Shahi
University of Leeds
Beant Singh Thandi
University of Birmingham
Akash Thota
University of Bristol
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Trainers
Beverley Grace Bishop
University of Manchester
Diplomas in Implant Dentistry
Santanu Chatterjee
West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India
Diplomas in Orthodontic Therapy
Courtney Georgia Bellis
Bristol Dental School
Rebecca Louise Collett
Bristol Dental School
Katarina Drmac
Bristol Dental School
Reham Gad
University of Central Lancashire
Ellis Gillham
University of Central Lancashire
Abbey Louise Holberry
Bristol Dental School
Katie Amy Newberry
Bristol Dental School
Laylah Rajab Shlebak
University of Central Lancashire
Friday 31 January 2025
Admission to Fellowship ad hominem
Dr Patrick Byrne FRCPEdin, FRCGP, FRCP, MSc(Med Ed)
Consultant Physician, Internal General medicine, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, Putney
General Practitioner, Palace Gate Practice, Kensington
Professor Sheona MacLeod FRCGP, FRCP, FFSEM
National Director of Education and Training
NHS England, Workforce, Training and Education
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery
Sandra Jane Campbell
Newcastle University
Sajith Pankajavihar Sasi
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India
Spoorthy Sudhakar Shetty
Manipal University, India
Delvene Soares
Ziauddin University, Pakistan
Atreya Mukund Subramanian
Manipal University, India
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Neurosurgery
Milan Makwana
University of London
Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Rahima Bhuiya
Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Bangladesh
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Plastic Surgery
Kieran Atkinson
Newcastle University
Yi Yi Cho Thein
Yangon University, Myanmar
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Urology
Mohammed Ali
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in the Specialty of Neurosurgery
Mariam Hamed Allehaibi
Umm Al-Qura University College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia
Venkat Koyalmantham
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, India
Muhammad Muzafferuddin
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Vinayak Narayan
Government Medical College Thrissur, India
Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in Urology
Sarvajit Biligere Priyadarshi
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Spoorthy Sudhakar Shetty, presented with the Diploma of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery
Spoorthy Sudhakar Shetty, presented with the Diploma of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery
Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Roger Alcock
University of Edinburgh
Winston Fidelis de Mello
University of London
Zia Haider
Ayub Medical College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Andrew William Kent
University of Edinburgh
Scott Jason King
Ambulance Service Paramedic College, Bristol
Bonnie Teague
King's College London
Wunna Tun
University of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Andrew William Kent OBE, presented with the Diploma of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Andrew William Kent OBE, presented with the Diploma of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers
Peter James Driscoll
University of London
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Otolaryngology
Isra Mohamed Ahmed Hassan
University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sudan
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Hany Tantawy Abd Elrazeq Ahmed
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
Mahir Akram
University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Omar Adel Hamid Al-Saffar
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Anum Arif
Baqai Medical University, Pakistan
Sina Asadollahi
Belarusian State Medical University, Belarus
Holly Boyes
University of London
Matthew Robert Cant
University of Birmingham
Alex Patrick Carney
Keele University
Soniya Milind Chauhan
Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College, India
Thomas Matthew Drake
University of Sheffield
Kate Homyer
University of Glasgow
Nia Jones
Swansea University Medical School
Junaid Khan
University of Lahore, Pakistan
Iqra Khanzada
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Yi Min Khoong
Wuhan University, China
Jing Yi Kwan
University of Manchester
Lauren Laverty
Queen's University Belfast
Kathrine Kamlan Lee-A-Ping
St George's University School of Medicine, West Indies
Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Yasser Mohammedelfatih Musa Mohamed
University of Khartoum, Sudan
Thivagar Murugesan
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India
Zarni Oo
University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
Tashaba Qaiser Faizi
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Zayed Qamer
University of Health Sciences Lahore. Pakistan
Praveen Surya Ravichandran
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India
Chandrarajan Premal Shah
University of Edinburgh
Renuka Chowdary Tripuraneni
Annamalai University, India
Zaka Ul Rehman
Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Pakistan
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Anna Marie Joseph
Warwick Medical School
Diplomas of Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Maram Alawad
University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Gudal
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Muhd Yusairi Bin Kamarulzaman
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Diplomas in Immediate Medical Care
Luke Daniel Tester
University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health
Jonathan Williams
St. Georges University of London
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Trainers
Shehab Ahmed Hamad Alraad
University of Mosul, Iraq
Trudee Ann Hoyte
University of the West Indies
Kaur Ghattaura, presented with the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Kaur Ghattaura, presented with the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Diplomas of Membership in Endodontics
Dana Masa'd Mustafa Ahmad
Jordan University of Science & Technology
Diplomas of Membership in Implant Dentistry
Simon Anthony Clavell Bate
University of Sheffield
Diplomas of Membership in Orthodontics
Amr Mohammed Khairy Hamed Soliman Alfrogy
Cairo University, Egypt
Daniah Hassan M Alkhayyat
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Bayan Esmaeil Alyammahi
Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Kabir Syed Gyasudeen
Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates
Osama Izzeldeen Khader
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Wong Yin Mun
International Medical University, Malaysia
Diplomas of Membership in Prosthodontics
Momina Umar
National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Manique Kaur Dosanjh
University of Liverpool
Baveeta Kaur Ghattaura
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
Friday 28 February 2025
Admission to Fellowship ad hominem
Dr Duncan James Henderson MB ChB FRCA FRCP(Hon)
Consultant Anaesthetist, St John’s Hospital at Howden, Livingston
Associate Postgraduate Dean (Foundation) and Chair, Scottish Foundation Board
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Professor Laura Viani BA FRCSI FACS(Hon) FRCSEng(Hon) FRCSGlas(Hon) FRCPI(Hon)
Consultant Otolaryngologist/Neuro-Otologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
Past President, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Presentation of the Dundas Medal 2024
Postgraduate Programme in Palliative Care at the University of Glasgow
Dr Paul Keeley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Joanna Prentice, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Catherine McCallum, Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Victoria Rizzo
University of Malta
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery
Helen Ewan
University of Edinburgh
Carla Danelle Hope
University of Nottingham
Hussain Ibrahim
National University of Ireland
Dana Miriam Felice Photiou
University of Edinburgh
Alexander Phillip Vozza
Newcastle University
Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Su Su Hlaing
Yangon University, Myanmar
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Otolaryngology
Anastasha Herman
Hull York Medical School
Professor Laura Viani, awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ad hominem
Professor Laura Viani, awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ad hominem
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Neil Ranjan Liyanagae Wickramasinghe
University of Edinburgh
Safa Mohamed Toum Ahmed Yousif
University of Khartoum, Sudan
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Urology
Rereloluwa Nicodemus Babalola
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Wesam Elbaroni
Al Fateh University, Libya
Lahiru Sachithra Siriwardena
University of Dundee
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Vascular Surgery
Mohammed Abdulghaffar Mohammed Fageer
Newcastle University
Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Javaid Iqbal
Islamia University, Pakistan
Talat Mahmood
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Josette Morrison
University College Leiden, The Netherlands
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers
Carla Danelle Hope
University of Nottingham
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Otolaryngology
Mitanshi Manish Luhana
South Gujarat University, India
Dr Ricky Ellis, Recipient of the Syme Medal for 2024
Dr Ricky Ellis, Recipient of the Syme Medal for 2024
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Hussam Yousif Mohamed Abdel Malik
Upper Nile University, Sudan
Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Fattah
University of Aberdeen
Mayank Agrawal
University of Delhi, India
Talha Ahmed
Manipal University, India
Muhammad Salman Asif
University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Aamna Athwal
Baba Farid University, India
Funbi Anthony Ayeni
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Kristian Bugeja
University of Malta
Adam Patrick Malin Creissen
Newcastle University
Mollie Delaney
University of Sheffield
Hafs Elnagi Elhag
University of Medical Science and Technology, Sudan
Samantha Fairclough
Keele University
Sreemoyee Ghosh
Newcastle University
Kamran Hamid
Bahria University, Pakistan
Larne Robert Jones-Whiting
University of Limerick, Ireland
Shannon Kirsty Jordan
University of Liverpool
Haris Ali Khan
Riphah International University, Pakistan
Merin Mathew
Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India
Scott Robert Morrison
University of Edinburgh
Shaunak Patwardhan
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, India
Mohamed Abdelraouf Hassan Saadallah
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Yellamraju Saikaustubh
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, India
Jennifer Tanya Salmon
Queen's University Belfast
Mostafa Sedky
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Sidra Shabbir
University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Aiza Bint E Shafqat
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Pakistan
Muhammad Ehtesham Siddiqui
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Zahid Siddiqui
University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Vinayak Prakash Thattaruparambil
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Nisha Thayananthan
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Diplomas of Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Ibrahim Alshohayeb
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Ashwin Gondane
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Diplomas in Immediate Medical Care
Georgina Keyte
Newcastle University
James Whittaker
University of Cumbria
Presentation of the Lister Medal for Surgical Sciences 2023-2024
Awarded to the Highest Placed graduate of the MSc in Surgical Sciences programme during an academic year.
Dr Enono Uduehe
Presentation of the Syme Medal 2024
Awarded to a Fellow or Member who has recently completed a period of study for a higher degree and is working to progress an academic career.
Dr Ricky Ellis
Admission to Fellowship in Dental Surgery ad hominem
Dr Brett Grant Duane BDS MPH PHD
Associate Professor in Public Dental Health, School of Dental Science, Trinity College Dublin
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Oral Medicine
Adam Hussain Bhanji
University of Manchester
William Christopher Harrison
University of Dundee
Thomas Edward Howe
University of Sheffield
Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Orthodontics
Daniel Tyler
Newcastle University
Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Trainers
Joanne Ward
University of Leeds
Diplomas of Membership in Paediatric Dentistry
Alaa Hisham Hussein Bani Hani
University of Jordan
Soumiah Alkandari
Kuwait University
(L–R) Dr Joanna Prentice, Dr Paul Keeley and Dr Catherine McCallum, Recipients of the Dundas Medal for 2024
(L–R) Dr Joanna Prentice, Dr Paul Keeley and Dr Catherine McCallum, Recipients of the Dundas Medal for 2024
Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Arondeep Kaur
University of Manchester
Aleksandra Katarzyna Krawczyk
University of Liverpool
Rosie May Beatrice Marlow
University of Manchester
James Harry Sanderson Smith
University of Sheffield
Prawash Sunuwar
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
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