Diploma listings

6 September - Cairo 

Admission to Fellowship ad hominem

Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS
President Elect, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Nova Southeastern University,
Professor of Surgery, Nova Southeastern University, USA 

The College Medal 2023
Mr David M. Sedgwick
Retired Consultant Surgeon to Fort William   
Convener of BSS Courses in UK, Rwanda, West Bank and Gaza

Fellowship in Surgery Without Examination

Dr Jacob Jamesraj MBBS MS MCh
Senior Consultant Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India

Diplomas of Fellowship in Surgery (without Examination - by Application)
Farhan Akram
National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Manzoor Ali
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Shahid Rasul
University of Karachi, Pakistan

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery 
Ramez Nagaty Antakia
Alexandria University, Egypt
Ahmed Pervez
Sri Ramachandra University, India

Mohammad Zia Ul Haq
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Alexandra Kate Winter
University of Dundee

Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Maria Khan
University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Ogochukwu Sibeudu
University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Paediatric Surgery

Mary Patrice Eastwood
University of Edinburgh

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Plastic Surgery
Karl Walsh
University of Manchester

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
William Go Wah Gibson
University of Sheffield

Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in the Specialty of Neurosurgery
Bashar Al Tunbi
University of Aleppo, Syria

Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in Trauma  & Orthopaedic Surgery
Syed Alam Zeb
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in Urology
Joy Narayan Chakraborty
Gauhati University, India

Diplomas of Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care
David J. Cookson
University of Birmingham
Lindsay Merry
University of Manchester
Abilius Ka Chun Wong
Hull York Medical School
Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Otolaryngology
Ivy Danielle Drake
University of Glasgow
Neemu Hage
University of Delhi, India

Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Venkat Vineeth Amavasya
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, India
Fizzah Arif
Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan
Narmeen Asif
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan
Marcus Jonathan Brookes
Newcastle University
Holly Kate Burton
Cardiff University
Pragnitha Chitteti
Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India
Benita Davis
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Cressida Gauci
University of Malta

Raef Fady Garas Ghattas
Assiut University, Egypt
Alice Halim
Fudan University, China
Jessica Rose Helm
University of Leicester
Adeleke Olusegun Ifesanya
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Thomas Rhys Jones
Newcastle University
Sonal Kapoor
M J P Rohilkhand University, India
Robert Scott Kay
University of Edinburgh

Megan You Min Lee
University of Birmingham
Lawrence Tadeusz Majkowski
University of London
Mesi Mathew
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Kelsie Kristina Mills
Queen's University Belfast
Muhammed Ehsan Nazeer
Government Medical College Thrissur, India
Muhammad Raheel
Khyber Medical University, Pakistan

Abishek Chandra Ratheesh
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India
Baijaeek Sain
West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India
Abdul Ahad Sohail
Ziauddin University, Pakistan

Divya Tomer
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Pavankumar Vijayaraj
Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India

Diplomas in Remote and Offshore Medicine
Abilius Ka Chun Wong
Hull York Medical School

Honorary Fellowship in Dental Surgery
Professor Robert M. Love ONZM
PhD MDS BDS FRACDS PFHEA FICD FADI FPFA
Dean and Head of School, School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, 
Queensland, Australia

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Orthodontics
Liam Monaghan
Newcastle University

Diplomas of Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery
Grainne J. McCloskey
Trinity College Dublin

Diplomas of Membership in Endodontics
Afiq Azizi Jawami
University of Indonesia

Diplomas of Membership in Oral Surgery
Megan Clark
King's College London

Diplomas of Membership in Orthodontics

Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman Elsadek
Cairo University, Egypt
Mohamed Saied Mahmoud Hassan
Misr International University, Egypt

Ahmed Adel Elsayed Mekhemar
Suez Canal University, Egypt

Diplomas of Membership in Prosthodontics
Jaymit Patel
University of London

Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Noor Aftab
Sardar Begum Dental College, Pakistan

Muhammad Faisal Omarzai
Riphah International University, Pakistan

Elise Sorrell
University of Bristol

Diplomas in Clinical Dental Technology
Jennifer Cartwright
University of Central Lancashire

Diplomas in Orthodontic Therapy
Corina Ana Maria Nitu
King’s College London

Poppy Rowena Young
University of Central Lancashire

The Tyson Medal (2021)
Awarded for the most meritorious performance in the Membership in Prosthodontics Examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the UK in a given year.
Jaymit Patel
University of London

11 October - Edinburgh

Conferment of Honorary Fellowship in Surgery
Professor Henri Ronald Ford M.D. MHA FACS MAMSE FRCSEng (HON) FWACS FAAP
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, University of Miami, 
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, USA

Admission to Fellowship ad hominem
Dr Paul J. Sadler MB ChB FRCA FFICM Cert Med Ed
Postgraduate Dean, Wessex and Thames Valley
Regional Postgraduate Dean, SE, NHS England

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery 
Khalid Munir Bhatti
University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Anibe Samuel Ata
University of Calabar, Nigeria
Muhammad Zeeshan Azhar
University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Rahima Bhuiya
Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Bangladesh
Ahsan Mehmood
University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Paediatric Surgery
Mariana Oliveira E. Costa Antunes Pereira
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Hamish Ian Macdonald
University of Oxford
Nigel Yong Boon Ng
University of Aberdeen
Gabrielle Scicluna
University of Malta

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Urology
Mohammed Ali
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in Urology
Vishnu Prasad
Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India

Diplomas of Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care
Jennifer Hine
University of Liverpool
Lilian Stanley
University of Manchester
Martin Michael Weller
University of Bristol

Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Olanrewaju Adams Amusa
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Rohan Bhargava
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
Conor Boylan
University of Birmingham
Laura Elizabeth Clark
University of Edinburgh
Elmuhtadibillah Babiker Yousif Gasoma
University of Bahri, Sudan
Jabez Gnany
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Sneha Gulati
University of Delhi, India
Atizaz Ali Jan
Khyber Medical University, Pakistan
Zain Ahmed Khan
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, India
Jaime Antonio Tolibas Magalong
Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, Philippines
Kaushik H. Mahadik
Manipal University, India
Leenah Mohammed Salih Mohammed
Al Zaiem Al Azhari University, Sudan
Ahamed Sanjith Mohamed Navas
International Medical University, Malaysia
Saba Patoli
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Roeya E. Rasul
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Md. Mujibur Rahman Rony
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Irwan Bin Samsudin
Manipal University, India
Dhruv Shah
University of Baroda, India
Tarun Pratap Shah
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Nepal
Devajit Chowlek Shyam
Gauhati University, India
Nikhil Tomar 
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India 
Shaikh Mahmud Kamal Vashkar
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Diplomas in Urgent Medical Care
Babar Akbar
Khyber Medical University, Pakistan

Diplomas in Major Incident Management
Gordon McNeill
University of Glasgow 
Diplomas of Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Ajay Kumar Goel
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India
Kelechukwu Onuoha
Igbinedion University, Nigeria

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.
Conor Boylan
University of Birmingham

Admission to Fellowship in Dental Surgery ad hominem
Professor Ahmed Ghoneima MSc, PhD
Chair, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Dubai

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Orthodontics
Sukhi Kaur Atwal
The University of Manchester
Diplomas of Membership in Orthodontics
Ahmed Muhamed Esmael Saad Abusen
Alexandria University, Egypt
Ahmed Ibrahim Elgendy
Alexandria University, Egypt
Shyama Dilrukshi Herath
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Taimoor Khan
University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Mahmoud Hussein Ibrahim Ahmed Khedr
Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt
Abdulrahman Hani Sabbagh
Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Monica Guirguis Youssif Tawfik
Misr International University, Egypt

Diplomas of Membership in Paediatric Dentistry
Faisal Awadh Saeed Alobathani
King Saud University College of Dentistry, Saudi Arabia
Jenan Altaher
Kuwait University
Diplomas of Membership in Prosthodontics
Salman Hassan Pirmohamed
King's College London

Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Yashfika Abdul Bari
Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan
Natalia Alexandra Goncalves Da Costa
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Shona Mathew
Queen's University Belfast
Moumita Mukherjee
University of Calcutta, India
Vidhi Patel
The University of Manchester
Soorya Sam
University of Kerala, India
Christina Tsirigoni
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Florence Mairi Woodward-Moor
University of Leeds
Diplomas in Clinical Dental Technology
Emily Ellis
University of Central Lancashire
Margaret Wibberley
University of Central Lancashire 

Diplomas in Orthodontic Therapy
Diana Maria Giraldo Ruiz
University of Central Lancashire
Clare Anne Goldrick
University Dental Hospital Manchester
Lucy Jane Goulding
King’s College London
Lynn Rachael Nolan
King's College London
Fernanda Aparecida Simao
King's College London
Katie Alexandra Jane Thomas
University of Central Lancashire
The Tyson Medal for 2023
Awarded for the most meritorious performance in the Membership in Prosthodontics Examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the UK in a given year.
Salman Hassan Pirmohamed
King's College London

15 November - Edinburgh

Installation to the Court of Regents

Ms Branwen Jeffreys
Education Editor, BBC News

Admission to Fellowship ad hominem

Mr Mike J McKirdy FRCS Glasg
President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Consultant Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Professor Benjamin N J Thomson FRACS
Chief Surgical Advisor, Victorian Department of Health
Director of Surgical Services, HPB, Trauma and General Surgeon, 
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Fellowship in Surgery Without Examination
Dr Jose M Marchena DMD MD
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center 
Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston 

Fellowship in the Specialty of General Surgery 
Mohamed Mostafa Mostafa Abou Samra
Mansoura University, Egypt
Louise Victoria Cousins
Queen's University Belfast
Firas Abdul-Rahim El-Hanafi
University of Khartoum, Sudan
Rahul Vinay Kanitkar
Ryazan State Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Medical University, Russia

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Neurosurgery
Amr Mohamed Abdelmoneem Abdelaziz Ammar
Menoufiya University, Egypt

Diplomas of Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Sobhi Mohamad Zaher Alrazzouq
University of Aleppo, Syria
Feyidamilola Kunle-Hassan
University of Warwick

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Haroon Rehman
University of Aberdeen
Lynette Spalding
Newcastle University

Diplomas of Joint Surgical Colleges' Fellowship in General Surgery
Veerabadhran Murugan Bharath
Pondicherry University, India

Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare
Timothy Sanders
University of Wales
Emma Jayne Watts
St George’s, University of London 

Diplomas of Fellowship of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers
Haroon Rehman
University of Aberdeen

Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Ophthalmology
Mohammad Mousa Jameel Al-Azzawi
Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq

Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Otolaryngology
Faizan Shah
University of Aberdeen
Raees Vanker
Ovidius University, Romania

Intercollegiate Diplomas of Membership in Surgery in General
Jibran Abbasy
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Saif Ahmad
North-Eastern Hill University, India
Sarmad Saeed Aziz
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Amy Bryce
University of Glasgow

Waradana Himasha Ruwanmalie De Silva
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Yousra Elshoura
Cairo University, Egypt
Abdul Wahab Haider
University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Sakib Sarwat Haque
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dilaksha Gayashan Kanda Durage
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Omar Ezzat Saber Mostafa
University of Birmingham
Abhishek Neupane
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kingsley Ifeanyi Omerenma
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Muhamed Mossad Abdelrahman Muhamed Qalawena
Suez Canal University, Egypt
Hafiz Syed Zaigham Ali Shah
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Shajee Ud Din
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan

Diplomas of Membership of the International Postgraduate Deanery
Olukayode Olanrewju Abayomi
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria

Presentation of Diplomas in Urgent Medical Care
Timothy Sanders
University of Wales

Diplomas in Cardiothoracic Surgery for Surgical Care Practitioners
Rona Lee Suelo Calanao
Teesside University

Diplomas of Fellowship in the Specialty of Orthodontics
Fleur Rachel Stoops
Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

Diplomas of Membership in Endodontics
Natrah Ahmad Fuad
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Omar Atiah Alzahrani
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Rawan Faisal Eskandar
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Diplomas of Membership in Paediatric Dentistry
Norah Saleh Alnasyan
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Diplomas of Membership in Periodontics
Maja Sabalic-Schoener
University of Zagreb, Croatia

Diplomas of Membership in Prosthodontics
Hiren Vaghela
University of London

Diplomas of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Aisha Dowlut
Newcastle University
Anupama Karn
University of Leeds
Ali Nasser
Queen Mary University of London

Diplomas in Orthodontic Therapy
Melissa Allmark
University of Central Lancashire
Sudeshna Gurung
King’s College London
Leanne-Rebecca Johnson-Elsworth
University Dental Hospital of Manchester
Sophie Murray Penny
King’s College London