the people Helping create new hope

Mr Giles Bond-Smith studied medicine at university college London medical school. He then went on to carry out his surgical training throughout London whilst being based at St Bartholomew’s and the royal London hospitals.

Mr bond-smith completed the surgical training programme in general surgery with specialist interests in HPB surgery and emergency/trauma surgery.

Mr bond-smith has taken a substantive consultant surgeon post at oxford university hospitals NHS foundation trust.

Since arriving in Oxford Mr Bond-Smith still maintains his interest in HPB surgery and is now the clinical lead for emergency surgery in oxford.one aspect of the role of clinical lead for emergency surgery is promoting change and research to better improve outcomes in patient care. This is something that Mr Bond-Smith has taken to heart and has positively improved the experience for HPB and emergency surgery patients under his units care.

Mr bond-smith is the regional surgical advisor for the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh, regional surgical advisor for the association of surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and secretary of the national forum of acute surgeons.

Mr Robert Hutchins trained in liver and pancreatic surgery at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge, Hammersmith hospital, Royal Free hospital and the Royal Marsden hospital.

He is a fellow of the royal college of surgeons of England and studied for a master’s degree in the molecular biology of bile duct cancers at the University of London.

He has previously been part of the national cancer research institute upper GI board and a member of the national peer review team looking at quality control in HPB surgery in the UK.

He is currently lead for HPB surgery at the Royal London hospital and has been a consultant HPB surgeon since 2001. Rob Hutchins qualified from the medical college of St Bartholomew's hospital.

Born and raised in Thurrock in Essex, Dan graduated from University College London medical school in 1999 with degrees in medicine and physiology.

Since then, he has worked as a psychiatrist in the NHS and private sector, in general adult and forensic psychiatry.

He is currently employed as an associate specialist with the East London NHS foundation trust.He was one of the original founder members of lap research.

He lives in East London with his wife and daughter.

Dr William Alazawi is a consultant hepatologist and reader in liver medicine. He qualified from Cambridge University and trained at Addenbrooke’s, Hammersmith, Royal London and King’s College hospitals.

He looks after patients with a broad range of liver diseases, with particular focus on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Will runs a thriving research group which studies the mechanisms and potential treatments for liver disease.He has published widely with papers in the British Medical Journal, Nature medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and is a reviewer and editor for leading medical journals.

He has won numerous prizes including the physician scientist award of the European association for the study of the liver, young investigator award from the association of physicians and a new investigator research grant from the medical research council.

I grew up in a family of educators. My mother was a violinist and music teacher, and my father, a leader in the advancement of campus life programs. Their example instilled in me a deep respect for scholarship and an affinity for environments where learning happens.

The most interesting aspect of architecture, for me, is crafting spaces that respond to the activity patterns of their occupants.

My innate appreciation for the way people interact, learn, and create is what’s steered my focus in higher education work.

The dual challenge in designing learning environments is to create memorable spaces that are tailored to their communities, while still flexible enough to evolve as institutional programs and priorities change.

Whether it’s big-picture planning, detailed programming, complex problem solving, or creating a bold design gesture, my goal is to build environments that reflect community culture, and respond to the way people live, work, and learn.