Learn about cutting-edge surgery with us.
Plymouth Undergraduate Surgeons (PUS) is a student-led body that aims to provide, facilitate and expose students of Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry with opportunities to further their experience/interest in surgery.
We are proud to host our third surgical conference in the South West and are aiming to provide a platter of learning opportunities for all levels. We first held a Women In Surgery conference in 2016, where we focused on the issues of surgical culture and how it negatively impacts the interests of young women in pursuing a career in this demanding field. In 2017, we organised our first national Technology in Surgery conference that was aimed at cultivating the interest of students within the UK to be innovative within a surgical context.
This year, we hope to explore how technology has, and is, currently shaping the practice of surgery globally. The Royal College of Surgeons has recognised this as a hot topic and recently set up an independent commission to look into innovations that are changing surgical provision and to evaluate their effectiveness, value and impact on patient care. You can learn more about the Commission on the Future of Surgery here!
Our Patron.
Mr Somaiah Aroori is one of the four consultant HPB surgeons in one of the busiest HPB unit in the UK who perform more than 250 complex benign and malignant HPB cases. He has a special interest in laparoscopic liver and pancreatic surgery. He has performed several complex liver and pancreatic surgery since his consultant appointment in 2011 including 185 liver resections, 150 pancreatic resection, over 400 gallbladder operations, over 150 laparoscopic inguinal hernia operations, 80 kidney transplants, 40 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies, and over 1000 other surgeries.