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About Gareth Bashir
Personal Profile
Gareth Bashir graduated with a degree in Medicine (MBBS) from The Medical College of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1999 with an intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular Medicine from Imperial College. He completed his House Officer posts which included supervision by Consultant Dame Professor Parveen Kumar. After completing an SHO post in the emergency department at the Royal London Hospital Gareth undertook basic surgical training on the Bart’s rotation. This was followed by a year in critical care including trauma.
Gareth then commenced his higher surgical training in the North East Thames region during which he also completed a Masters degree in Surgical Education at Imperial College. He developed an interest in colorectal and minimally invasive surgery. Having successfully passed the FRCS in 2009 he obtained CCT in February 2010. He then completed two post-CCT fellowships in colorectal surgery including a year at the world-renowned St. Mark’s Hospital. He therefore has experience in specialised colorectal surgery (inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and pelvic floor).
Surgical Experience
Gareth is fully trained in general and colorectal surgery.
His main foci are:
Hernia surgery (open & laparoscopic) including abdominal wall reconstruction.
Proctology – fistula & haemorrhoid surgery (including THD).
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Emergency general surgery
Educational Supervision & Training
Gareth is a passionate medical/surgical educator, with formal credentials, and has been involved in education since his undergraduate years.
Gareth has been responsible for clinical and educational supervision of resident doctors at all levels including Royal College appointed international senior trainees.
Gareth is currently a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Education Faculty and participates in numerous Royal College educational activities. He is the Royal College Surgical Tutor for Barts Health NHS Trust. He is also a Royal College Quality Assurance Assessor for courses, fellowships and training programmes.
Gareth is currently a member of both the ASGBI Education & Training and ASGBI Emergency General Surgery committees.
Gareth is an experienced ATLS Instructor which involves teaching, directing courses and training new instructors.
Gareth has previously been a representative on the Deanery Training Programme Management Committee and contributes to Deanery trainee interview and assessment panels.
He has held the position of Associate Professor at St. George’s University (Grenada).Gareth is also a UK Anti-Doping Educator.
Gareth has been responsible for clinical and educational supervision of resident doctors at all levels including Royal College appointed international senior trainees.
Gareth is currently a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Education Faculty and participates in numerous Royal College educational activities. He is the Royal College Surgical Tutor for Barts Health NHS Trust. He is also a Royal College Quality Assurance Assessor for courses, fellowships and training programmes.
Gareth is currently a member of both the ASGBI Education & Training and ASGBI Emergency General Surgery committees.
Gareth is an experienced ATLS Instructor which involves teaching, directing courses and training new instructors.
Gareth has previously been a representative on the Deanery Training Programme Management Committee and contributes to Deanery trainee interview and assessment panels.
He has held the position of Associate Professor at St. George’s University (Grenada).Gareth is also a UK Anti-Doping Educator.
Leadership & Teamwork
Gareth has held the position of both team leader and team player in several settings both within medical practice and also outside medicine.
He helped lead the Welsh Sabre team to the Silver Medal position in the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Gareth was Field of Play Recovery Team Leader for Fencing at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
He was the Medical Lead for the European Senior Fencing Championships in Strasbourg in 2014 and Toruń in 2017.
Gareth fully supports a collaborative teamwork approach in order to achieve common and desirable goals.
He is a proponent of crew resource management with flat hierarchies which was successfully implemented by the airline industry in the 1980s.
Gareth respects and is fully engaged in the multidisciplinary approach to surgical practice, including the central role of the patient.
Gareth enjoys working with individuals from all disciplines as he understands that forging good relationships results in a better working environment and enhanced outcomes for our patients.
Other Interests
Outside medicine Gareth is an accomplished fencer and when at elite level he represented Great Britain and Wales at world cups events, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. He won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1994.
He has an interest in scuba-diving and travel photography
He has an interest in scuba-diving and travel photography
Professional Website
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of England (Fellow)
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
British Medical Association
British Hernia Society
European Hernia Society
Hunterian Society
St. Mark’s Association
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
British Medical Association
British Hernia Society
European Hernia Society
Hunterian Society
St. Mark’s Association
