Let's Talk Surgery: The RCSEd Podcast

On 7 November, Let's Talk Surgery podcast host and Consultant Robotic Colorectal Surgeon Gregory Ekatah sat down with Professor Rowan Parks and Dr Clare McNaught prior to Dr McNaught officially taking office as the College's new President on 17 November.
Professor Parks reflected on his past three years as President, sharing highlights from this time and also looking at the challenges involved in taking on this complex and vital role.
Dr McNaught, who is the first ever female to hold the role of President in the College's 520-year history, shared her top priorities for the coming years as she steps into the role.
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Join Claire Morgan, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Deputy Chair of the College’s Patient Safety Group, and Gregory Ekatah, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and host of RCSEd’s Let’s Talk Surgery podcast, as they speak with Professor Sanjiv Sharma, Paediatric Intensive Care Consultant and Chief Medical Officer at Barts Health, about his leadership journey, challenges, and reflections on WPSD 2025.

This month Sophie Lewis (Paediatric Surgery registrar and NOTF) is joined by Ms Claire Clark (Paediatric Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh) to discuss the role of the surgeon in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 
If you haven't already be sure to listen to the Let's Talk Surgery Podcast: FRCS (Paeds) Beyond General Surgery - Paediatric Gastroenterology with Dr Paul Henderson and Sesi Hotonu for more information around the topic of IBD.

"A Coffee Room Chat in ENT", from RCSEd and ENT UK, returns with a discussion on the Art and Technique of Tip Rhinoplasty. Produced in collaboration with the British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, this episode features expert insights from Prof. Hesham Saleh and Prof Anshul Sama, introduced by Mr Amar Rajgor, ENT UK Trainee Podcast Lead, and Mr James Tysome, ENT UK Director of E-Learning.