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BSc (Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCS

Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Mr Isherwood is a consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon (HPB).  He is originally from Kenya and has completed his education in Kenya, South Africa and the UK. He was awarded first-class honours for his intercalated BSc in Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, which he undertook whilst completing medical training at the University of Leicester. He secured a national specialist training number in 2014 and in addition to this was awarded a competitive National Institute of Healthcare Research Academic Clinical Fellow position. His research focused on micro RNA changes in patients with oesophageal cancer treated with intravenous omega 3 and was conducted in collaboration with the Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. 

Mr Isherwood was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 2017 for his thesis entitled: “A pilot study investigating specific immune regulatory cells and microRNA in patients with advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma treated with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion and Gemcitabine” under the guidance of Professor Ashley Dennison. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2021 and has completed a transplant placement in Cambridge which hosts the largest and only comprehensive adult multi-organ transplant programme in the UK. 

He is currently an East Midlands Clinical Senate Leadership and Management Fellow. As part of this role, he actively participated in senate reviews, reorganisation, and commissioning group tasks and clinical advisory groups. In addition as part of this fellowship, he is completing a proactive review into the barriers to implementation to Artificial Intelligence in the Midlands, which will highlight the local issues with Artificial Intelligence implementation and provide a framework for local adoption and integration. 

Mr Isherwood is also a lecturer at the University of Leicester and is passionate about teaching. He has partaken in various teaching courses and workshops throughout his career. He has initiated several novel teaching schemes across a spectrum of clinical disciplines with excellent feedback that have been subsequently published. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has one book chapter and in addition, he has presented extensively at international, national, and regional conferences. Mr Isherwood is committed to quality improvement with extensive experience of audit. He has been awarded several prizes and has been awarded the prestigious 2021 ASGBI and Pancreas Cancer UK national travelling fellowship that will support his visit to two international units to learn advanced HPB skills and he will bring back innovative and advanced skills to the Leicester population.

Outside of work Mr Isherwood enjoys cycling, hiking, and travelling.