King's Health Partners
Centre for Academic Surgery
Academic Surgical Grand Round

Join our innovative and dynamic lecture series informing practising surgeons, undergraduate and postgraduate trainees who aspire to be surgeons, along with allied healthcare professionals who support day-to-day work, about the latest themes in surgery.

Our Grand Rounds provide an opportunity for our surgical community to come together and network, develop friendships and relationships with national and international colleagues, present high-quality research and inform others of progress in their specialist field. For a full list of upcoming dates and topics, please visit the King's Health Partners website.

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Join us on Tuesday 8 December 2026 for a special end-of-year Grand Round, delivered in partnership with the King’s Centre for Academic Surgery, on the theme "The future of surgery: training, innovation and the surgical profession".

As our guest lecturer, we are delighted to welcome Mr Tim Lane, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Mr Lane will share his perspectives on the future of surgery, including the challenges and opportunities facing surgical training, academic careers and the profession as it adapts to emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence.

The lecture will be followed by a moderated Q&A and networking reception, offering attendees the opportunity to continue the discussion with peers and colleagues from across King's Health Partners.

Chair & Moderator: Prof. Bijan Modarai, Professor of Surgery, King's Health Partners

Bulkley-Barry-Cooper Lecture

Mr Tim Lane, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Tim Lane graduated from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. After basic surgical training at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ he completed his higher surgical training at the Institute of Urology in North London. During this time, he spent two years as a HEFCE funded Clinical Lecturer at Bart’s Hospital examining the role of chromosomal translocations in urological cancers for which he was awarded the Bard Medal (BAUS) CE Alken Prize (International) and Sir Geoffrey Chisholm Prize (RSM). He has been Chair of the Court of Examiners, Editor-in-Chief of Surgery International, Urology News and the Annals of the RCS England. For the last 20 years he has been a Consultant Urologist at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage where his interests have been in robotic surgery and surgical oncology. In July 2026 he became the first Member elected President in the history of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He continues to work exclusively as an NHS Consultant Surgeon in addition to his new found College responsibilities. He is married with family and when not at work can most likely be found birdwatching on the north Norfolk coast.

Event timings

15:30 - 15:45   Arrivals

15:45 - 15:50   Welcome and introductions - Prof Bijan Modarai

15:50 - 16:10   Bulkley Barry Cooper Lecture - Mr Tim Lane

16:10 - 16:45   Moderated discussion and Q&A

16:45 - 17:30   Networking reception

Important information

Eligibility: This event is open to King's Health Partners staff and students, as well as members of the wider medical, healthcare, academic, biomedical and scientific communities. Due to venue restrictions, the event is not open to members of the general public.

Please note that all forms of photography, filming and social media are prohibited within the venue.

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Don't miss this opportunity to join us for an enlightening evening and be a part of our thriving surgical community.

For more information on our Bulkley-Barry-Cooper Lecture series and other areas of our Academic Surgery programme, please visit the King's Health Partners website. You can also find links to the recordings from previous Grand Rounds on the Learning Hub.