Surgery | NIHR

Summary

We oversee surgical research across all the surgical disciplines including:

breast
cardiothoracic
colorectal
general
head and neck
hepatobiliary
neurosurgery
orthopaedics
plastics and hand
transplantation
trauma/emergency
upper gastrointestinal
urology
vascular

We deliver complex interventional trials. These include the evaluation of new devices and techniques, as well as studies which include surgical interventions.

National specialty leads

The Clinical Research Network (CRN) National Specialty Leads are:

Professor Thomas Pinkney - surgery
Mr Dale Vimalachandran - surgical oncology

Funding opportunities / funding calls

See the latest funding opportunities for surgery research

Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme

If you’re a healthcare professional, you could be eligible for our Associate PI Scheme

Help with research

Through the Clinical Research Network (CRN), you can get help with:

planning and delivering your research to achieve the greatest impact
recruiting patients for your study
costs for your study, if you are eligible. This could include money for extra staff, facilities or equipment

Find out more about the Services to support study delivery