Mr Ibnauf Suliman

Mr Ibnauf Suliman is a Colorectal and General surgeon consultant at the Royal Free Hospital. He has specialist interests in: • Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery • Colorectal cancer • Inflammatory bowel disease • Proctology • Elective and emergency general surgery He completed his advanced surgical specialist registrar training at the London Deanery rotating through University College, the Royal Free and the Royal London Hospitals. He then completed a Laparoscopic fellowship in Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, Pelvic floor fellowship at the The Royal London Hospital, and a Robotic and Pelvic Exenteration fellowship at The Royal Marsden Hospital. He also spent time at the Cleveland Clinic learning HiPEC for advanced peritoneal cancers furthering his surgical training. Following this, he joined the Royal Free London NHS Trust as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in 2018. During his time at University College London and the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, he undertook a Doctorate of Medicine and his medical research interest was finding novel bowel cancer screening methods, in every effort to improve outcomes for his patients. He has published and presented internationally in this field and gained a research prize from University College London. As part of his busy clinical practice, he is the current chair of the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team and has a strong interest in promoting minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He also performs surgical procedures for kindly advanced cancers and endometriosis. He is keen to identify colorectal pathologies early and performs regular endoscopy sessions. His leadership roles range from governance and audit lead, deputy clinical lead, colorectal robotic lead, enhanced recovery lead and emergency laparotomy pathway lead. He is also actively involved in the education of junior surgeons and is an examiner at UCL Medical School.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2005–2011
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

2. 2011–2015
   Residency · General Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

3. 2015–2016
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Mayo Clinic, US

1. 2015-09–2016-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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Selected publications

1. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Ibnauf Suliman, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.6436/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 138

2. European registry analysis of General Surgery outcomes

   Mr Ibnauf Suliman, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.1472/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 200

3. Outcomes of General Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Ibnauf Suliman, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.9394/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 94

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