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| Kamran AhmedSummaryAffiliation: Imperial College Country: UK Publications
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Assessment of specialists in cardiovascular practiceKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, UK
Nat Rev Cardiol 6:659-67. 2009....- Recertification: What do specialists think about skill assessment?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK Electronic address
Surgeon 11:120-4. 2013..This study explores expert opinions regarding objective skills assessment for specialists within the framework of recertification... - Assessing the cost effectiveness of robotics in urological surgery - a systematic reviewKamran Ahmed
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, UK
BJU Int 110:1544-56. 2012..These three procedures were assessed for cost efficiency in the form of direct as well as indirect costs that could arise from length of surgery, hospital stay, complications, learning curve and postoperative outcomes... - How to develop a simulation programme in urologyKamran Ahmed
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, UK
BJU Int 108:1698-702. 2011..We concludes that more educational research into the outcomes of integrated urology curricula followed by trainee/trainer opinion surveys will help address some of these criteria... - Development of a surgical educational research program-fundamental principles and challengesKamran Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
J Surg Res 167:298-305. 2011..This article aims to identify the components involved in educational research and describes the challenges as well as solutions to establishing a high quality surgical educational research program... - Specialist anatomy: Is the structure of teaching adequate?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Surgeon 9:312-7. 2011..A knowledge and understanding of specialist anatomy, which includes radiological, laparoscopic, endoscopic and endovascular anatomy is essential for interpretation of imaging and development of procedural skills... - Is the structure of anatomy curriculum adequate for safe medical practice?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Surgeon 8:318-24. 2010..In the current setting of ever-changing diagnostic and treatment modalities, the opinion of both students and trainers is crucial for the design of an anatomy curriculum which fulfils the criteria required for safe medical practice... - The role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic reviewKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
Surg Endosc 25:378-96. 2011..This review aimed to determine the role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in abdominal and pelvic operations... - Role of virtual reality simulation in teaching and assessing technical skills in endovascular interventionKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Fl, QEQM Bldg, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed St, London, W2 1NY, England
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:55-66. 2010..Before inclusion into the curriculum, further work is needed regarding fidelity, validity, reliability, and design of simulators to ensure accurate transfer of acquired endovascular skills from simulator to patient... - What does competence entail in interventional radiology?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 33:3-10. 2010..This paper gives an overview of the skills required to be a competent interventional radiologist along with a succinct introduction to methods of assessment of technical and non-technical skills... - What is the current status of revalidation in urology?Kamran Ahmed
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 108:1248-53. 2011..Further research is needed to develop and implement evidence-based structured programmes of revalidation that consider the holistic needs of modern urologists... - Current status of robotic assisted pelvic surgery and future developmentsKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Int J Surg 7:431-40. 2009..The aim of this review is to assess the role of robotics in pelvic surgery in terms of outcomes. We have also highlighted the issues related to training and future development of robotic systems... - Effectiveness of procedural simulation in urology: a systematic reviewKamran Ahmed
Medical Research Council Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Guy s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Urol 186:26-34. 2011..The feasibility, validity, cost-effectiveness, reliability and educational impact of the simulators were also evaluated... - Assessment and maintenance of competence in urologyKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Nat Rev Urol 7:403-13. 2010..For specialists, the benefits of teaching through mentorship should be evaluated, and outcome-based assessment of patient morbidity and mortality needs to be further developed and validated... - Urethral diverticular carcinoma: an overview of current trends in diagnosis and managementKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, 10th Floor QEQM Building, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK
Int Urol Nephrol 42:331-41. 2010..To review the management of female urethral diverticular tumours, and rationalize treatment protocols... - A systematic quantitative assessment of risks associated with poor communication in surgical careKamal Nagpal
Clinical Safety Research Unit, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Building, St Mary s Hospital, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Arch Surg 145:582-8. 2010..Health care failure mode and effect analysis identifies critical processes prone to information transfer and communication failures and suggests interventions to improve these failures... - Current status of robot-assisted partial nephrectomyRishma Gohil
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, London, UK
BJU Int 110:1602-6. 2012..The oncological outcomes and disease-free survival of partial nephrectomy have been found to be equivalent to open partial nephrectomy [1-4]... - Current status of validation for robotic surgery simulators - a systematic reviewHamid Abboudi
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London
BJU Int 111:194-205. 2013..More research is needed to validate simulated environments further and investigate the effectiveness of animal and cadaveric training in robotic surgery... - A competency framework in cardiothoracic surgery for training and revalidation - an international comparisonTim T Wang
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 40:816-25. 2011..Challenges to the implementation of such curricula and potential solutions are explored. Patient safety remains the ultimate aim to ensure excellence of both competency and performance... - Assessment of anatomical knowledge for clinical practice: perceptions of clinicians and studentsSimon Rowland
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
Surg Radiol Anat 33:263-9. 2011.... - Meta-analysis of organ damage after conversion from off-pump coronary artery bypass proceduresDayal Mukherjee
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Ann Thorac Surg 92:755-61. 2011..The underlying mechanisms need to be urgently elucidated. Prevention and treatment protocols for conversion warrant serious consideration and the risk of conversion may need to be discussed when obtaining informed patient consent... - Development and implementation of centralized simulation training: evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and construct validityMohammad Shamim Khan
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 111:518-23. 2013..This program incorporated training of both technical (synthetic, animal and virtual reality models) and non-technical skills (simulated operating theatres)... 
How can we build mentorship in surgeons of the future?Vanash M Patel
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, UK
ANZ J Surg 81:418-24. 2011..In the past, surgical training has been based on traditional apprenticeship model of mentoring. To cope with the rapidly changing environment of modern surgery, the mentoring process may require significant modernization...- Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysisKamal Nagpal
Imperial College London, London, UK
Surg Endosc 24:1621-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to utilize meta-analysis to compare outcomes of open esophagectomy with those of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIE)... 
Face, content and construct validity of a virtual reality simulator for robotic surgery (SEP Robot)Andrea Gavazzi
Urology Centre, uy s Hospital, King s College London, King s Health Partners, London, UK
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 93:152-6. 2011..This study aims to establish face, content and construct validation of the SEP Robot (SimSurgery, Oslo, Norway) in order to determine its value as a training tool...- Standard versus tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic reviewTarik Amer
Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, London, UK
Urol Int 88:373-82. 2012..This article systematically analyses comparative studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus standard PCNL... - Intra-operative conversion is a cause of masked mortality in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a meta-analysisDayal Mukherjee
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 41:291-9. 2012..The risk of conversion should be discussed when obtaining the patient's informed consent and its prevention warrants serious consideration by cardiac surgeons and cardiac surgical training programmes... - Conversion and safety in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a system failure that needs re-emphasisDayal Mukherjee
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s and Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
Ann Thorac Surg 91:630-9. 2011..Several causes and predictors of conversion are reported in published literature. This article aims to examine the phenomenon of conversion in off-pump coronary artery bypass and proposes a framework for its prevention... - Observational tools for assessment of procedural skills: a systematic reviewKamran Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, UK
Am J Surg 202:469-480.e6. 2011..The aim of this study was to identify observational tools for technical skill assessment, to assess characteristics of these tools, and to assess their usefulness for assessment... - The surgeon as educator: fundamentals of faculty training in surgical specialtiesNuzhath Khan
Medical Research Council Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 111:171-8. 2013..The aim of faculty training or development is to increase knowledge and skills in teaching, research and administration of faculty members... - Decision making in urological surgeryHamid Abboudi
MRC Centre for Transplantation, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King s Health Partners, King s College London, London, UK
Int Urol Nephrol 44:701-10. 2012..The majority of surgical errors are now known to be due to errors in judgment and decision making as opposed to the technical aspects of the craft... - Evidence-based surgery: barriers, solutions, and the role of evidence synthesisGeorge Garas
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother QEQM Building, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, W2 1NY, UK
World J Surg 36:1723-31. 2012..Subsequently, the analysis of data through meta-analysis and evidence synthesis is particularly difficult... - "Blowing up the barriers" in surgical training: exploring and validating the concept of distributed simulationEva Kassab
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, United Kingtom
Ann Surg 254:1059-65. 2011..To explore face, content and construct validity of Distributed Simulation (DS), an innovative approach to low-cost, high-fidelity surgical simulation and compare technical performance in the DS with that on a standard surgical box trainer... - An evaluation of information transfer through the continuum of surgical care: a feasibility studyKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Centre for Patient Safety and Surgical Quality, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:402-7. 2010..To evaluate information transfer and communication (ITC) across the surgical care pathway with the use of Information Transfer and Communication Assessment Tool for Surgery (ITCAS)... - Urology training: past, present and futureRishma Gohil
Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 109:1444-8. 2012..To optimize patient care, training programmes must evolve, taking into account several key issues and in accordance with advances in urological care... - Quality-of-care framework in urological cancers: where do we stand?Tim T Wang
National Institute for Health Research, Biomedical Research Centre, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 109:1436-43. 2012..Pursuit of quality improvement schemes require significant investment and need to be weighed against current budgetary constraints... - The association between preoperative pain catastrophizing and postoperative pain intensity in cardiac surgery patientsReenam S Khan
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Pain Med 13:820-7. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term association between preoperative psychological variables (pain catastrophizing, anxiety, and depression) and postoperative pain in a sample of cardiac surgery patients... - Leadership in cardiac surgeryChristopher Rao
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, UK
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 39:905-11. 2011..While we anticipate that exceptional individuals will continue to shape the future of our specialty, the creation of robust structures to deliver collective leadership in these key areas is of paramount importance... - How has healthcare research performance been assessed?: a systematic reviewVanash M Patel
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, UK
J R Soc Med 104:251-61. 2011..The ultimate aim of utilizing healthcare research indicators is to create a culture of measuring research performance to support the translation of research into greater societal and economic impact... - Does patent foramen ovale closure have an anti-arrhythmic effect? A meta-analysisOmar A Jarral
Surgical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor QEQM Building, St Mary s Hospital, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Int J Cardiol 153:4-9. 2011..Atrial tachyarrhythmias are associated with patent foramen ovale. The objective was to determine the anti-arrhythmic effect of patent foramen ovale closure on pre-existing atrial tachyarrhythmias... - Management of cystinuric patients: an observational, retrospective, single-centre analysisKamran Ahmed
Department of Urology, Guy and St Thomas NHS Trust, GKT School of Medicine, London, UK
Urol Int 80:141-4. 2008..A critical appraisal of the management of patients with cystine stones treated in our unit in the past 6 years and to analyze the outcome of multimodality therapies... - Does nephrectomy of failed allograft influence graft survival after re-transplantation?Nadeem Ahmad
Department of Transplantation, Guy s Hospital, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:639-42. 2009..The aim of the study was to determine the effect of removal of a failed kidney allograft on the outcome of subsequent transplant... - What does leadership in surgery entail?Vanash M Patel
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, UK
ANZ J Surg 80:876-83. 2010.... - Metabolic surgery and cancer: protective effects of bariatric proceduresHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, England
Cancer 117:1788-99. 2011..It may also offer novel treatment strategies in the management of tumor generation and growth... - Development and content validation of a surgical safety checklist for operating theatres that use robotic technologyKamran Ahmed
MRC Centre for Transplantation, King s College London, King s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
BJU Int 111:1161-74. 2013..To identify and assess potential hazards in robot-assisted urological surgery. To develop a comprehensive checklist to be used in operating theatres with robotic technology... - Catastrophizing: a predictive factor for postoperative painReenam S Khan
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, 10th Floor QEQM Building, London W2 1NY, UK
Am J Surg 201:122-31. 2011..This article describes the concept of pain catastrophizing, its association with postsurgical pain, and its potential role in the management of postsurgical pain and postsurgical quality of life... - Tablet based simulation provides a new solution to accessing laparoscopic skills trainingAli Nehme Bahsoun
Medical Research Council MRC Center for Transplantation, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Guy s Hospital, King s College London, King s Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
J Surg Educ 70:161-3. 2013..We set out to build an inexpensive yet effective trainer to allow laparoscopic skill acquisition in the home or classroom environment based on using a tablet as a replacement for the laparoscopic stack and camera... - Postpartum spontaneous colonic perforation due to antiphospholipid syndromeKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
World J Gastroenterol 15:502-5. 2009..This should include full anticoagulation in the puerperium and frequent doppler ultrasound monitoring of uterine and umbilical arteries to detect complications such as pre-eclampsia and placental insufficiency... - Low-grade phyllodes tumor of the seminal vesicle treated with laparoscopic excisionMohammad S Khan
Department of Urology, First Floor, Thomas Guy s House, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
Nat Clin Pract Urol 4:395-400. 2007..A 43-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of hematospermia and dull ache in the left testis. On physical examination he had left epididymal tenderness and a normal digital rectal examination... - Surgery for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation - which mitral intervention?Michael O Murphy
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, W2 1NY, UK
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 9:587-97. 2011..There is no convincing evidence that repair is superior to replacement, and there is the possibility that the literature has been biased against replacement as the treatment of choice... - Diagnosis and management of acute traumatic arteriovenous fistulaKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, London
Int J Angiol 17:214-6. 2008..The authors suggest that duplex imaging together with arteriography, where appropriate, should be performed routinely when penetrating wounds are in close proximity to major vessels despite a normal clinical neurovascular examination... - When harvested for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, does a skeletonized or pedicled radial artery improve conduit patency?Erden Ali
Department of Biosurgery Surgical Technology and Surgical Epidemiology Unit, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:289-92. 2010..The remaining two non-comparative studies support the above conclusion... - Adenocarcinoma of the appendix presenting as bilateral ureteric obstructionKamran Ahmed
Department of General Surgery, St Thomas Hospital, London, UK
World J Surg Oncol 6:23. 2008..These presentations reflect various stages of a locally expanding tumour causing luminal obstruction of appendix. The investigation and subsequent management with a review of the literature is presented... - Living-unrelated donor renal transplantation: an alternative to living-related donor transplantation?Nadeem Ahmad
Department of Transplantation, Guy s and St Thomas Hospitals and GKT School of Medicine, London, UK
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 90:247-50. 2008..An increasing number of living-unrelated, kidney donor transplants are being performed in our unit. We present a comparison of living-unrelated (LURD) and living-related donor (LRD) renal transplant outcomes and analyse influencing factors... - Cystine calculi: challenging group of stonesKamran Ahmed
Department of Urology, Guy s Hospital, Guy s and St Thomas and GKT School of Medicine, London, UK
Postgrad Med J 82:799-801. 2006..Owing to recurrent episodes of stone formation, these patients require a multi-modal approach to management. The role of medical management and minimally invasive surgery was reviewed for the treatment of cystinuria...