Mr Duff is a consultant colorectal surgeon with particular expertise in the management of advanced rectal cancer and performing exenterative surgery Image Mr Michael Duff - Colorectal Unit/ Western General Hospital Consultant colorectal surgeon Colorectal Unit Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Contact details Clinical Secretary: 0131 537 1423 Appointments and Activities Current: He was appointed to the current post in 2014. He is working with oncology, urology, gynaecology and plastic surgery colleagues to develop the Western General Hospital as a Centre for Excellence in management of advanced pelvic malignancy. He receives referrals from throughout Scotland and abroad. Past: Undergraduate and early post-graduate training in Dublin. MCh Thesis on tumour immunology working with Professor John Daly, Cornell University, New York. 2000 – 2002. Higher Surgical Training in Edinburgh - 2002 - 2008. Fellowship in exenterative surgery with Professor Michael Solomon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney – 2008-2009. Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow 2009-2014. Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 2014 - Qualifications Bachelor in Medicine (MB BCh BAO), University College Dublin, 1996 Masters in Anatomy (MMedSci), University College Dublin, 1998 Master in Surgery (MCh), University College Dublin, 2005 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS (Colorectal), 2007 Publications Banwell VC, Phillips HA, Duff MJ, Speake D, McLean C, Williams LJ, He Y, Paterson HM. Five-year oncological outcomes after selective neoadjuvant radiotherapy for resectable rectal cancer. Acta Oncol. 2019 Jun 25:1-6. This article was published on 2024-02-06