Chris Rao

Chris Rao is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust since May 2022. Additionally, Chris is a member of the appeal panel for technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies at NICE since August 2016 and serves as an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London since October 2006. Previous roles include an Advanced Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Post-CCT Colorectal Fellowship at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Chris has extensive surgical training and experience through various positions in NHS trusts and has contributed to academic research as an Academic Clinical Fellow with the NIHR. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering, FRCS (Gen) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, an MBBS, and a BSc(Hons) in Healthcare Management from Imperial College London.