Surgeon Richard Wismayer has been awarded a doctor of philosophy following ground-breaking research in colorectal cancer, with his PhD thesis titled: ‘Molecular subtypes, risk factors and survival of colorectal adenocarcinoma patients in Uganda’, which he defended successfully in December 2023.
Dr Wismayer graduated from the University of Malta with a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degree, and after working as a medical doctor for a number of years, he moved to the UK to further his studies, research and training in surgery.
He was elected to the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Dr Wismayer was the first recipient of the Fellowship in General Surgery examination of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and was also awarded nine prestigious fellowships of the:
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, American College of Surgeons, European Board of Surgery, Royal Society of Biology; and the International College of Surgeons
His interest in gastrointestinal surgery led him to publish extensively in the field of colorectal cancer and has 70 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
He currently works as a consultant surgeon at Edinburgh City, Scotland.
