Qualifications: BSc (Hons) (1985), MBChB (1987), MD (1996), FRCS (Ed) (1992)
GMC Number: 3261789
Clinical Areas of Interest: Benign tumours and polyps, Bowel cancer, Colorectal resection, Early rectal cancer and Medico-legal
Regional Chapter: Oxford
Biography
Chris Cunningham has been a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in Oxford since 2000 and Associate Professor since 2018. His major areas of clinical practice are the management of rectal cancer and pelvic floor disorders. He has a has a particular interest in organ-preserving approaches in early rectal cancer through multimodal therapies including local excision (TEM and TAMIS).
He teaches and lectures on all aspects of rectal cancer management and pelvic floor disorders and has published widely on these topics*. He is co-investigator in several studies of rectal cancer management in the UK.
At a national level, he has held posts with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Association of Coloproctology of UK and Ireland, the NHS National Cancer Action Team, the Low Rectal Cancer Programme (LOREC), Department of Health LAPCO programme for training laparoscopic colorectal surgery, NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee, and the NHS Colorectal Cancer Clinical Reference Group.
*(https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris_Cunningham7