Winter 2017

Why I decided to become a...vascular surgeon

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Consultant vascular surgeon and associate professor in surgery at the University of Oxford, Ashok Handa, recounts what drew him to a 'very rewarding and technically challenging' profession.

The future of vascular surgery is bright.

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Professor Ashok Handa
Consultant vascular surgeon

Professor Handa is a consultant vascular surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, based at the John Radcliffe Infirmary. His academic roles include Director of Surgical Education at the University of Oxford and he is Associate Professor in Surgery. He is a Fellow by Special Election in medicine at St Catherine's College and a co-director of the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care. He is also a member of council of the MDU.