Mr Chelliah SelvasekarColorectal Surgery · Manchester
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About

Chelliah Selvasekar Consultant colorectal and general surgeon.

Qualifications
MBBS · MD · FRCS Ed (Gen) · MBA
Registration
GMC 4452474
Languages
English and Tamil
Mr Chelliah Selvasekar

Training & appointments

From Tamil Nadu to The Christie.

  1. 1994
    Qualified in medicineTamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India
  2. Training
    General & colorectal surgerySpecialist training in the North West of England
  3. 2004
    Doctorate of Medicine (MD)University College London — research into premalignant colorectal conditions
  4. Fellowship
    Advanced colorectal surgeryMayo Clinic, United StatesA year of clinical colorectal fellowship at Rochester, Minnesota, rotating through eight colorectal surgeons
  5. 2007
    Consultant, general & colorectal surgeryMid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton HospitalWhere I set up minimal-access colorectal surgery with a colleague
  6. 2011
    Consultant, colorectal surgeryThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
  7. 2013
    Research and Education AwardThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust
  8. 2015
    MBAKeele University
  9. Professorship
    Wade Professor of Surgical StudiesRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh · Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
  10. 2025–27
    PresidentAssociation of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Teaching, examining & research

Training the surgeons who come next.

I teach this surgery to other surgeons — as a national trainer in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, and as Wade Professor of Surgical Studies at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Teaching

  • Wade Professor of Surgical StudiesRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • National trainer, laparoscopic colorectal surgeryDepartment of Health training programme
  • Honorary Senior LecturerUniversity of Manchester
  • Deputy Dean, International Postgraduate DeaneryRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Honorary Clinical ProfessorEdge Hill University

The College & examining

  • Council MemberRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Convener of EducationRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • ExaminerRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyRecognition for teaching in higher education

Research

  • Doctorate of MedicineUniversity College London — research into premalignant colorectal conditions
  • Travelling fellowshipsIRCAD, Strasbourg · the University of Chicago · St Mary's Hospital, Seoul
  • Research interestsImproving surgical quality, and outcome measures in surgery

Member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · the Association of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (President, 2025–2027) · the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons · the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

NHS

At The Christie.

Alongside my private practice I am a consultant colorectal surgeon at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.

  • Consultant since 2011Colorectal surgery at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Minimal-access surgery, first at LeightonSet up with a colleague at Leighton Hospital, Crewe, before setting up a similar service at The Christie.
  • Laparoscopic and robotic surgeryFor benign and malignant colorectal conditions.
  • Research and Education Award, 2013The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

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