Nuno Figueiredo MD, PhD, FRCS

Prof. Nuno Figueiredo has been Head of the Champalimaud Surgical Center since it opened in 2015, as well as continuing his role as an internationally renowned colorectal surgeon. Prof. Figueiredo began his career in earnest as a member of the Kidney Transplant Team at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon, after studying for his Medical Degree and PhD at Lisbon University, and becoming a Lecturer of Surgery at the same institution.

Following his Fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery, which he undertook in Belgium, and a one-year position as Honorary Consultant Surgeon in the Minimally Invasive Colorectal Unit of Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (where he obtained the certification of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon in accordance with National Training Standards UK), he became a certified robotic surgeon in December 2015.