Mohammed Asif Chaudry is an upper gastrointestinal surgeon in London with an interest in gastrointestinal cancer. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford where he was awarded a scholarship and gained MA, BM BCh degrees from Oxford University with distinction in 1999. His subsequent postgraduate training was in Oxford and London. His principal research interest is the tumour antigen EpCAM, its involvement in tumour establishment and metastasis as well as its
potential as a target for immunotherapy. He was the chair of the cancer sessions at the International Drug Discovery Science and Technology Conference, held in Beijing and Xian, China in 2007 and 2008, and he has worked on various relief projects with Doctors Worldwide. He was one of the founders of the
City Circle, Careers and Mentoring Project, and has contributed numerous chapters for various medical publications.


Sri Thrumurthy is a core surgical trainee within the London Deanery. He attained his primary medical degree with honours from the University of Manchester in 2010, and his MRCS diploma the following year. He maintains a keen interest in surgical education, teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate surgical courses, and has authored numerous books and peer-reviewed journal articles relating to surgical education.


Muntzer Mughal is Honorary Clinical Professor in Surgery, Consultant Surgeon and Head of Upper Gastrointestinal Services at the University College Hospitals, London. He specialises in oesophago-gastric surgery including benign and malignant disease. He is also joint Oesophago-gastric Pathways Director for London Cancer and a member of the NHS England Clinical Reference Group for oesophago-gastric cancer. He is on the panel of examiners for the Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery
and a member of Invited Review Panel of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In the past he has served as a member of the Appraisal Committee of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Research for Patient Benefit Committee of the NIHR. In the North West, he also served as
President of the Manchester Regional Association of Surgeons, President of the Surgical Section of the Manchester Medical Society and as the Royal College Regional Specialty Advisor for General Surgery.

The ideal quick-reference guide for the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in upper gastrointestinal surgery will face, containing a wealth of evidence-based expert advice as well as practical, highly-illustrated coverage of operative techniques.

1: Gastric anatomy and physiology

Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery serves as a detailed, evidence-based guide to benign and malignant oesophageal and gastric surgery, covering in a practical and accessible manner the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in the area will face. Whilst its compact size allows it great portability as a 'pocket guide', its succinct writing style gives the reader excellent ease of reference and a thorough 'how-to' on all major surgical
processes. A comprehensive, highly topical evidence base is supplemented by a wealth of expert advice, which is easily accessed as practical tips within clearly laid out chapters. This makes the book an ideal revision aid for the FRCS General Surgery exit examinations, although its breadth and depth of coverage will
benefit new consultant surgeons as well as junior surgical trainees. Highly illustrated with over 110 line drawings and photographs, it is the ideal volume to refresh the memory and consolidate knowledge in clinic or before surgery.