Mr Noel Aruparayil
- Position: NIHR Clinical Research Fellow - Global Surgery
- Areas of expertise: Minimal invasive abdominal surgery; Surgical education & training in LMICs
- Email: N.K.Aruparayil@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 7.19 Clinical Sciences Building
- Website: | Twitter | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
- Out of Programme Research (OOPR) from Higher Surgical Training (General Surgery) with NIHR-funded Global Health Research Group - Surgical Technologies.
- Co-Primary Investigator on projects to evaluate training and outcomes of gasless laparoscopic surgery in Rural North-East India
- PhD on developing a framework for adoption and implementation of laparoscopic surgery in LMICs
- Surgical trainee – HEE, Yorkshire and Humber
Responsibilities
- Supervision for BSc students and AFP projects in Global Surgery
Research interests
I am working closely with the following teams:
- Academic Unit of Health Economics we are exploring the cost-effectiveness of this technique.
- Clinical Trials Research Unit - setting up GILLS Registry to inform future feasibility studies and trials
- Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development - qualitative studies in access to surgery and evaluating a training programme for GILLS technique
- School of Mechanical Engineering/School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering - improving GILLS lift device design and constructing low-cost laparoscopic simulators
Qualifications
- M.D (Hons)
- MRCSEd
- PGCert in Health Research
Professional memberships
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Medical Protection Society
Student education
Co-supervisor for BSc/MSc projects and AFP placements on Global Surgery related topics
Research groups and institutes
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's