External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Ealing Hospital, London North West University Healthcare Trust
Research interests
I have published research in peer-reviewed journals, as well as two textbooks; 'A history of Surgery' and 'Cracking the General Surgical Interviews for ST3'
Full details of my research can be found on my researchgate page
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sala-Abdalla
Personal interests
I love playing badminton and football. I also enjoy gardening and I grow a variety of vegetables from seed!
Awards received
Global Surgery Award - awarded by ASiT in 2019
Volunteer of the Year Award - awarded by Charity Today Awards in 2023
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Full details of my research can be found at researchgate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sala-Abdalla
A Summary of Publications up to 2018 is listed below:
1. Public awareness campaign on risks of accessing weight loss surgery overseas is crucial
2. OGBN P27 Outcome of specialist-led urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease at a London District General Hospital
3. OGBN P07 Is Emergency Cholecystectomy safe in the oldest old? A 10-year, single institution Retrospective study Nov 2023
4. Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm Mar 2023
5. P-109 A RETROSPECTIVE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL USE OF PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN ELECTIVE VENTRAL HERNIA SURGERY AS COMPARED TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES Oct 2022
6. Surgeons and pregnancy May 2022
7. Cracking the General Surgical Interviews for ST3 Jan 2022
8. 1412 De Garengeot's Hernia Complicated by Perforated Appendicitis and Groin Abscess: Report of A Rare Surgical Emergency Oct 2021
9. Splenocystojejunostomy for the treatment of a symptomatic splenic pseudocyst Jun 2021
10. Further Abstracts Presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 14 th December 2017 at Queens Hospital, Burton on Trent, United Kingdom Dec 2020
11. Comparison of Surgeon Gaze Behaviour Against Objective Skill Assessment in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy-a Prospective Cohort Study Aug 2020
12. A reflection on the plight of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities during the COVID-19 pandemic Royal College of Surgeons of England - blogs Jul 2020
13. Laparoscopic resection of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour in a Meckel's diverticulum Oct 2019
14. A History of Surgery 2018
15. Early and Late Closure of Loop Ileostomies: A Retrospective Comparative Outcomes Analysis Dec 2018
16. Global surgery volunteerism with operation hernia: a trainee surgeon’s experience Oct 2018
17. Can the General Surgeon Use Quilting Sutures to Prevent Seromas Following Abdominal Wall Surgery? Oct 2018
18. Re: The aftermath of the Sellu case for law and the medical profession Sep 2018
19. Short communication The bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Mar 2018
20. Anatomical and Radiological Considerations When Colonic Perforation Leads to Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothoraces, Pneumomediastinum, and Mediastinal Shift Feb 2018
21. The Many Guises of Endometriosis: Giant Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Masquerading as An Incisional Hernia Jan 2018
Courses offered to GPs
13 December 2023: Presentation on Gallstones and Gall Bladder Disease to 150 Regional GPs
10 May 2024: Presentation on Gall Bladder Disease to GP Practice in Ealing as part of HCA Group
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