Dr. Teinye Douglas

Brief Biography:

Trained in general and colorectal surgery in Nigeria and Britain and has the intercollegiate FRCS in general surgery. Researched into malnutrition in colorectal cancer patients and obtained an M. Phil from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne UK and an LL.M in medical law from the University of Northumbria, UK. Current works in Canada as a specialist/consultant general surgeon in Canada. Married with four children

Academic positions:

Employment Details:

Current Employment:

1. 01/10/2009 – date: Consultant General Surgeon; James Paton Memorial Hospital; 125 Tran Canada Highway; Gander, Newfoundland A1V 1P7; Canada

Previous Employment:

1. 01/02/2008 – 30/09/2009: Consultant General Surgeon; Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital; Minnesota Road; Stephenville A2N 2V2; Newfoundland, Canada;
2. 20/10/2006 – 31/01/2008: Darlington Memorial Hospital; Locum Consultant Surgeon
3. 1/10/2005 – 3/10/2006: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Specialist Registrar; Colorectal surgery
4. 1.02.2005 – 30.09.2005: North Tyneside General Hospital; Specialist Registrar; Colorectal Surgery
5. 1/7/2004 – 31/01/2005: University Hospital of Hartlepool; Associate Specialist; General, Colorectal & Breast
6. 1/04/2002 – 30/06/2004: The James Cook University Hospital; Associate Specialist; General & Colorectal surgery
7. 10/12/2001 – 31/03/2002: The James Cook University Hospital; Locum Consultant Surgeon; General & Colorectal Surgery
8. 01/11/1998 – 9/12/2001: The James Cook University Hospital; Associate Specialist/ Research Fellow
9. 01/10/1997 – 31/09/1998: Darlington Memorial Hospital; Specialist Registrar; Colorectal, Breast & Laparoscopic surgery
10. 01/02/1997 – 30.09/1997: Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Specialist Registrar; General and Vascular Surgery
11. 01/08/1996 – 31/01/1997: Dryburn Hospital; Specialist Registrarl; Colorectal & Urology;
12. 01/08/1995 - 31/07/1996: NORTH TEES GENERAL HOSPITAL; Specialist Registrar; Colorectal & Breast
13. 01/08/1994 -31/07/1995: SOUTH CLEVELAND HOSPITAL; Registrar; Colorectal & Breast
14.  02/01/1994 – 31/07/1994: DRYBURN HOSPITAL; Registrar; Colorectal and vascular
15. 01/08/1992 – 31/07/1993: WANSBECK HOSPITAL; SURGICAL REGISTRAR; Colorectal
16. 01/11/1990 – 15/06/1992: UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT ; Senior Registrar
17. 01/07/1985 – 30/10/1990: UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT; SURGICAL REGISTRAR
18. 01/07/1982 – 30/06/1985: UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT; SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER
19. 16/06/1981 - 15/06/1982: NATIONAL SERVICE
20. 30/04/1980 – 28/05/1981: PRE-REGISTRATION HOUSE OFFICER

Research interests:

Nutrition in colorectal cancer patients.

Any other information:

Research and Publications

Master of Philosophy Thesis: My Master of Philosophy research project was on Malnutrition in Colorectal Cancer Patients admitted for elective surgery. Presented and successfully defended at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Master of Laws (Medical laws): My Master of Laws dissertation was entitled “An analysis of the English law of consent as it affects children and young adults under the age of eighteen”. This was presented to the University of Northumbria in Newcastle

Presentations:

1. Body Weight and Serum Albumin as Predictors of outcome in colorectal cancer patients. Presented at the Autumn Meeting of the Joint Northern & Yorkshire Chapters of The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland 23 November 2001.

2. Anthropometric Indices and Serum Albumin as Predictors of Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Presented at the annual conference of the British Association Surgical Oncologists (BASO) in Cambridge in July 2002.

Publications:
1. Lower Limb Amputation – The Gateshead Experience – 1992 – 1996. Cleveland Medical Journal, Issue 3, 1999: 107 – 110
2. Anthropometric Indices & Serum Albumin as Predictors of Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Clinical Oncology vol. 14; August 2004 S13-14 (Abstract)

Conferences and Training Courses Attended

1. Ionising Radiation Protection Course – Morpeth April 1994
2. Lecture Course in Coloproctology –St Mark’s Hospital London,9 -13th   October 1995
3. Basic Skills in Safe laparoscopic Surgery. Royal College of Surgeons,   London    31/10 – 1/11/1995
4. Advanced Colorectal Workshop. Northwick Park Hospital London. 21-22/11/95                5. Research Methods in Surgery. Imperial College London 7 - 10 May 1996
6. Coloproctology Update. Royal Society of Medicine, Gateshead. 1997
7. 28th Nottingham Multidisciplinary Course in Breast Cancer 8-10th June 1998
8. M62 Coloproctology Course. Huddersfield. 26 -27th March 1998.
9. Advanced Trauma Life Support Course. 4 -6 March 1999.
10. Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Update. Newcastle. June 2000
11. The Whipps Cross Higher Surgical Course. November 2000
12. Under-nutrition & Nutrition support. University of Glasgow, 26/11/2001
13. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 3rd Annual symposium. Huddersfield, 13th March 2003   
14. Advanced Trauma Skills Course. Royal College of Surgeons, London.29/11- 1/12/2004
15. How to be a Consultant. Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland. 2 December 2004
16. Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy. University of Dundee. March 17 2004
17. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Northumbria Upper GI Team of Surgeons. 25/2/2005
18. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course. The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. 26th -27th April 2005
19. Clinical Management Course for Specialist Registrars. School of Economic and Management Studies, Clinical management Unit, Keele University. 28th-29thy September 2005
20. Basic Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course. St Mark’s Hospital London. 27th May and 4th November 2005
21. Frontiers in Intestinal and Colorectal Disease – Third Annual International Congress. A Multi-disciplinary Approach. St Mark’s Hospital London. 1st -2nd December 2005.
22. Principles & Practice of Colorectal Surgery Stage 11. The Royal College of Surgeons of England.  8    February 2006.
23. The National MDT TME Development Programme. The Pelican Centre. Basingstoke 9th February 2006.
24. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course. Newcastle Minimal Therapy and Intervention Centre21 April 2006.
25. Basic Skills in Colonoscopy. The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, 29 – 31 March 2006.

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