George Hanna

Professor

George Hanna

  • Head of Department of Surgery and Cancer
  • Imperial College London
  • United Kingdom
  • Year elected: 2022

Types of Fellowship

  • Life Fellow

Areas of expertise

  • Volatile organic compounds analysis for biomarker discovery and understanding the production and molecular drivers of volatile biomarkers with the aim to develop and validate a breath test to diagnose multiple gastrointestinal cancers.

BIO

George Hanna is Head of Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. In the field of volatile organic compounds, he is a world-leading authority advancing this emerging field and translating it into clinical practice. He developed the Dundee Psychomotor Dexterity Tester, predating by a decade, other virtual-reality simulators. He pioneered assessment of surgical proficiency and safety of introducing new technologies into clinical practice, exemplified by the Laparoscopic National Training programme for consultant surgeons, the first initiative of its kind world-wide that improved morbidity and mortality in England and is currently adopted by multiple surgical specialities in Europe, USA, and Australasia.