Dr. Robert Sutcliffe graduated in medicine at Cambridge University in 1995. After basic surgical training, he was awarded an M.D. after completing a period of research into hepatocellular carcinoma at Kings College Hospital, London. He undertook higher surgical training in London, including liver transplantation and hepatobiliary fellowship training at Kings College and Royal London Hospitals. Dr. Sutcliffe has worked as a Consultant in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at University Hospital Birmingham since 2011. Since his appointment, Dr. Sutcliffe has played a major role in developing the laparoscopic HPB programme in Birmingham. His research interests include surgical oncology, perioperative care and minimally invasive HPB surgery, and he has introduced enhanced recovery pathways after liver and pancreatic resection in Birmingham.