Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary
Research interests
The current projects are as follows.
1. Multicentre Randomised control trial to investigate the effectiveness of CoSeal Surgical Sealant in reducing intra-abdominal adhesions following the Kasai Hepatoportoenterostomy for biliary atresia.
2. Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial to Investigate the Efficacy of ANTOX (vers) 1.2 and MGCT (Magnesiocard®) for the Treatment of Hereditary Pancreatitis and Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis.
This is a Europe wide trial known as EUROPAC-2
Personal interests
I am a keen squash player and learning to be a beekeeper.
Awards received
I have received clinical excellence awards by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Urdu
- Native or bilingual
- Panjabi, Punjabi
- Fluent
- Pashto, Pushto
- Basic
Publications
I have a number of publications in Peer rev journals. This website has a limit on word count, few examples are as follows.
1. Alizai N, Dawrant M, Najmaldin A. Robotic-assisted resection of Choledochal cysts and hepaticojejunostomy in children. Pediatric Surgery International. Mar 2014: Vol 30(3);291-294
2. Patricia McClean, Naved Alizai. Acquired disorders of the biliary tract in Children. Paediatrics and Child Health. Vol 23:12 Dec 2013
3. Davenport M, Ong E, Sharif K, Alizai NK, McClean P, Hadzic N, Kelly DA. Biliary atresia in England and Wales: results of centralization and new benchmark. J Pediatr Surg 2011 Sep;46(9):1689-94
4. NK Alizai, M Richards, MD Stringer. Is concomitant splenectomy really necessary for patients undergoing cholecystectomy in mild Hereditary Spherocytosis. Arch Dis Child. 2010 Aug;95(8):596-9. Epub 2010 Jun 7
5. Puppala S, Patel J, Woodley H, Alizai NK, Kessel D. Preoperative imaging of left portal vein at the Rex recess for Rex shunt formation using wedged hepatic vein carbon dioxide portography. J Pediatr Surg 2009 Oct;44(10):2043-7
6. Livesey E, Cortina Borja M, Sharif, Alizai NK, McClean P, Kelly D, Hadzic N, Davenport M. Epidemiology of biliary atresia in England and Wales (1999-2006). Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2009 Nov; 94(6): F451-5. Epub 2009 May 19
7. Stringer MD, Alizai NK. Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver: a systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Nov;40(11):1681-90
8. Alizai NK, Thomas DF, Lillford RJ, Batchelor AG, Johnson N. Feminizing genitoplasty for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: What happens at puberty? J. Urol.1999 May; 161(5): 1588-91
9. Bianchi A, Sowande O, Alizai NK, Rampersad B. Aesthetics and lateral thoracotomy in the neonate. J Pediatr Surg. 1998 Dec; 33(12): 1798-800
10. Alizai NK, Batcup G, Dixon MF, Stringer MD. Rectal biopsy for Hirschsprung’s disease: what is the optimum method? Pediatr Surg Int. 1998 Mar; 13(2-3): 121-4
11. Alizai NK, Puntis JW, Stringer MD. Duodenal web presenting with acute pancreatitis. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Aug; 32(8): 1255-6
12. Bianchi A, Dickson AP, Alizai NK. Elective delayed midgut reduction- No anaesthesia for gastroschisis: Selection and conversion criteria. J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Sep;37(9):1334-6
Courses offered to GPs
I deliver ad hoc talks to GP practices and happy to be contacted to arrange talks and seminars.
