Professor Tas Qureshi

Meet Professor Qureshi

Consultant General Surgeon, educator, and specialist in advanced minimally invasive surgery.

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1Professor Tas Qureshi, Consultant General Surgeon.
Professor Tas Qureshi, Consultant General Surgeon.
2Professor Qureshi in clinical practice.
Professor Qureshi in clinical practice.

Professional Overview

A consultant surgeon with NHS, private practice and teaching experience

Professor Tahseen "Tas" Qureshi is a Consultant General Surgeon with extensive experience across NHS and private surgical practice. His clinical work focuses on general and colorectal surgery, with particular expertise in laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

He works with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and sees private patients at The Harbour Hospital in Poole. His approach combines technical surgical expertise with clear communication, helping patients understand their diagnosis, treatment options and the reasoning behind any recommended procedure.

In His Own Words

Professor Qureshi — surgical speech

A talk by Professor Qureshi on the development of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, surgical education and his work at Poole Hospital.

Professor Tas Qureshi — Surgical Speech

Professor Qureshi speaks on advanced minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgical techniques and the development of surgical training and education.

Career Timeline

Training, consultant practice and surgical leadership

King's College Hospital London

Undergraduate Training

Professor Qureshi undertook his undergraduate medical training at King's College Hospital in London.

King's College Hospital and Royal Surrey County Hospital

Early Clinical Posts

His early posts included work on professorial clinical units, gaining experience in medical and surgical disciplines.

King's College Hospital London

Accident & Emergency Experience

A formative year in a busy emergency department helped develop broad clinical judgement in acute care.

West Sussex

Basic Surgical Training

He completed basic surgical training in West Sussex, building a foundation across general surgical practice.

Wessex Region

Higher Surgical Training

Higher surgical training in Wessex developed specialist expertise in general and colorectal surgery.

Portsmouth

Laparoscopic Fellowship

His surgical training culminated in a laparoscopic fellowship focused on advanced minimally invasive techniques.

Poole Hospital, 2009

Consultant Appointment

In 2009 he was appointed Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon at Poole Hospital.

2011

National Trainer

Professor Qureshi was selected as a National Trainer in Laparoscopic Surgery.

Poole, from 2015

Robotic Surgery Development

He contributed to the development of robotic surgery services in Poole.

Ongoing

Teaching and Academic Links

His work continues to include surgical education, academic collaboration and simulation interests.

7Robotic surgery capability in theatre.
Robotic surgery capability in theatre.

Minimally Invasive Expertise

Advancing laparoscopic and robotic surgery in Dorset

Professor Qureshi has played a leading role in developing advanced minimally invasive surgery for patients in Dorset. His work includes laparoscopic and robotic approaches to general and colorectal surgery, with a focus on precision, careful tissue handling and enhanced recovery principles.

Minimally invasive surgery is not suitable for every patient or every condition, but where appropriate it may offer meaningful benefits as part of a structured recovery pathway.

MBBS

Medical qualification

FRCS

Surgical fellowship

Poole

Private practice

Training & Teaching

Supporting safe laparoscopic and robotic surgical practice

Professor Qureshi has a long-standing commitment to surgical education. His work as a trainer has included supporting consultant surgeons in the development of laparoscopic and robotic surgical skills, with an emphasis on safe technique, careful judgement and high standards of operative practice.

His teaching has extended beyond local practice into national and international training settings. This work reflects both his technical experience and his belief that surgical progress depends on structured education, thoughtful mentorship and the safe adoption of advanced techniques.

Robotic Surgery Leadership

Developing advanced robotic surgery services

Professor Qureshi has been closely involved in the establishment and development of robotic surgery services in Poole, including robotic approaches in colorectal surgery and wider multidisciplinary surgical care.

Robotic surgery can provide enhanced visualisation and precise instrument control in selected procedures. It is not appropriate for every patient or every condition, but when used carefully it can form part of a modern minimally invasive surgical service.

8Robotic surgical console and equipment.
Robotic surgical console and equipment.

Academic & Innovation Work

Surgical simulation, collaboration and education

Professor Qureshi has maintained links with Bournemouth University, including academic collaboration connected to advanced surgical simulation and training. Surgical simulation allows techniques and procedural skills to be developed in a structured environment before being applied in clinical practice.

His academic and educational work sits alongside his clinical practice, reinforcing a career shaped by surgery, teaching and the careful development of modern minimally invasive techniques.

Enhanced Recovery & Patient Safety

Careful planning before, during and after surgery

A central theme of Professor Qureshi's work has been the improvement of recovery after surgery. Enhanced recovery pathways support patients before, during and after an operation, with attention to preparation, anaesthetic planning, surgical technique, pain control, mobilisation and follow-up.

This approach depends on multidisciplinary care. Surgeons, anaesthetists, specialist nurses, theatre teams, ward staff and allied health professionals all contribute to a patient's surgical pathway.

Specialist roles

  • Lead Laparoscopic Surgeon: Advanced keyhole techniques in colorectal and general surgical practice.
  • Enhanced Recovery Lead: Structured pathways supporting preparation and recovery.
  • Endometriosis work: General surgical input where bowel expertise may be required.
  • IBD expertise: Surgical care for selected Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis cases.
  • Colorectal surgery: Consultant-led management of colorectal disease and bowel cancer surgery.

Patient Education

Short video answers for patients

Professor Qureshi has recorded a series of short patient education videos on Answercast, answering the questions patients most commonly ask about hernia surgery and bowel cancer.

15 videos

Hernia Surgery

  • What is a hernia?
  • What are the treatment options?
  • Is hernia repair painful?
  • Do hernias come back?
  • How long to recover?

21 videos

Bowel & Colon Cancer

  • Signs of bowel cancer
  • What does a colonoscopy involve?
  • How effective is screening?
  • Surgery and recovery
  • Family history and risk
Watch all patient education videos on Answercast

In the Press

Media coverage and recognition

BBC NewsOctober 2015

Millionaire Robert Braithwaite gifts robot to Poole Hospital

Robert Braithwaite, founder of Sunseeker yachts, gifted a £3.5m da Vinci surgical robot to Poole Hospital after being treated for bowel cancer. Professor Qureshi, who treated Mr Braithwaite and led laparoscopic keyhole surgery at the hospital, described the donation as incredible and highlighted the robot's ability to reach areas difficult to access with traditional keyhole surgery.

The robot's greater range of movement will allow easier access to areas difficult to reach with traditional keyhole surgery — meaning better targeting and removal of cancers, and less chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

— Professor Tas Qureshi
Read the full article on BBC News

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Circle Health Group

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The Clinic @ 78

The Clinic @ 78

Professor Qureshi also consults at The Clinic @ 78, providing specialist surgical assessment in a dedicated private clinic setting.

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Speaking & Education

Available for national and international surgical training, conference presentations and academic collaboration in advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

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Arrange a private consultation

Private consultations with Professor Qureshi are available at The Harbour Hospital in Poole. Patients can contact the private clinic to arrange an appointment or ask about next steps for assessment.

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