Meet Professor Qureshi
Consultant General Surgeon, educator, and specialist in advanced minimally invasive surgery.
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.
Patient Tribute
Robert Braithwaite speaks about Professor Qureshi
Robert Braithwaite, founder of Sunseeker yachts, speaks here about his experience as a patient of Professor Qureshi and his reasons for donating a £3.5m da Vinci surgical robot to Poole Hospital.
Robert Braithwaite on Professor Tas Qureshi
Robert Braithwaite, founder of Sunseeker yachts and philanthropist, speaks about Professor Qureshi's care and his decision to donate a £3.5m da Vinci robotic surgical system to Poole Hospital.
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.
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.
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
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Work with Professor Qureshi
Consultant expertise. Surgical precision. Real patient outcomes.
Circle Health Group
Book a private consultation with Professor Qureshi through Circle Health Group, one of the UK's leading independent hospital groups.
The Clinic @ 78
Professor Qureshi also consults at The Clinic @ 78, providing specialist surgical assessment in a dedicated private clinic setting.
Speaking & Education
Available for national and international surgical training, conference presentations and academic collaboration in advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery.
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.