AWARDS
- 2015 Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 2014 Ronald Raven Prize, British Association of Surgical Oncology, Anninga B & Douek M.
- 2004 Distinguished Teacher Award, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London
- 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London
- 2003 Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship (Academy of Medical Sciences): awarded full funding for three years at senior lecturer / consultant level
- 2002 Moynihan Travelling Fellowship for 2003
Michael Douek
The Rosetrees Royal College of Surgeons of England Director of SITU
- Professor of Surgical Sciences & Breast Cancer
- Honorary Consultant
Professor Michael Douek joined the University of Oxford in March 2019 as The Rosetrees Royal College of Surgeons of England Director of the Surgical Interventional Trials Unit (SITU), within the Nuffield Department of Surgery, Professor of Surgical Sciences & Breast Cancer and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
He is also Visiting Professor of Surgical Oncology at King’s College London and Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Hong Kong. He is an oncoplastic breast surgeon and his research focuses on developing and evaluating novel techniques for cancer surgery, including a novel magnetic technique for sentinel node biopsy and lesion localization, which he developed. In 2015, he was awarded a prestigious Hunterian Professorship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and in 2019 he was appointed as one of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Research Professors.
Michael is a Member of Council of Breast Surgery International (BSI), Meetings Secretary of the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) and a committee member of the British Breast Group. He is also an examiner for the European Board of Surgery examinations.
Recent publications
Comparison of contrast-enhanced mammography and breast MRI in tumour extent assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Ermans SJE. et al, (2026), Eur J Surg Oncol, 52
Prepectoral no mesh versus mesh immediate implant-based reconstruction after mastectomy (Restore-B): a multicentre single-blinded randomised controlled feasibility study protocol.
Journal article
Rolph R. et al, (2025), BMJ Open, 15
Safety and efficacy of different transplant kidney biopsy techniques: comparison of two different coaxial techniques and needle types.
Journal article
Li D. et al, (2025), Abdom Radiol (NY), 50, 2619 - 2625
call for objectivity: Radiologists' proposed wishlist for response evaluation in solid tumors (RECIST 1.1).
Journal article
Ruchalski K. et al, (2024), Cancer Imaging, 24
Surgical outcomes of neoadjuvant endocrine treatment in early breast cancer: meta-analysis.
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Brett B. et al, (2024), BJS Open, 8