Simon Buczacki

Simon Buczacki is a distinguished medical professional and researcher with a focus on colorectal surgery and cancer research. He currently holds several prestigious positions:

Academic Appointments

Simon Buczacki is the Richard Blackwell Pharsalia Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Oxford.2 He also holds a simultaneous appointment at Oxford University Hospitals.2 As part of his academic role, he is a Fellow at Linacre College, Oxford, where he has been an active medical teacher for over two decades.23

Research and Clinical Roles

• Cancer Research UK / Royal College of Surgeons of England Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellow14
• Honorary Consultant Colorectal Surgeon14
• Group Leader at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) in the Old Road Campus Research Building (ORCRB)67

Background and Achievements

Simon Buczacki graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and completed his surgical training at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.2 He obtained his PhD at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and later secured a highly competitive post-doctoral Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship.2

Research Interests

His current research focuses on tumor evolution and cancer cell identity, investigating the relationship between intratumoral genetic heterogeneity and cell behavior.2 Buczacki has published extensively in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell Stem Cell.2

Career Progression

• Appointed Honorary Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital in 2015
• Recruited to the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute as a Group Leader in 2018
• Appointed as the inaugural Richard Blackwell Pharsalia Professor of Colorectal Surgery at Oxford in 20202

Simon Buczacki's LinkedIn profile confirms his current role as a Cancer Research UK/Royal College of Surgeons of England Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellow, a position he has held since October 2018.5