Mr Giuseppe Kito Fusai, Consultant Liver Surgeon
Giuseppe K. Fusai qualified with honours in 1987 at the University of Milan, Italy. He began his training in General Surgery in Italy and in 1992 he was awarded with a Master of Surgery (MSmultiple sclerosis) from the University of Parma.
He moved to the UK in 1995 and in 1996 became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He specialised in Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery and Liver Transplant and since 1999 he has worked in several Centres of Excellence in the UK and abroad, including Nagoya University Hospital in Japan, well known for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.
His primary clinical and academic interest is in liverA large abdominal organ that has many important roles including the production of bile and clotting factors, detoxification, and the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. metastasesSecondary tumours’ that result from the spread of a malignant tumour to other parts of the body., pancreaticRelating to the pancreas. cancerAbnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body. and cholangiocarcinoma and in the modalities to treat patients with advanced disease, including vascularRelating to blood vessels. reconstruction. Mr Fusai is a Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Liver Unit at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust in Hampstead, London. This is one of the two Liver Transplant Units in London and one of the most prestigious centres in Europe for the treatment of liver and pancreatic cancers.
At the Royal Free Hospital a large number of specialists work in the HPB and Liver Transplant Unit. A multidisciplinaryRelating to a group of healthcare professionals with different areas of specialisation. approach is crucial in the management of our patients and about 50 consultants cover different areas of expertise. Every year approximately 300 major surgical operation are carried out including liver and pancreatic resections, complex biliary procedures and liver transplants. Patients are referred not just from London, but also from other regions and International countries. Some of these seek a second or third opinion, having been deemed inoperable or untreatable elsewhere.
