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Dr. Taner Shakir

MBBS, PhD Candidate, Surgical Resident, University College London (UCL), Vice President, The Dukes’ Club (UK National Colorectal Trainee Society), Executive Committee Member, STEER (Surgical Trainee Education and Research Group), Committee Member, RaDiST (Robotic and Digital Surgery Trainee Committee), Lead of the ALSGBI Robotic Driving License Program, UK Colorectal Surgery
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Taner is a Surgical Resident and PhD candidate at University College London (UCL). He is actively involved in surgical training and education, holding multiple roles. He is the Vice President and previous Robotic Representative for The Dukes’ Club, the UK’s national trainee colorectal society. He also serves on the executive committee of STEER, a regional surgical trainee education and research group; and is a committee member of the Robotic and Digital Surgery Trainee Committee (RaDiST). Within these roles, he has helped design and deliver structured training courses, including Robotic Skills Courses at centres such as The Griffin Institute. He has led the ALSGBI Robotic Driving License since 2024, a 4 day intensive course, training over 50 surgeons worldwide. He has also been involved with simulation-based and speciality specific cadaveric training. In addition, he has led multiple national educational events, including organising and leading a 6 part international webinar series. Academically, he has authored over 25 peer-reviewed papers, with his work spanning new technologies, innovative training methods, and the integration of artificial intelligence and extended reality within education and training. Notable works include exploring the role of virtual and augmented reality in training and planning, and an article advocating early laparoscopic skills training. His current PhD research focusses on technology enhanced robotics training. Through this, he has formed the first collaboration with the market leaders extended reality division, conducting an RCT assessing training methods. Having presented numerous times internationally, including at SAGES and EAES, his most recent presentation was awarded a prize at EAES 2025 during the prestigious Gerhard Buess Prize Session, acknowledging his innovative research on developing a novel robotic docking assessment tool as part of his PhD. This was also officially implemented during the first-ever UEMS Robotic Surgery Diploma conducted at EAES 2025—a step towards standardising clinically orientated robotic credentialing.