Biography
Professor Elroy Patrick Weledji is a distinguished visceral and gastrointestinal surgeon, academic, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Buea, Cameroon. His expertise and research focus particularly on surgical oncology, coloproctology, and surgical sepsis.
He has an impressive academic and professional background, including a BSc (Hons) in Physiology from London, an MSc in Neurological Science, an MBBChBAO from Ireland, and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS).
Professor Weledji currently serves as Professor of Surgery and Postgraduate Coordinator at the University of Buea. He has also worked as a Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon at major hospitals in Douala, Buea, and Limbe. Internationally, he has been affiliated with several leading surgical organisations, including the European Society of Coloproctology, British Association of Surgical Oncology, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and European-African HepatoPancreaticoBiliary Association.
A highly accomplished researcher, he has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and medical papers, covering areas such as intra-abdominal sepsis, hepatic epigenome research, and his eponymous Weledji's clinicopathological classification of perianal Paget's disease.
His professional development includes numerous prestigious international fellowships and advanced surgical training programmes in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey, with a particular emphasis on gastrointestinal, colorectal, pelvic floor, and surgical oncology practice.
In summary, Professor Weledji is an internationally engaged surgeon, researcher, and medical educator whose career combines advanced gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, academic leadership, extensive research output, and international specialist training.
Education & Credentials
- FRCS — Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- MBBChBAO, Ireland
- MSc in Neurological Science
- BSc (Hons) in Physiology, London
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