Rumyana Smilevska
BMBS, MSc, FEBS, FHEA
Coordinator of Anatomy Teaching
- Clinical Research Fellow at the Oxford Transplant Centre
I organise and teach Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy for undergraduate and graduate Medical Sciences and undergraduate Biomedical Sciences courses.
I am a member of the respective Medical Sciences Board Course Committees at the University and I participate in the organisation of ongoing medical and surgical courses in the department.
I am providing bedside teaching in HPB and transplant surgery for students in the 4th and 6th year.
I have previously completed a BMBS at the University Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. I am an hepato-pancreato-biliary and transplant surgeon and Fellow of the European Board of Surgery. I have a Masters Degree in Clinical and Surgical Research.
Recent publications
Pilot study on virtual reality teaching of the gastrointestinal tract vasculature
Conference paper
Smilevska RS. et al, (2026)
The physiology and pharmacology of the lower urinary tract
Journal article
Smilevska R. et al, (2025), Surgery (Oxford), 43, 370 - 377
Abstracts from the Anatomical Society Winter meeting, 3rd-5th January 2024, Liverpool, UK.
Journal article
(2024), J Anat, 245, 797 - 812
An analysis of the association between older recipient age and outcomes after whole-organ pancreas transplantation - a single-centre, retrospective study.
Journal article
Mittal S. et al, (2020), Transpl Int, 33, 529 - 535
Patient Selection for ALPPS Success is Critical
Conference paper
Abbas SH. et al, (2019), BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 106, 20 - 20
Outcomes of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy as primary indication versus as a salvage procedure after insufficient future liver remnant hypertrophy following portal vein embolisation
Conference paper
Smilevska R. et al, (2019), BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 106, 20 - 20
ITU bed occupancy as a limiting factor for simultaneous pancreas-kidney and bowel transplant
Conference paper
Smilevska R. et al, (2018), BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 105, 59 - 59
Can postoperative complications after Whipple's procedure be related to the hand grip strength?
Conference paper
Smilevska R. et al, (2018), BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 105, 45 - 45
Does sarcopenia determine outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy?
Conference paper
Abbas SH. et al, (2018), BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 105, 53 - 53
OUTCOMES AFTER BLADDER AND ENTERIC DRAINAGE FOR PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION ONLY
Conference paper
Smilevska R. et al, (2017), TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL, 30, 22 - 22