Dr. Jafaru Abu

Dr. Jafaru Abu is a Consultant Gynecological Oncology Surgeon who, before joining Burjeel Medical City, Burjeel Holdings, occupied a senior position at Nottingham University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. In a career span of nearly three decades, he worked in the field of obstetrics and Gynecology and as a consultant for almost 20 years in gynecological oncology. During his post graduate training years, he worked in a chain of leading Teaching hospitals in the United Kingdom. Following his general training in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr Abu decided to undergo a focused and highly specialised surgical training in gynecological oncology between 2003 to 2006 and worked as Subspecialty Fellow at the University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom. He was also a visiting Fellow in Gyn Oncology to The Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, Queensland, and The Royal Northshore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Dr. Abu undertook all of his postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in the UK and worked as a House Officer, Senior House Officer, Specialist Registrar,  Senior Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow. He was a brilliant academic performer throughout his undergraduate and postgraduate training, qualifying with excellent grades. After gaining his first degree in medicine (MBBS) from the University of Benin Medical School, Nigeria, Dr. Abu moved to the United Kingdom, where he undertook all his postgraduate medical training and qualified as a Member (and later a Fellow) of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK, (MRCOG, FRCOG) and gained Colposcopic accreditation from the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). He also studied for and gained a Master’s degree in clinical sciences from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom and earned double qualifications during his Specialist training years initially in Obstetrics and Gynecology and later in Gynecological Oncology: the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in obstetrics and gynecology from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK, and the Certificate of Completion of Sub-specialty Training (CCST) in Gynecological Oncology, jointly from the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK. Following the completion of his sub-specialty training in gyn oncology, he was appointed as a Consultant Gynecological Oncology Surgeon in 2006 at Nottingham University Hospitals, one of UK’s largest teaching hospitals. Immediately following his appointment,  he began and led a significant transformation in the surgical management of gynecological malignancies in Nottingham and its surroundings by pioneering the introduction of several innovative surgical procedures. He was instrumental in the introduction of advanced laparoscopic procedures in the management of cancers of the uterus (womb), cervix (neck of the womb), and in carefully selected cases of ovarian cancer. He is well known for his exceptional ability to perform complex minimally invasive procedures, both laparoscopically and with the DaVinci robot. He became one of the first Gynecologists in the UK to perform single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), a “scarless” procedure. He is also highly acknowledged in performing extensive cyto-reductive surgery for advanced stages of ovarian cancer and led the Department of Gynecological Oncology at Nottingham University Hospital, UK, to become an Accredited Advanced Ovarian Cancer Cytoreductive Surgical Centre by the European Society of Gynecological Oncologists (ESGO). He was the Head of Gynecological Oncology Department at Nottingham University Hospitals,  until he joined Burjeel Holdings in April 2022. Committed to the training of other consultants, he established the annual Nottingham Advanced Laparoscopic Training course for gynecology consultants across the United Kingdom in 2008, where he trained and mentored other consultant colleagues and Senior Trainees to acquire the skills needed to safely perform complex gynecological laparoscopic surgery. The masterclass course later became extremely popular across the United kingdom amongst many Gynecologists. He also teaches advanced laparoscopic surgical skills as a member of an international Faculty of experts in the IRCAD minimally invasive surgical Training Center in Strasbourg, France. In March 2023, Dr Abu was 1 of 114 Gynecological Oncologists in Europe that was granted the “Special Professional Recognition” for his contribution to the field of Gynecological Oncology by the European Society of Gynecological Oncology (ESGO).