EXchAnGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Education as a professional commitment.
Education is an integral part of specialist practice for Dr Peter Loizou.
Alongside his surgical practice, he is committed to developing future healthcare professionals through teaching, mentorship, and lifelong learning.
His academic training in Surgical Education, combined with ongoing involvement in medical education, reflects a belief that investing in future clinicians ultimately raises the standard of care across the profession.
POSITIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & SOCIETIES
TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP
Developing future clinicians across every stage of medical training.
Drawing on specialist clinical experience and a Master's in Surgical Education from Imperial College London, Dr. Loizou has played an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
His master's research explored the educational experiences of ENT fellowships and the learning theories that underpin specialist surgical training - an academic foundation that continues to influence his approach to teaching and mentorship.
Educational roles include:
-
Associate Professor of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, MBRU
-
Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical students
-
Clinical supervision and mentorship
-
Medical School Admissions Assessor
-
Clinical examinations and assessments
RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTION
A voice in healthcare governance.
Alongside his clinical and educational responsibilities, Dr Peter Loizou has remained actively involved in research and academic scholarship. His work includes peer-reviewed publications, medical textbook chapters, research leadership and peer review for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, reflecting an ongoing commitment to advancing evidence-based practice and the continued development of Head & Neck Surgery.
Academic contributions include:
-
Contributing author to medical textbooks
-
Contributor to medical textbook chapters
-
Research Lead and Chair of the Ethics Committee
-
Reviewer for the Royal College of Surgeons of England Bulletin and Annals
-
Quality improvement and clinical audit initiatives
-
Advanced international fellowship training and continuing professional development
RECENT Academic publications
Research published and peer-reviewed.
A selection of recent work. Dr Peter's publications cover head and neck surgery, airway management and surgical education, and appear in peer-reviewed journals in the UK, Australia and the United States, alongside chapters in two surgical textbooks.
El-Shinawi M, Loizou P, Barbaccia C, Varma A
American Joiurnal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (2024)
Shaladi A, Loizou P, Michael M
British journal of Surgery (2021)
Lau J, Loizou P, Riffat F, Stokan M & Palme C.
Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (2019)
Lau J, Loizou P, Palme C, Riffat F
Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (2018)
Lau J, Loizou P, Palme C
ANZ Journal of Surgery (2018)
Lau J, Loizou P, Palme C
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2017)
Chapter 52.
Wendy Liu, Peter Loizou and Faruque Riffat
Plural Publishing Inc (2020)
Published scholarship
A chapter of surgical precision.
Dr Peter Loizou’s contribution to the Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery: a considered, step-by-step account of total unilateral lobectomy and isthmusectomy.
