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Robot Invasion, Friend or Foe?
2025-11-18

Ms Justine Royle, Consultant Urological Surgeon, NHSG

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society, Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill

Justine qualified from Manchester in 1994. She has an MD in prostate cancer cellular biology from the same university. As well as being a fellow of the faculty of surgical trainers, she has chaired the SAC in urology and has just taken over as chair of the JCIE (exit examination in urology). She did the first robotic prostatectomy in Scotland in 2015 and has trained a number of robotic surgeons who have found happy homes around the world.

Tea/ coffee and sandwiches available from 6:30pm; Non members welcome.

For CPD self certification form, email: medchi.admin@abdn.ac.uk

 

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Prof Duff Bruce, Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon, Clinical Director, Dr Gray's Hospital Elgin

Room 402 Suttie Centre

Dates for your diary:

23rd Jan 2026: Annual Burns Supper, Aberdeen Douglas Hotel

26th Mar 2026: Heritage Exhibition, Suttie Centre, Lecture Theatre

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