Dr Nabila Ansari is a Colorectal surgeon and lead of the Peritoneal Malignancy Service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2012. She was awarded the Mitchell J Notaras Fellowship in Colorectal surgery through the University of Sydney and the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand and completed her colorectal fellowship training in the UK and at RPA hospital.

During her time at Basingstoke hospital in the UK, one of the world’s leading peritoneal cancer centres, Nabila developed a passion for managing patients with stage IV peritoneal metastases arising from colorectal and appendix cancers and has dedicated her practice to setting up and providing a Peritoneal Malignancy service at RPA hospital. Nabila is also committed to helping train future surgeons, especially colorectal surgeons and is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colorectal Surgery. She plays an active role in clinical research to help improve patient outcomes. Nabila remains ever conscious of the opportunities that she has been afforded and seeks out ways to help inspire and promote future female surgeons.