Skip to main content

Staff Profile

Amar Rajgor

NIHR Doctoral Fellow in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery

Background

Mr Amar Rajgor is currently an National Institute for Health Research Doctoral Fellow in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery and training to become a head and neck surgeon. He has successfully secured substantial funding from NIHR to research the application of artificial intelligence in head and neck cancer. In particular, this fellowship provides Mr Rajgor with dedicated time to develop the novel field of radiomics and laryngeal cancer. He is also supporting the growth of a radiomics research group in the North East and bringing together academics from the School of Computing (Newcastle University) and Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust (NuTH).


Mr Rajgor completed his medical degree at the University of Birmingham, during which he undertook an intercalated degree in Clinical Sciences. During this time he researched the immune responses of the placenta to Hepatitis C virus and was awarded a 1stclass honours degree. He also successfully secured the prestigious Centre for Human Virology Grant Award to advance this research. Following graduation Mr Rajgor has been pursuing a clinical academic career having successfully undertaken the Academic Foundation Programme and the NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship.


In his spare time Amar is a keen sportsman and has represented Warwickshire Cricket Club at youth level and England in Kabaddi. He also enjoys the outdoors and recently completed tough mudder

Research

Mr Rajgor's research interest focusses on the application of artificial intelligence to head and neck cancer. In particular using radiomics to predict clinical outcomes in laryngeal cancer. To date, for his work he has secured substantial funding from NIHR and was awarded the Munro Black Prize as well as prizes at the British Association of Head & Neck Oncology Meeting and the British Society of Head & Neck Imaging Conference.


He has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research (with distinction) and a variety of AI courses including the ‘Radiological Society of North America Imaging AI Certificate.’


Teaching

Amar has been heavily involved with teaching and founded the ‘National Cadaveric ENT Core Skills Course.’ He also co-founded two national surgical courses (‘National Lower Limb Open Vascular Exposure Course’ and the ‘National Core Surgical Training Interview Course').


He has completed the Oxford Medical Training - 'Teach the Teachers Course' and is a mentor to a number of medical students and junior doctors. He has also been heavily involved in undergraduate teaching and regularly is an examiner for the medical school.

Publications

  • Articles

    • Hamilton DW, O'Hara J, Rajgor A, Selby G, Anderson M, Keltie K, Parker R, Teare D, Patterson J, Jones TM, Sharp L. Precision medicine in laryngeal cancer: protocol of the laryngeal cancer cohort (LARCH). BMJ Open 2023, 13(1), e067561.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. BJS 2023. In Preparation.
    • Li E, Hammond J, Moir J, Abbadessa F, Chan C, Dawe N, De Silva C, Ferrara M, Hillier R, Kadhim MR, Myszkowski S, Salisbury T, Sudworth P, Tingle S, Williams T. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia 2022, 77(1), 28-39.
    • Rajgor AD, Cowley J, Gillespie C, Lee CW, O'Hara J, Iqbal MS, Hamilton D. Outcomes of the contemporary management approach for locally advanced (T3-T4) laryngeal cancer: a retrospective cohort study. Authorea 2022.
    • NIHR, GlobalSurg, COVIDSurg, Collaborative. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. The Lancet 2022.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, GlobalSurg, Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. 2021.
    • Rajgor A, Patel A, McCulloch D, Obara B, Bacardit J, McQueen A, Aboagye E, Ali T, O'Hara J, Hamilton D. The application of radiomics in laryngeal cancer. British Journal of Radiology 2021, 94(1128), 20210499.
    • Rajgor AD, Patel S, McCulloch D, Obara B, Bacardit J, McQueen A, Aboagye E, Ali T, O'Hara J, Hamilton DW. The application of radiomics in laryngeal cancer. British Journal of Radiology 2021, 94(1128), 20210499.
    • Rajgor AD, Mentias Y, Stafford F. Silicone granuloma: a cause of cervical lymphadenopathy following breast implantation. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14, e239395.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, GlobalSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. 2021.
    • CovidSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 2021.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Outcomes after perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study. 2021. In Preparation.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. 2021.
    • COVIDSurg Collaborative, Rajgor AD. Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, multicenter, observational cohort study. Cancer 2021.
    • Glasbey, JC, Nepogodiev, D, Simoes, JFF, Omar, O, Li, E, Venn, ML, COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, GlobalSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. 2021.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. 2021.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 2021.
    • Zemedikun, DT, Chandan, JS, Raindi, D, Rajgor, AD. Burden of chronic diseases associated with periodontal diseases: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data. BMJ Open 2021.
    • COVIDSurg, Collaborative, Rajgor, AD. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study. The Lancet 2020.
    • Rajgor, AD, Hakim, NA, Ali, S, Darr, A. Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Group A Beta-Haemolytic Streptococcal Infection: An Indication for Tonsillectomy? A Review of the Literature. International Journal of Otolaryngology 2018.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Rajgor, A, Hakim, N, Darr, A, Hughes, R, George, A. Predictive Factors for 30-Day Morbidity in Head and Neck Surgery. 2017.
    • Hakim, N, Darr, A, Rajgor, A. Extensive Intracranial Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Manifesting as Otitis Externa. 2017.

  • Review