Sarah Itam

Consultant Urological Surgeon, Educational speaker, Imperial College @surgical_edu, Pianist DipABRSM

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

An absolute privilege to join @HomertonCollege for their BHM dinner hosted by Lord Woolley. Seeing the amazing @NaomiCampbell receive a Lifetime Achievement award for her inspiring work on and off the catwalk was incredible.

An unforgettable evening!

#bhm #SalutingOurSisters

[Joe Philip 🇬🇧🇮🇳 @JoeUrol]

Ergnomics helps improve longevity… The Invisible threat? Recognising Burnout!
@mcneill_alan @sarah_itam deliver the survival session- Tips/ Experience/Sabbaticals/On-call Rotas. @BAUSurology #StevePayne Caroline Elton @jimadshead @RooDoherty Maeve Dooher

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

It was a pleasure to speak at the Parliamentary roundtable on Service Innovation to address health inequalities in prostate cancer.

Thanks to Jim Shannon MP for hosting the meeting, and @AstellasEurope and @incisivehealth for organising.

#prostatecancer #1in4blackmen

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

@mcneill_alan @ShivPandian @joeurol @IPearce82 @AndrolAyo @vishhanchanale @lithohlr @BAUSurology @SusieBiers @AyoKalejai20984 @NikitaB0709 Thank you @mcneill_alan. I also thoroughly enjoyed co-chairing with you and very well done to all the speakers.

[Kerri Baker @KerriBaker20]

It pays to improve diversity!

Companies who are high performers in terms of gender, ethnic & cultural diversity also have above-average profitability

Nadine Heggies at #wil2023

[Kerri Baker @KerriBaker20]

Goosebumps hearing @shekar_vinita's personal & professional journey at #wil2023

SAS & Locally Employed Doctors are underestimated & underrecognised for often extensive roles in leadership, teaching etc.

"Call me what I am, not what I am not" - not non-trainee, non-consultant!

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

@scarlettmcnally @babsuk_org @medicalwomenuk @AoMRC @RCPEdin @RCSEd @TheBMA @WomenSurgeonsUK @DrFBE @DrNuthana @RoshanaMN @OrthopodReg @ScrubSurvivors Thank you @scarlettmcnally! I found your interview very inspiring. Thank you for sharing these powerful life experiences with us.

[Prof Scarlett McNally @scarlettmcnally]

Fabulous talk by @sarah_izam
@babsuk_org on gender+race discrimination in surgery #WiL2023. Big impact of individual microaggressions- more women leave surgery. Massive problem with #sexism & #racism from patients. We need to fix this for #NHS workforce, #Respect @medicalwomenuk

[Kerri Baker @KerriBaker20]

@sarah_itam identifying how we can be allies for those experiencing gender, racial or other discrimination:

1. Acknowledge the problem (this inc by & in big organisations!)

2. Speak out

3. Advocate for improvement/action

Diversity of leadership is so important.

#wil2023

[Kerri Baker @KerriBaker20]

Every woman doctor has encountered difficulties convincing patients they are indeed the doctor.

@sarah_itam's multiple iterations of intros that she's had to work through makes me realise how many times that must be amplified for women surgeons, & for women of colour.

#wil2023

[The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh @RCSEd]

‘The interplay of factors such as race and gender has meant that, at times, I have experienced unnecessary obstacles in my career pathway’ – on the RCSEd blog, we look at Consultant Urological Surgeon Sarah Itam’s journey in surgery.

Read the piece here: https://t.co/fTHzya1Qm1

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

It was a privilege to chair the parliamentary workshop on health inequalities in #prostatecancer hosted by MP @Peter_Dowd and organised by @orchidcancer. Powerful and moving accounts from the men who attended. #1in4BlackMen

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

@mon0lisa @orchidcancer @Peter_Dowd @friendsbredrins It was great to meet you too. Thank you for your contributions. Keep up the excellent work in raising awareness.

[Dr Trevor D. Sterling (Hon. causa) @trevorsterl]

I was privileged to be invited to attend the inaugural British Association of Black Surgeons conference at the Royal College of Surgeons today. Congratulations to the Chair, Vascular Surgeon Sarah Itam, for establishing this important Association.

[Samantha Tross @samanthatross]

As I relax on holiday, I reflect on a historic week with the inaugural conference of the British Association of Black Surgeons. Delighted to be part of an amazing group of surgeons dedicated to improving the training and careers of black surgeons. Better is yet to come.

[Tim Mitchell @TMitchellFRCS]

Great to be involved with the inaugural ⁦@babsuk_org⁩ conference ⁦@RCSnews⁩ opened by ⁦@sarah_itam⁩ ⁦

[Prof Michael Griffin @smgriffin3]

Fantastic to be representing ⁦@RCSEd⁩ at the British Association of Black Surgeons inaugural meeting . Looking forward to a great day

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

@TMitchellFRCS @babsuk_org @RCSnews It was a pleasure to have you there. Thank you for your supporting us.

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

@surgical_edu @RCSEd Too kind. Thank you for your overly generous words!

[Sarah Itam @sarah_itam]

Had a great time with the SHARP project at @ChelseaFC training ground, delivering workshops to young people on their Academy programme.

@sharp_projectUK @imperialcollege