Dr Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih

Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih (MBChB BSc MSc ChM MRCS - England) is a PhD Clinical Research Fellow at the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, University of Birmingham. He obtained his MBChB and BSc from the University for Development Studies, and later completed a Master’s in Surgical Sciences and a ChM in General Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, where he was awarded distinction and multiple scholarships.

A global surgery advocate, Teddy has led and contributed to multiple high-impact international cohort studies, including GlobalSurg, Global PaedSurg, and the ongoing AlliGatOr Study, for which he serves as Principal Investigator. He has delivered research presentations across Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Teddy is the 2026 recipient of the Cutlers’ Surgical Fellowship, awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in partnership with the Worshipful Company of Cutlers — one of the College’s most prestigious awards for surgeons undertaking advanced training overseas. He also holds an RCS England Research Fellowship and is a certified Basic Surgical Skills Instructor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He chairs the organising committee for Surgery Systems Live (SSL), an annual international conference bringing together surgeons, researchers, industry, and policymakers to advance the systems, technology, and evidence base underpinning safer surgical care.

Deeply passionate about academic surgery, health systems research, and medical education, Teddy has held leadership roles including Founder and National Chair of InciSioN Ghana and has served as faculty on the International Cambridge Anastomosis Skills Courses in the UK, Ghana, and Malawi. He is co-founder of acethemrcs.com, a platform that has supported numerous trainees in successfully attaining their MRCS qualification.

Teddy continues to advocate for equitable surgical access, with particular interests in health systems strengthening, surgical training in low- and middle-income countries, and sustainable perioperative care.