Dr Baban started his surgical training in Ireland back in 2006 on Basic Surgical Training (BST) in Cork and achieved the membership exam MRCS. He enjoys running and has completed half and full marathons and he enjoys spending time with his family especially his 2 boys. He is delighted to start as a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at University of Limerick and a Consultant General/Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at University Limerick Hospitals Group.

Academic Qualifications: 

His PhD in Surgery Theses was “Exploring the relationship between Bacteria and tumors” and his interest was always in breast cancer. However, he invented a new animal model for Ovarian cancer and set up the first Biobank for all cancer samples In Bioscience Institute at UCC.

Professional Experience: 

Dr Baban did his higher surgical training, Specialist Training in Ireland and his first year was at University Hospital Limerick. 
He undertook his fellowship exam and was awarded FRCS (Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon) and then moved to Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust/UK on his Final year to do a Fellowship on Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. 

Professional Memberships: 

Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Research Interests: 

Cancer research with a special interest in Breast cancer

Publications

Donal Peter O’Leary, Siun M Walsh, Jarlath Bolger, Chwanrow Baban, Hilary Humphreys, Sorcha O’Grady, Aisling Hegarty, Aoife M Lee, Mark Sheehan, Jack Alderson, Ruth Dunne, Martina M Morrin, Michael J Lee, Colm Power, Deborah McNamara, Niamh McCawley, Will Robb, John Burke, Jan Sorensen, Arnold D Hill. A Randomised Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Quality of Life of Antibiotic Only Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis: Results of the: COMMA: trial. Annals of Surgery: February 01, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004785

Liam Devane, Chwanrow Baban, Ann O’Doherty, Cecily Quinn, Enda McDermott, Ruth Prichard. The Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Margin Re-excision in Breast-Conserving Surgery World J Surg. 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05383-8.

Shane Keogh, Jarlath Bolger, Mohamed Anjum, Chwanrow Baban, Wendy Hickey, William Robb. Transitioning to totally minimally invasive esophagectomy: what are the peri-operative benefits? DOI: 10.21037/map.2019.AB056 

Chwanrow Baban, Liam Devane, James Geraghty. Change of paradigm in treating elderly with breast cancer: are we undertreating elderly patients? Irish Journal of Medical Science, 23 Jun 2018,188(2):379-388 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-018-1851-9 PMID: 29934872 

CK Baban, D Evoy, S Skeehan, D Gibbons, EW McDermott, RS Prichard. The Use Of Early Post Operative PTH As A Predictor Of Successful Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy In Primary Hyperparathyroidism. IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Volume 188 Pages S1-S1

Roisin M. O'Cearbhaill, Liam Devane, Chwanrow Baban, Damian McCartan, Enda McDermott, Ruth Prichard. Validation of a nomogram using readily available clinicopathologic variables to predict Oncotype DX score in the preoperative setting June 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.02.040
Q Jeantet, C Baban, A Hill. Spontaneously Rupturing Breast Abscess: A Rare Malignant Breast Tumour That Remains A Mystery To Pathologists. IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Volume 187 Pages S99-S99

E Dolan, V Healy, C Baban, A Hill Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella Necrotising Fasciitis Secondary To Perianal Abscess-A Case Report 2018/3/1 IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Volume 187 Pages S84-S84

Stephen Creedon, Aisling Hegarty, Emily Rutherford, Chwanorw Baban, Arnold Hill Negative Appendecetomy rates in Beaumont Hospital DOI: 10.21037/map.2018.AB165

Jack Nolan, Liam Devane, Chwanrow Baban, Jane Rothwell. Denis Evoy, James Geraghty, Enda McDermott, Cecily Quinn, Clare D’arcy, Ann O’Doherty, Ruth Prichard  Non-epithelial primary breast neoplasms: the prevalence and management of a rare condition in a single institution over a 23-year-period DOI: 10.21037/map.2018.AB058

Stephen Creedon, Aisling Hegarty, Emily Rutherford, Chwanrow Baban, Arnold Hill. The effect of ultrasound availability on emergency admissions for biliary pathology: a weekend effect. DOI: 10.21037/map.2018.AB092

Chwanrow Baban, Maimoona Azhar, Liam Devane, Denis Evoy, Stephen Skeehan, David Gibbons, Enda McDermott, Ruth Prichard. The use of early post operative PTH as a predictor of successful minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.10.057, December 2017, Volume 43, Issue 12, Page 2396

Kevin Quinlan, Muhammad Mushtaque, Donal Peter O'Leary, Ameena Dhannoon, Patrick Broe, Amar Agha, Diarmuid Smith, Christopher Thompson, Chwanrow Baban, Ruth Pritchard, Enda McDermott, Aoife Lowery, Denis Quill, Mudassar Majeed, Henry Paul Redmond, Colm Power, Arnold Hill. Challenging the rule of 10% in phaeochromocytoma. European Journal of Surgical Oncology Volume 43 Issue 12 Pages 2390

Kevin Quinlan, Peter O'Leary, Damien O'Neill, Amina Dhannoon, Chwanrow Baban, Ruth Pritchard, Enda McDermott, Colin Cantwell, Aoife Lowery, Denis Quill, Peter McCarthy, Mudassar Majeed, Henry Paul Redmond, Muhammad Mushtaque, Colin Power, Michael Lee, Arnold Hill. The effects of phaeochromocytomas on adipose tissue and muscle https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.10.067, December 2017Volume 43, Issue 12, Page 2399

C Baban, L Devane, J Rothwell, D Evoy, J Geraghty, A O'Doherty,  C Quinn, E McDermott, R Prichard. Change of Paradigm in Treating Over 75s with Breast Cancer, A Single Institution's Management of Breast Cancer in over 75s and Hormonal Manipulation's Escape. Irish journal of medical science Volume 186, S318-S318

X. T. Tan, LA Devane, C.K. Baban, J. Rothwell, D. Evoy, J. Geraghty, A.O’Doherty, C. Quinn, C. D’Arcy,Stephen Skeehan, David Gibbons, Enda McDermott, Ruth Prichard
Prevalence and tumour characteristics of contralateral breast cancer over 5 years in a tertiary-referral cancer centre. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.01.038, May 2017Volume 43, Issue 5, Page S7

C.K. Baban, J. Mc Kiernan, LA Devane, J. Rothwell, D. Evoy, J. Geraghty, A.O’Doherty, C. Quinn, C. D’Arcy,Stephen Skeehan, David Gibbons, Enda McDermott, Ruth Prichard
The incidence and consequences of escape from hormonal manipulation in elderly breast cancer patients. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.01.089, May 2017Volume 43, Issue 5, Page S21.

P Ryan, CK Baban, LA Devane, E McDermott, AJ Curran, D Devoy, R Crowley, O Salib, D Gibbons, R Prichard. Risk Stratification of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Patients: Does It Make A Clinically Meaningful Difference? Irish journal of medical science 186, S326-S327

JM Nolan, LA Devane, CK Baban, J Rothwell, D Evoy, J Geraghty, A O'Doherty, C Quinn, C D'arcy, E McDermott, R Prichard Breast fibromatosis: the prevalence and management of a rare condition in a single institution over a 5 year period, Irish journal of medical science 186, S122-S122

XT Tan, LA Devane, CK Baban, J Rothwell, D Evoy, J Geraghty, A O'Doherty, C Quinn, C D'Arcy, EW McDermott, RS Prichard.Prevalence and tumour characteristics of contralateral breast cancer over 5 years in a tertiary-referral cancer centre. EJSO. Volume
43 Issue 5 Pages S7

JM Nolan, LA Devane, CK Baban, J Rothwell, D Evoy, J Geraghty, A O'Doherty, C Quinn, C D'arcy, E McDermott, R Prichard. Primary breast sarcoma: the experience of a single institution over a 23 year period. Irish journal of medical science. Volume 186 Pages
S122-S122

D. Lynch, C. Baban, L. Coate, A. Lal, S. Tormey, A. Merrigan, B. Woulfe, A. Hannigan, , L. Walsh. Management of a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node at University Hospital Limerick: Oncological Patterns of Care. Irish Journal of Medical Science 184:S387-S388, Sep 2015

P. Finnigan, C. Baban, A. Merrigan. The Implementation of National Consent Policy in University Hospital Limerick Surgical Patients Irish Journal of Medical Science 184:314-314, July 2015

Camilla Urbaniak, Joanne Cummins, Muriel Brackstone, Jean Macklaim, Gregory Gloor, ChwanrowBaban, Leslie Scott, Deirdre O’Hanlon, Jeremy Burton, Kevin Francis, Mark Tangney, and Gregor Reid. Bacterial microbiome of human breast tissue. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. doi:10.1128/AEM.00242-14

Baban Chwanrow, Murphy Michael, O’Sulleabhain Cristoir, O’Hanlon Deirdre. Chylous ascites as a consequence of idiopathic pancreatitis. Bcr 2013-200132.R2 

Chwanrow K. Baban, Michelle Cronin, Ali R. Akin, Anne O’Brien, Xuefene Gao, Sabin Tabirca, Kevin P. Francis, Mark Tangney. Bioluminescent Bacterial Imaging In Vivo JoVE ( Journal of Visualised Experiment) (69), e4318, doi:10.3791/4318 (2012).

Baban, Chwanrow; Rajendran, Simon; O'Hanlon, Deirdre; Murphy, Michael. Utilisation of cholecystostomy and cystic duct as a route for percutaneous cutting balloon papillotomy and expulsion of common bile duct stones. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 bcr.11.2011.5256.       S Jahangeer, CK Baban, K Doddakula & J Hinchion. Phrenic Nerve Block as a novel adjunct to the local treatment of bronchopleural fistula. Journal of Surgical Case Reports JSCR. 2012 6:2 ISSN: 2042-8812

Michelle Cronin, Sara Collins, Chwanrow Baban, Kevin Francis, Gerald C O’Sullivan, Mark Tangney. Cancer-targeted gene & cell therapy: vector based technology. Journal of  Molecular Therapy. Volume 20 Pages 1

Michelle Cronin; Ali R Akin; Sara A Collins; Jeff Meganck; Jae-Beom Kim; Chwanrow K Baban; Susan A Joyce; Ning Zhang; Douwe van Sinderen; Gerald C O'Sullivan; Noriyuki Kasahara; Cormac G Gahan; Kevin P Francis; Mark Tangney. High Resolution In Vivo Bioluminescent Imaging For The Study Of Bacterial Tumour Targeting. PLoS ONE. 7 (1):e30940.

Chwanrow Baban, Michelle Orally Delivered Probiotic Bacteria As Tumour-Specific Gene/Cell Therapy Vectors

Chwanrow Baban, Michelle Cronin, Deirdre O’Hanlon, Gerald C. O’Sullivan and Mark Tangney. Bacteria as vectors for gene therapy of cancer Bioengineered Bugs.1(6):385. 2010

Simon Rajendran, Chwanrow Baban, Garry Lee, Michael Murphy, and Deirdre O’Hanlon. Rapid resolution of phlegmonous gastritis using antibiotics alone, BMJ Case Rep. 2009; 2009: bcr02.2009.1541

Ata Khan, Simon Rajendran, Chwanrow Baban, Michael Murphy, Deirdre O’Hanlon
Intussusception: a cause of right iliac fossa mass in a young adult. BMJ Case Reports2010; doi:10.1136/bcr.10.2009.2338

Ata Khan, Simon Rajendran, Chwanrow Baban, Michael Murphy, Deirdre O’Hanlon Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula. BMJ Case Reports  doi:10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4176

Ata Khan, Simon Rajendran, Chwanrow Baban, Michael Murphy, Deirdre O’Hanlon     Double stenting in advanced colorectal cancer. BMJ Case Reports 2011, doi:10.1136/bcr.08.2010.3226

Presentations:

April 2018     The use of early post operative PTH as a predictor of successful minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism, RAMI ENT, Tullow, Ireland
Dec 2017    The use of early post operative PTH as a predictor of successful minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism, BAETS, Belfast, UK
Sep 2017       The incidence and consequences of escape from hormonal manipulation in elderly breast cancer patients. Sir Peter Freyer Meeting Galway, Ireland

Sep 2015    Management of a positive sentinel lymph node at University Hospital Limerick - 
Oncological patterns of care. Sir Peter Freyer Meeting Galway, Ireland

Aug 2015     Delivery of Z011 trial in managing breast cancer patients at University Hospital Limerick. Breast Multidisciplinary Meeting, Limerick  

April 2013    Research update on ovarian cancer. Ovacare meeting. Radisson Blue hotel and spa, Little island, Cork

Oct 2011    Probiotic Bacteria As Tumour-Specific Gene/Cell Therapy Vectors. European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Brighton

May 2011    Simulation of Hypoxia Regulates Avascular Tumor Growth through p27 Expression, International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering, IEEE CME 2011 Harbin, China.

Mar 2011    Bacteria As Tumour-Specific Gene/Cell Therapy Vectors. Irish Association For Cancer Research, Cork