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Mr Batchelor graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School in 1995 and completed training in cardiothoracic surgery in Scotland and Yorkshire. In 2007 he was appointed as a consultant in thoracic surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary and oversaw a transformation in the way thoracic surgery was delivered. In particular, the unit became well known as a VATS training centre and as a pioneer of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).

In 2022, Mr. Batchelor moved to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London to augment the well-established and innovative team at the Barts Thorax Centre. He is the clinical lead for lung volume reduction for Barts and North East London. He continues as lead for thoracic surgery for the international ERAS Society and is the principle author of the thoracic ERAS guidelines for lung cancer surgery. In addition, he was a member of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery thoracic domain from 2020-23, and continues on the organising committee for the SCTS annual meeting. He also sits on the European committee (ERS/ESTS) responsible for producing the guidelines for the assessment of fitness for the radical treatment of lung cancer.

Clinical interests include ERAS and patient outcomes, advanced VATS procedures, robotic segmentectomy, the role of surgery in the multi-modal treatment of lung cancer, and lung volume reduction for emphysema. Research, either as PI or co-applicant, has included the VIOLET, PulMiCC, LIBERATE, GAP and RAMON trials. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications.

Qualifications & Accreditations

BSc(Hons) in Physiology, University of Edinburgh, 1992

MBChB, University of Edinburgh, 1995

MSc by Research (awarded with distinction), University of Leeds, 2001

FRCS(CTh), 2006