Professor Nick Maynard is a leading consultant Upper GI Surgeon based in Oxford, with more than 25 years of experience in his field.

Professor Maynard has been Consultant Upper GI Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 1997. He was the Director for Surgery between 2008 and 2015, and the Director for Cancer Services for Oxford University Hospitals from 2017 – 2022. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Oxford University.

In 2020 he was awarded FRCS Ed (ad hominem) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as recognition of his contributions to upper GI Surgery over the last 25 years.

He served as the president of AUGIS (Association of Upper GI Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland) from 2021 to 2023, and the Clinical Lead for the National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit from 2015 to 2022. When not treating patients, Professor Maynard conducts research on a wide range of Upper GI conditions.

Professor Maynard has worked extensively in Gaza since 2010 teaching medical students and carrying out upper GI surgery. He has travelled out to Gaza regularly during the recent war providing humanitarian aid. He has recently been awarded the Humanitarian Medal by King Charles for his humanitarian work in Gaza.