Dr. David Wilhelm Borowski

• Current: Resident Specialist at Welwitschia Hospital, Walvis Bay, Namibia

• Previous:

  • Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospital North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK

  • Lead Clinician for undergraduate teaching at Newcastle University

  • Research & Development Lead at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust

Dr. Borowski has authored over 40 peer-reviewed medical articles and presented more than 50 times at national and international conferences. He has been Chief Investigator for three published clinical trials and has contributed to numerous multicenter studies. He also authored a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Operative Surgery (2017, 3rd Edition).

• Clinical Excellence Award Level I and II, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust, UK

• Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University, UK

• Clinical Excellence Award Level II, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust, UK

Dr. Borowski graduated in 1996 from Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany. He completed his MD in 2007 at Newcastle University, UK, focusing on organizational factors in the management of colorectal cancer. He undertook higher surgical training in the Northern Deanery, UK, including a fellowship in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, and was appointed as Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospital North Tees in 2011. In 2015, he relocated to Namibia and established the Erongo Surgical Practice at Welwitschia Hospital in Walvis Bay. His clinical interests include thyroid, breast, hernia surgery, and a wide range of gastrointestinal and colorectal procedures. He is also involved in medical education and organizes the Coastal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) meetings in the Erongo region.