Professor Aali Sheen is a Senior Consultant General Surgeon who has been practising in Manchester since his NHS appointment in 2005. He specialises in all abdominal wall hernias, with particular expertise in groin hernias, sportsman’s hernia (inguinal disruption), chronic groin pain, mesh-related complications, and ACNES (anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome) as a cause of chronic, unexplained abdominal pain.

He authored the world’s first consensus statement on the sportsman’s groin, providing a comprehensive and evidence-based rationale for diagnosing and treating this condition, and establishing the internationally accepted term “inguinal disruption.”

Professor Sheen has extensive experience treating patients ranging from recreational athletes to elite professionals. He performs both open and laparoscopic hernia surgery, tailoring his approach to the needs and goals of each individual.

He served as President of the British Hernia Society (2020–2022) and was Congress President for the European Hernia Society Annual Meeting in Manchester in 2022. He has also served on the Scientific and Awards Committees of the American Hernia Society.

Professor Sheen is regularly invited to speak at international hernia conferences, including meetings across Asia-Pacific and Australia/New Zealand, and continues to contribute to the global advancement of hernia surgery.
 

Recent, current & past appointments
 

· Consultant General & HPB Surgeon, Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust (MFT) (2005-2024)
· MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chair, University of Manchester (UoM)
· Vis. Professor Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
· Associate Clinical Head of Division (Surgery) (MFT) (2014-18)
· Clinical Director of General Surgery at MFT (2008-2014)
· President of British Hernia Society (BHS) 2020-22
· Senior Editor for Hernia and Frontiers in Surgical Oncology
· Examiner for European Board of Surgery examination (AWS) – abdominal wall surgery
 

Publications, lectures and teaching
 

· Has over 140 publications in peer reviewed journals including British Journal of Surgery, Annals of Surgery, the British Journal of Sports Medicine & Hernia
· Published book chapters in Textbook of Hernia and Inguinal hernia surgery on the ‘sportsman’s groin’
· Published NICE guidelines in hernia surgery
· Peer reviewed for journals including British Journal of Surgery, British Medical Journal, Hernia, J Sports Med, BMC Surgery
· Invited faculty and keynote speaker at international and national conferences
· Global advisory board for industry in mesh design and technology
· Lead and supervised PhD programmes for surgical trainees with MMU
· M.D Thesis examiner for Manchester University
· Accredited trainer for the General Medical Council
 

Society Memberships and award
 

· British Hernia Society
· European Hernia Society
· American Hernia Society
· ANZ Hernia Society
· Lifetime achievement award – Asia-Pacific Hernia Society (2025)
· Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland.
· Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons