Professor Anastasios Kanatas
BASO~ACS Ordinary Member (Trustee)
Specialty Interests: OMFS
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Professor Kanatas is a full-time clinician at Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust with extensive clinical and research experience
in cancer care. As an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Tas has
developed specialised interests in Oral Oncology, Oral and
Maxillofacial Reconstruction, and Clinical Education.
Professor Kanatas's commitment to surgical training includes
organising, chairing, or co-chairing over 35 cadaveric simulation
courses for higher surgical trainees across the UK and Europe.
Additionally, he represents the British Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery on the Cancer Services Committee and supports
his consultant colleagues in Yorkshire in his role as the Regional
Specialty Professional Advisor.
With a substantial publication record, Professor Kanatas has
authored over 260 papers, 80 book chapters, and two books. He is an
associate editor and serves as an external examiner, contributing
broadly to the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
On 4th November 2024, Professor Kanatas was officially appointed
as the Ordinary Member of the BASO Council.