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My research interests are in cardiovascular biomarkers, platelet and endothelial function, plaque instability and the management of venous diseases.
National roles include: Member of the Research Council of the Vascular Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Council member of Venous Forum, Facualty Member of Charing Cross International Vascular Symposium, Advisor on NHS research priorities to HTA interventional procedures panel
I am Asessment co-ordinator for the Medical school, University of Aberdeen.
National interests include:
member of the PLAB board responsible for developing, analysing and reviewing assessment in medicine (2006- ) ; ex ternal examin e r for the final year medicine at the Universities of Leeds and Dundee.National interests include: Vascular Surgery Advisor to the Scottish Chief Medical Officer, member of the Scottish Medical and Advisory Committee, member of the Scottish National Aortic Aneurysm Screening Implementation Group and Work Delivery Group, Chairperson of SIGN guidelines on management of Venous ulcers and critiscm editor for Cochrane Peripheral arterial disease group
FRCS (Glasgow): 1994
MD with Honours (University of Aberdeen):1995
FRCS intercollegiate (Gold medal):2000
The main findings of our research to date are
1) Patients with peripheral arterial disease have a prothrombotic state which may predispose to their increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
2) routine treatment such as surgery may exacebate this prothrombotic state and contribute to to the post-operative cardiovascular complications seen in these patients
3) Platelet activity increases with the severity of the disease suggesting the need for more aggresive anti-platelet therapy in patients with severe disease
4)Aspirin non-responsiveness increases post-operatively and predisposes to post-operative myocardial injury
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review