Research Grants Awarded

 

2021 - Pump Priming Grant (Royal College of Surgeons of England)

2021 - NIHR Research Capability Funding

 

 

Current Research Themes

 

Combination pulsed dye and fractional carbon dioxide lasers for burn scars

Epigenetic modulation of wound healing

Chemical burn injuries & decontamination

 

 

Publications

 

Carbon dioxide laser treatment of burn-related scarring: Results of the ELIPSE (Early Laser Intervention Promotes Scar Evolution) prospective randomized controlled trial. J Plast Recon Aesthet Surg 2023 Sep;84:368-376.

 

A Very Unusual Burn Complication: Bilateral Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis. Eplasty 2023;23:e6.

 

Immediate application of biodegradable temporizing matrix to a muscle free flap for complex soft tissue reconstruction. Eplasty 2022;22:e29

 

Volumetric analysis of tissue expanders using VECTRA camera: a novel approach to determine skin expansion. J Plast Recon Aesthet Surg 2021 Mar;74:644-710.

 

Exploring the role of epigenetic regulation in wound healing – implications for the future of wound care. Wound Rep & Regen 2020 Nov;28:710-718.

 

Iatrogenic thermal burns secondary to marine sting treatment. J Burn Care Res 2020;41:878-881.

 

Establishing scald prevention measures in UK maternity units from takeaway drinks. Burns 2020;46:1208-1211.

 

Corrosive attacks in the UK – Psychosocial perspectives and decontamination strategies. Burns 2020;46:213-218.

 

The use of MolecuLight™ for early detection of colonisation in dermal templates. Burns 2019;45:1940-1942.

 

Temperature dissociation of liquids in reusable thermoplastic containers - an eco-friendly scald risk? Burns 2019;45:1621-1624.

 

Addressing lower limb flap donor morbidity. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018;56:766-768.

 

Single-stage composite helical rim reconstruction using a bipedicled flap and conchal cartilage graft. J Laryngol Otol 2018;22:1-4.

 

Letter to the Editor re: 'Chemical burns: Diphoterine untangled'. Burns 2018;44:1011-1012.

 

Is it time for a change in the approach to chemical burns? The role of Diphoterine in the management of cutaneous and ocular chemical burns. J Plast Recon Aesthet Surg 2017;70:563-567.

 

The Use of Opioid Analgesics following Common Upper Extremity Surgical Procedures: A National, Population-Based Study. Plast Recon Surg 2017;139:577e-578e.

 

An unusual case of Ludwig’s angina complicating a neck dissection. Eur J Plast Surg 2016;39:315.

 

Outcomes following manipulation of nasal fractures – the Durham experience. Eur J Plast Surg 2015;39:7.

 

 Inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein signalling promotes wound healing in a human ex vivo model. Eur J Plast Surg 2015;38:1-12.

 

The epigenetics of wound healing. Adv Wound Care 2014;3:468-475.

 

Bone morphogenetic protein signalling suppresses wound-induced skin repair by inhibiting keratinocyte proliferation and migration. J Invest Dermatol 2014;134:827-37.

 

Stem cell application in acute burn care & reconstruction. J Wound Care 2013;22:7-16.

 

Accuracy of burn size estimation in adults and children – Are emergency departments doing any better? Ann R Coll Surg Engl (Suppl) 2013;95:XX–XX

 

Lipoma or liposarcoma? A cautionary case report. J Plast Recon Aesthet Surg 2012;65(1):e11-4.

 

Lhx2 promotes epidermal regeneration via regulating Sox9, Tcf4 and Lgr5 in hair follicle-derived epithelial progenitor cells. Development 2011;138(22):4843-52.

 

MicroRNA-21 is an important downstream component of BMP signalling in epidermal keratinocytes. J Cell Sci 2011;124:3399-404.

 

Experience of angiosarcoma in the North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service. J Plast Recon Aesthet Surg 2011;64(7):884-91.