I’m a Junior Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine at Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, with six peer-reviewed publications and one preprint — and I build quiet tools for the ward along the way.
Experience
Aug 2026 – present
JCF · now
Junior Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Clerking acute medical takes, inpatient ward care, multidisciplinary discharge planning.
Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
FY2
Foundation Year 2 Doctor
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
General Practice, Emergency Medicine, Trauma & Orthopaedics — acute presentations, supervised emergency procedures.
Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
FY1
Foundation Year 1 Doctor
Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
General Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Geriatric Medicine — including first-contact overnight cover for the Tower Block’s medical inpatients (230+ patients across its wards).
2017–2023
MB BChir
Medical Student
University of Cambridge
Intercalated degree in Pharmacology, 2019–2020, Upper Second Class Honours (2:i); MA (Cantab).
Publications
Cited 40 times (CrossRef, 17 Sep 2026); h-index 3. Full record on ORCID 0009-0002-9726-2594.
- [1]
Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of surgical-site infection: systematic review and meta-analysis
Read paper doi:10.1093/bjs/znaf277 2 citations author 5 of 8
- [2]
Recalibration of implantable brain–computer interfaces to enable long-term independent use: a systematic review
Read paper doi:10.1088/1741-2552/ae7694 0 citations author 5 of 7 open access
- [3]
Toward the clinical translation of implantable brain–computer interfaces for motor impairment: research trends and outcome measures
Read paper doi:10.1002/advs.202501912 19 citations author 3 of 9 open access
- [4]
A service evaluation of the operative length of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and associated procedures
Read paper doi:10.7759/cureus.81278 0 citations author 2 of 10 open access
- [5]
Just the facts: assessing and managing soft tissue knee injuries in the emergency department
Read paper doi:10.1007/s43678-024-00761-w 4 citations author 3 of 7 open access
- [6]
Human spinal cord tissue is an underutilised resource in degenerative cervical myelopathy: findings from a systematic review of human autopsies
Read paper doi:10.1007/s00701-023-05526-5 14 citations author 5 of 14 open access
Preprint
- [7]
Outcome measures in implantable brain–computer interface research: a systematic review
Read paper doi:10.1101/2024.10.15.24315534 1 citation author 4 of 9 open access
Citation data: CrossRef and OpenAlex, as read on 17 Sep 2026
Fig. 1
157 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions and associated procedures
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| Measure / source | Reported values |
|---|---|
| Study populationPublication and registered service evaluation | 157 ACL reconstructions, April 2019 – December 2023, 5 consultant surgeons. Locally registered service evaluation PRN12527; not a closed-loop clinical audit. |
| ACL onlyTable 1 — demographics | n = 73 (46.5%); mean age 29.2 y (SD 10.6), range 13–56; median BMI 26.1 (IQR 24.5–29.8); ASA I 56.16%, ASA II 36.99%, ASA III 1.37%. |
| ACL + meniscusTable 1 — demographics | n = 58 (36.9%); mean age 27.1 y (SD 10.1), range 13–52; median BMI 25.8 (IQR 22.2–28.6); ASA I 65.52%, ASA II 32.76%, ASA III 0.00%. |
| ACL + LETTable 1 — demographics | n = 7 (4.5%); mean age 20.3 y (SD 7.6), range 14–36; median BMI 22.5 (IQR 21.0–25.1); ASA I 57.14%, ASA II 42.86%, ASA III 0.00%. |
| ACL + meniscus + LETTable 1 — demographics | n = 19 (12.1%); mean age 21.1 y (SD 7.9), range 12–43; median BMI 24.7 (IQR 21.5–29.7); ASA I 73.68%, ASA II 21.05%, ASA III 0.00%. |
| ACL onlyTable 2 — operative duration | Median 78.0 min; IQR width 32.0 min; reference. |
| ACL + meniscusTable 2 — operative duration | Median 86.5 min; IQR width 37.5 min; +8.5 min vs ACL only. |
| ACL + LETTable 2 — operative duration | Median 94.0 min; IQR width 17.5 min; +16.0 min vs ACL only. |
| ACL + meniscus + LETTable 2 — operative duration | Median 117.0 min; IQR width 26.5 min; +39.0 min vs ACL only. |
| Complex procedures: mean additional operative timeTable 2 — operative duration | Complex procedures added a mean 14.7 minutes (95% CI 5.6–23.8, p < 0.001). |
| OctoberTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +8.10 h (95% CI 2.43 to 13.78); significant. |
| FridayTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +5.59 h (95% CI 0.84 to 10.33); significant. |
| ASA IIITable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +18.27 h (95% CI −5.24 to 41.79); non-significant. |
| Base durationTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +13.29 h (95% CI −1.75 to 28.33); non-significant. |
| ACL + LETTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +9.65 h (95% CI −0.47 to 19.77); non-significant. |
| ASA IITable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +3.99 h (95% CI −0.48 to 8.47); non-significant. |
| SeptemberTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +2.76 h (95% CI −2.42 to 7.93); non-significant. |
| MarchTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +2.05 h (95% CI −6.12 to 10.22); non-significant. |
| JulyTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +1.34 h (95% CI −5.91 to 8.59); non-significant. |
| FebruaryTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.81 h (95% CI −7.74 to 9.35); non-significant. |
| ThursdayTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.69 h (95% CI −5.69 to 7.07); non-significant. |
| MayTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.29 h (95% CI −7.97 to 8.55); non-significant. |
| Month numberTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.27 h (95% CI −0.68 to 1.21); non-significant. |
| TuesdayTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.13 h (95% CI −10.08 to 10.34); non-significant. |
| Age at operation (years)Table 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.04 h (95% CI −0.17 to 0.25); non-significant. |
| BMI (kg/m²)Table 3 — length-of-stay predictors | +0.04 h (95% CI −0.43 to 0.51); non-significant. |
| ACL + meniscus + LETTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −1.26 h (95% CI −7.78 to 5.25); non-significant. |
| NovemberTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −1.79 h (95% CI −8.04 to 4.47); non-significant. |
| ACL + meniscusTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −1.81 h (95% CI −6.19 to 2.57); non-significant. |
| AugustTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −1.83 h (95% CI −7.43 to 3.77); non-significant. |
| AprilTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −2.28 h (95% CI −13.86 to 9.30); non-significant. |
| JuneTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −2.72 h (95% CI −10.58 to 5.14); non-significant. |
| WednesdayTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −3.47 h (95% CI −9.37 to 2.44); non-significant. |
| DecemberTable 3 — length-of-stay predictors | −6.45 h (95% CI −13.09 to 0.19); non-significant. |
| Isolated ACLTable 4 — complications | 3 complications (4.1%). |
| Complex proceduresTable 4 — complications | 7 complications (8.3%). |
| Overall complicationsTable 4 — complications | Overall 10/157 (6.4%); isolated ACL vs complex procedures, p = 0.038. |
| HaemarthrosisTable 4 — complications | 4 (2.5%). |
| InfectionTable 4 — complications | 3 (1.9%). |
| Mean age with complicationsTable 4 — complications | 46.0 y (95% CI 39.2–52.8). |
| Mean age without complicationsTable 4 — complications | 26.6 y (95% CI 24.9–28.3). |
| Age difference with vs without complicationsTable 4 — complications | Age difference 19.4 y, p = 0.010. |
| Revision surgeryTable 4 — complications | No revision surgery required. |
| Age vs operative timeArticle text — other reported statistics | r = −0.31 (p < 0.001). |
| BMI vs operative timeArticle text — other reported statistics | r = −0.17 (p = 0.046). |
| Operative time vs LOSArticle text — other reported statistics | r = 0.16 (p = 0.041). |
| Age independently predicted shorter operative timeArticle text — other reported statistics | −0.696 min per year (p = 0.005). |
| ASA III prolonged LOSArticle text — other reported statistics | HR 0.440 (95% CI 0.276–0.704, p = 0.001). |
| ACL + LET prolonged LOSArticle text — other reported statistics | HR 0.466 (95% CI 0.250–0.866, p = 0.016). |
| ANOVA by procedure typeArticle text — other reported statistics | F = 12.0 (p < 0.001). |
| ANOVA: LETArticle text — other reported statistics | F = 28.3 (p < 0.001). |
| ANOVA: meniscal repairArticle text — other reported statistics | F = 9.8 (p = 0.002). |
| BMI distributionArticle text — other reported statistics | Range 16.6–42.7 kg/m², mean 26.4. |
| Age distributionArticle text — other reported statistics | Positively skewed (0.71). |
| Analysis methodsReported analysis methods | Python 3.13.1; Shapiro–Wilk, D’Agostino, Anderson–Darling; outliers flagged at BMI > 50 or operative duration > 3 SD. |
About
I trained at Cambridge, where I also played for the university rugby team, and I work at Lister Hospital, splitting my time between the ward round and a laptop. I hold Advanced Life Support certification (Resuscitation Council UK, valid to 2029).
Most weeks move between three places: the ward — acute medicine now, after foundation years that took in ED, geriatrics and hands-on emergency procedures under supervision; the library — brain–computer interfaces, degenerative cervical myelopathy, emergency orthopaedics; and a laptop, where I build things the ward actually asked for.
During my first foundation year I taught myself Python and built a rota webscraper that converts the trust’s roster into a clean .ics calendar. My colleagues took it up.
Contact
For references, research collaborations or a word about digital tools on the ward, email me; the form below reaches the same inbox.
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