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Cambridge MB BChir · GMC 8002497

Dr Luka Jovanović

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.

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Experience

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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).

  4. 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. [1]

    Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of surgical-site infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Yusuf SM, James J, Chong B, Dohle E, Jovanović L, Farag S, et al. British Journal of Surgery. 2026.

    Read paper doi:10.1093/bjs/znaf277 2 citations author 5 of 8

  2. [2]

    Recalibration of implantable brain–computer interfaces to enable long-term independent use: a systematic review

    Swanson E, Dohle E, Bashford L, Horsfall HL, Jovanović L, Muirhead WR, et al. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2026.

    Read paper doi:10.1088/1741-2552/ae7694 0 citations author 5 of 7 open access

  3. [3]

    Toward the clinical translation of implantable brain–computer interfaces for motor impairment: research trends and outcome measures

    Dohle E, Swanson E, Jovanović L, Yusuf S, Thompson L, Horsfall HL, et al. Advanced Science. 2025.

    Read paper doi:10.1002/advs.202501912 19 citations author 3 of 9 open access

  4. [4]

    A service evaluation of the operative length of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and associated procedures

    Mather T, Jovanović L, Bradshaw F, Grewal H, Gompels BD, Castagno S, et al. Cureus. 2025.

    Read paper doi:10.7759/cureus.81278 0 citations author 2 of 10 open access

  5. [5]

    Just the facts: assessing and managing soft tissue knee injuries in the emergency department

    Gompels B, McCarron L, Jovanović L, Molloy T, Ahmed V, Gargan M, et al. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024.

    Read paper doi:10.1007/s43678-024-00761-w 4 citations author 3 of 7 open access

  6. [6]

    Human spinal cord tissue is an underutilised resource in degenerative cervical myelopathy: findings from a systematic review of human autopsies

    Dohle E, Beardall S, Chang A, Mena KPC, Jovanović L, Nath U, et al. Acta Neurochirurgica. 2023.

    Read paper doi:10.1007/s00701-023-05526-5 14 citations author 5 of 14 open access

Preprint

  1. [7]

    Outcome measures in implantable brain–computer interface research: a systematic review

    Dohle E, Swanson E, Yusuf S, Jovanović L, Thompson L, Horsfall HL, et al. medRxiv. 2024.

    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

Addenbrooke’s Hospital / Cambridge University Hospitals, Division of Trauma and Orthopaedics, April 2019 – December 2023. Values transcribed from [4]; none is modelled or interpolated.

Median operative duration, minutes. The reported IQR width is given as text beside each median. Quartile endpoints are not supplied, so whiskers around the median cannot be placed faithfully and none are drawn.

ACL onlyMedian 78.0 min · IQR width 32.0 min
ACL + meniscusMedian 86.5 min · IQR width 37.5 min
ACL + LETMedian 94.0 min · IQR width 17.5 min
ACL + meniscus + LETMedian 117.0 min · IQR width 26.5 min

Complexity effect Complex procedures added a mean 14.7 minutes (95% CI 5.6–23.8, p < 0.001).

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ASA percentages may not sum to 100% because ASA was not always recorded. IQR denotes interquartile range; LOS denotes length of stay.

Published aggregates and analysis methods
Measure / sourceReported values
Study populationPublication and registered service evaluation157 ACL reconstructions, April 2019 – December 2023, 5 consultant surgeons. Locally registered service evaluation PRN12527; not a closed-loop clinical audit.
ACL onlyTable 1 — demographicsn = 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 — demographicsn = 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 — demographicsn = 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 — demographicsn = 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 durationMedian 78.0 min; IQR width 32.0 min; reference.
ACL + meniscusTable 2 — operative durationMedian 86.5 min; IQR width 37.5 min; +8.5 min vs ACL only.
ACL + LETTable 2 — operative durationMedian 94.0 min; IQR width 17.5 min; +16.0 min vs ACL only.
ACL + meniscus + LETTable 2 — operative durationMedian 117.0 min; IQR width 26.5 min; +39.0 min vs ACL only.
Complex procedures: mean additional operative timeTable 2 — operative durationComplex 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 — complications3 complications (4.1%).
Complex proceduresTable 4 — complications7 complications (8.3%).
Overall complicationsTable 4 — complicationsOverall 10/157 (6.4%); isolated ACL vs complex procedures, p = 0.038.
HaemarthrosisTable 4 — complications4 (2.5%).
InfectionTable 4 — complications3 (1.9%).
Mean age with complicationsTable 4 — complications46.0 y (95% CI 39.2–52.8).
Mean age without complicationsTable 4 — complications26.6 y (95% CI 24.9–28.3).
Age difference with vs without complicationsTable 4 — complicationsAge difference 19.4 y, p = 0.010.
Revision surgeryTable 4 — complicationsNo revision surgery required.
Age vs operative timeArticle text — other reported statisticsr = −0.31 (p < 0.001).
BMI vs operative timeArticle text — other reported statisticsr = −0.17 (p = 0.046).
Operative time vs LOSArticle text — other reported statisticsr = 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 statisticsHR 0.440 (95% CI 0.276–0.704, p = 0.001).
ACL + LET prolonged LOSArticle text — other reported statisticsHR 0.466 (95% CI 0.250–0.866, p = 0.016).
ANOVA by procedure typeArticle text — other reported statisticsF = 12.0 (p < 0.001).
ANOVA: LETArticle text — other reported statisticsF = 28.3 (p < 0.001).
ANOVA: meniscal repairArticle text — other reported statisticsF = 9.8 (p = 0.002).
BMI distributionArticle text — other reported statisticsRange 16.6–42.7 kg/m², mean 26.4.
Age distributionArticle text — other reported statisticsPositively skewed (0.71).
Analysis methodsReported analysis methodsPython 3.13.1; Shapiro–Wilk, D’Agostino, Anderson–Darling; outliers flagged at BMI > 50 or operative duration > 3 SD.

[4] Cureus. 2025;17(3):e81278. 5 consultant surgeons. Locally registered service evaluation, PRN12527; not a closed-loop clinical audit. CC-BY.

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.

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