Mr James Chan [MA(Cantab), DPhil(Oxon), FRCS(plast)]
- Consultant & Research Lead in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery (Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust)
- Lecturer, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford
My mission is to bring about the translation of lab research to improve outcomes in patients who require reconstructive surgery. My main area of research interest is wound healing in different tissue types while my clinical interests lie in the functional reconstruction of the musculoskeletal system, including in people with spinal cord injury.
I graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2004 and completed my Higher Surgical Training in Plastic Surgery in the Oxford Deanery in 2019. In 2017, I undertook a one-year Cochrane Fellowship during which I was involved in the critical appraisal of systematic reviews and dissemination of evidence-based practice. Subsequently, in 2018, I undertook an intensive one-year subspecialist fellowship training in Reconstructive Microsurgery at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, the largest microsurgery unit worldwide.
Between 2010 and 2014, I took time out of my clinical training to embark upon full time translational research at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Oxford University. Under the mentorship of Prof Jagdeep Nanchahal, Prof Nikki Horwood and Prof Sir Marc Feldmann, I identified the innate immune response as a therapeutic target and delineated the early inflammatory pathway in fracture repair, successfully defending my DPhil thesis in 2014. During this period, I was awarded the Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship and Senior Scholarship of Lincoln College, University of Oxford. I have also received grants from the Paton-Masser Memorial Fund (BAPRAS) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 2016, I was awarded the Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
As a keen amateur violinist, I am intrigued by the parallels between musical and surgical training, particularly in the field of microsurgery, and believe that mentorship and pedagogy are key to attaining the highest levels of surgical performance. I am a GMC-recognised educational supervisor and an Oxford University Medical Education Fellow.
Dr Matthew Hotton [BSc, MSc, D.Clin.Psych]
Dr Matthew Hotton is a Clinical Psychologist, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He specialises in helping people adjust to physical health conditions that have altered their appearance and/or physical function. He has a particular interest in the psychological factors that can have an impact on the wellbeing and performance of staff working in the NHS.
Mr Robert Miller [BSc, MBChB, MRCS]
Rob graduated from Bristol University in 2014 gaining his medical qualification and a first class BSc in neuroscience. He is currently a plastic surgery registrar in London.
During his undergraduate training Rob was a passionate trumpeter. He was a Vice Chancellor Music Scholar at Bristol for 6 years and has performed across the country’s major concert venues, including the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury Festival. He has also published a book based on the principals of implicit memory, combing colour and musical notation to help trumpet players learn their musical scales (www.smartiesforbrass.com).
His experience in musical performance, psychology and behaviour and surgical education lead him to develop an interest in the links and transferable skills between performance in music and surgery with the aim of exploring ways to optimising surgical performance.
Mr Tim Goodacre [MB BS, BSc, FRCS (Plast)]
Tim Goodacre is a recently NHS retired plastic surgeon with an Honorary contract at the Oxford Radcliffe University Hospitals. He is past President of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and is the Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is Vice President of EBOPRAS and sits on the ExCo of the Plastic Surgery section of UEMS – the European advisory body. He is on the Council and cases Committee of the Medical Defence Union, Trustee of the Blonde McIndoe Research Foundation, and Chair of Interface Uganda – a small charity supporting training and development of reconstructive services in east Africa. Mr Goodacre is also a Patron of the British Association of Skin Camouflage.
He is particularly interested in the problems facing children with cleft related disorders, and current research involves the development of novel tissue expanders for paediatric work, the development of PROMS for cleft and related work, and the evaluation of role of early psychological intervention in cleft management.
He is Regional Specialty Adviser in Plastic Surgery and a member of the Medical Defence Union Council. He is also Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford.