Simon Knight was appointed as an Academic Clinical Lecturer within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences which will allow him more time for his research activities during his continuing surgical training. John O’Callaghan secured a numbered training post in surgery (ST3) within the Oxford Deanery and will commence this appointment later this year. By this time he expect […]
It is a pleasure to announce that Simon Knight, who is an Honorary Consultant to the CET, has been appointed as Deputy Director of the CET. Simon was one of the two original research fellows at the beginning of the CET and is shaping a career in organ transplantation. His extensive grasp of IT technology, […]
I read with some interest a case series in this month’s AJT from a group in India, reporting an initial experience of laparoscopic kidney transplantation (AJT 2011; 11: 1320). Modi and colleagues provide the rationale that transplant patients are at increased risk of wound related complications (due to renal failure and immunosuppression) and so a […]
The new Centre for Evidence in Transplantation website has now gone live at www.transplantevidence.com. The new site has been completely redesigned with a fresh new interface and more information on current projects, staff and publications. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Simon Knight by e-mail.
Simon Knight was awarded a MChir with distinction from the University of Cambridge for his thesis entitled “Optimisation of immunosuppressive Drug Therapy in Transplant Recipients”. The work was completed during his time as a research fellow at the CET, and includes systematic reviews of therapeutic drug monitoring and steroid avoidance/withdrawal protocols. He was also awarded […]