Below is a list of plastic surgery units, the university or institution they collaborate with, and the research they are involved with. To add a unit to the list, please email secretariat@bapras.org.uk
Wales
Location
Swansea
University/Centre
The Reconstructive Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Research Group (Reconregen), Swansea University
Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital
Research Focus
Tissue Engineering
3D bio-printing
Patient reported outcome measures
The use of Big Data in Plastic Surgery
Research Lead
Professor Iain S Whitaker
Scotland
Location
Glasgow
University/Centre
Canniesburn Unit, Glasgow University
Research Focus
Peripheral nerve reconstruction
Tissue engineering (nerve)
Microsurgery
Research Lead
Professor Andrew Hart
Northern
Location
Manchester
University/Centre
Manchester University
Research Focus
Tissue engineering (vascular, tendon & nerve)
Major trauma
Complex limb reconstruction
Upper limb anatomy and biomechanics
Burns (scars)
Research Leads
Mr Jason Wong
Mr Adam Reid
Professor Vivien Lees
Professor Mamta Shah
Location
Bradford
University/Centre
Plastic Surgery Burns Research Unit (PSBRU), Centre for Skin Sciences, University of Bradford
Research Focus
Wound healing
Research Lead
Professor Ajay Mahajan
Location
Liverpool
University/Centre
Edge Hill University
Research Focus
Burns (outcome studies / scarring)
Laser
Research Lead
Professor Kayvan Shokrollahi
Location
Liverpool
University/Centre
St Helens & Knowsley NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust, Liverpool University
Research Focus
Skin cancer clinical trials
Work on chemoresitance in melanoma
Research Lead
Prof Rowan Pritchard Jones
Location
Leeds
University/Centre
University of Leeds
Research Focus
Hand transplantation surgery
Research Lead
Professor Simon Kay
Midlands
Location
Birmingham
University/Centre
Scar Free Centre for Burns Research, University Hospitals Birmingham
Research Focus
Biological pathways in burn injury (inflammation and scarring)
Research Lead
Mr Naeim Moiemen
Southern
Location
Oxford
University/Centre
Oxford University
Research Focus
Dupuytrens Disease (fibrosis and inflammation)
Genetics and epidemiology of hand conditions
Research Leads
Professor Jagdeep Nanchahal
Professor Dominic Furniss
Location
Oxford/London
University/Centre
Oxford University
Imperial College London NHS
Research Focus
Clinical trials and translational research in musculoskeletal surgery
Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network (RSTN)
Research Lead
Professor Abhilash Jain
Location
Norwich
University/Centre
NRP Melanoma Group
University of East Anglia
Research Focus
Melanoma
Research Lead
Professor Marc Moncrieff
Location
Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe
University/Centre
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Restore Burn and Wound Research
University of Oxford
Research Focus
Clinical observational studies and randomised controlled trials
Patient reported outcome measures
Translational research in skin allotransplantation
Translational research in wound healing
Spinal cord injury related reconstructive surgery
Research Leads
Mr James Chan
Mr Jeremy Rodrigues
Mr Fadi Issa
Location
Chelmsford
University/Centre
St Andrew's Anglia Ruskin (StAAR) Research Group https://www.aru.ac.uk/staar
St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery & Burns
Broomfield Hospital
Chelmsford, UK.
Research Focus
Breast and Microvascular Techniques
Burns and Trauma
Hands and Skin Cancer
Head, Neck, Cleft Lip and Palate
Research Lead
Professor Ben Miranda
Location
Bristol
University/Centre
Scar Free Foundation Centre for Children's Burns Research
University of Bristol
Research Focus
Paediatric burns
Research Lead
Mr Ian Mackie (Surgical Lead)
London
Location
London
University/Centre
Blizard Institute - Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Barts/QMUL
Research Focus
Microsurgical simulation
Research Lead
Professor Simon Myers
Location
London
University/Centre
Royal Free Hospital; Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, UCL
Research Focus
Fat transfer for scleroderma
Facial transplantation
Tissue engineering (fat)
Research Lead
Professor Peter Butler
Location
London
University/Centre
St Georges Hospital
Research Focus
Skin cancer
Research Lead
Professor Barry Powell
Location
London
University/Centre
Royal Marsden Hospital/Institute of Cancer Research
Research Focus
Translational research in radiation fibrosis
Translational research in implant capsule-related pathologies (contracture and ALCL)
Translational research in lymphoedema
Clinical research (observational and RCT) in radiotherapy and breast reconstruction (PRADA) and microsurgery for lymphoedema
Research Lead
Mr Aadil Khan
Location
Middlesex
University/Centre
RAFT, Mount Vernon Hospital
Research Focus
Tissue engineering (fat and bone)
Wound healing
Location
East Grinstead
University/Centre
Blond McIndoe Research Foundation
Research Focus
Scarring
Research Lead
Professor Tony Metcalfe