Summary
Dan Carradice grew up in West Yorkshire. Following his love of science, technology, working with people and practical creativity; he attended Medical School at the University of Sheffield. On the advice of a valuable mentor, he then moved to Hull craving the very highest quality postgraduate surgical training and found what he was looking for.
Dan chose to specialise in one of the fastest growing, yet least known specialties: Vascular Surgery. This offers one of the most diverse and rewarding practices available; operating from head to toe, from some of the smallest structures to the largest, performing some of the most technologically advanced minimally invasive and some of the largest open procedures possible. Crucially Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has an extremely strong emphasis on research and evidence based practice.
In pursuit of research training and experience, Dan then took on the role of Research Fellow, completing several RCTs, alongside ongoing clinical training and the completion of his qualification in Vascular Ultrasound. This early taste of successful research pushed Dan towards a career as a Clinical Academic and following his time as Hunterian Professor and his Fellowship at St George's he returned to Hull as a Senior Lecturer.
Undergraduate:
SSIP supervision
Clinical placement tutor
HYMS Year 2 teaching
HYMS clinical examiner
Faculty HYMS Surgical Society Conference
6th Form Medical School Taster Sessions
Informal mentorship in Surgical or Academic careers - under and postgraduate - please contact me if you would like to discuss this.
Postgraduate:
Postgraduate reseach student supervision
Allocated Educational and Clinical Supervisor - Higher Vascular Surgical Training
Clinical Trainer post CCT Fellowship
Multidisciplinary amputation masterclass
Regional Clinical Training Committee and ARCP panel membership
Clinical Mentorship in vascular ultrasound for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound Course – University of Leeds (8 successful registrar and post CCT fellows to date, including distinction)
Clinical Nurse Specialist Training
Part 1 Examiner Intercollegiate FRCS in Vascular Surgery
Member of the educational faculty of the following external bodies:
Yorkshire Vascular Forum
Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum Annual Scientific Meeting
ASPIRE National Vascular Training Programme
Charing Cross International Vascular Symposium
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting
Lower Limb Endovascular Symposium
Journal Article
Approaches to improve 12-month circuit primary patency and target lesion primary patency in arteriovenous fistulae: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Ravindhran, B., Parovic, M., Staniland, T., Howitt, A., Nazir, S., Lathan, R., Carradice, D., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (in press). Approaches to improve 12-month circuit primary patency and target lesion primary patency in arteriovenous fistulae: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Journal of vascular access, https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298251332043
ASSIST: Development of a simplified clinician-patient hybrid reporting outcome measure for remote diagnosis of surgical site infection
Lathan, R., Hitchman, L., Walshaw, J., Ravindhran, B., Sidapra, M., Lim, A., Long, J., Totty, J., Carradice, D., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2025). ASSIST: Development of a simplified clinician-patient hybrid reporting outcome measure for remote diagnosis of surgical site infection. International wound journal, 22(4), Article e70234. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70234
Exploring UK clinician perceptions of through-knee amputation compared to above-knee amputation: a mixed methods study
Gordon, H., Boam, G., Carradice, D., Smith, G. E., & Twiddy, M. (online). Exploring UK clinician perceptions of through-knee amputation compared to above-knee amputation: a mixed methods study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2441423
The association between completion of supervised exercise therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with intermittent claudication, concomitant sarcopenia and cardiometabolic multimorbidity
Ravindhran, B., Igwe, C., Nazir, S., Prosser, J., Harwood, A., Lathan, R., Harwood, A. E., Carradice, D., Smith, G. E., Chetter, I. C., & Pymer, S. (2025). The association between completion of supervised exercise therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with intermittent claudication, concomitant sarcopenia and cardiometabolic multimorbidity. Annals of vascular surgery, 110(B), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2024.04.032
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tailored Risk Assessment and Forecasting in Intermittent Claudication: A Proof of Concept Decision Support Tool
Ravindhran, B., Prosser, J., Lim, A., Mishra, B., Lathan, R., Hitchman, L., Smith, G., Carradice, D., Thakker, D., Pymer, S., & Chetter, I. (2024, June). Tailored Risk Assessment and Forecasting in Intermittent Claudication: A Proof of Concept Decision Support Tool. Presented at The European Society for Vascular Surgery Translational Spring Meeting 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
Research interests
Minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins and venous ulcer disease
Improving outcomes following lower limb amputation
Wound healing in diabetic foot disease
Novel minimally invasive vascular technologies
Intervention for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Health Policy in Vascular Surgery
Metabolic imaging in the management of diabetic foot disease
Epidemiology of venous insufficiency
Prehabilitation in vascular surgery
Rehabilitation in vascular surgery
Impact on quality of life from vascular disease
Cost-effectiveness in vascular intervention
Vascular access
Supervised exercise and minimally invasive treatment in peripheral vascular disease
Prevention of surgical site infection in vascular surgery
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Surgical Speciality Lead
Funder
Royal College of Surgeons
Grant
£39,000.00
Started
1 December 2020
Status
Ongoing
Project
PLACEMENT: Perineural Local Anaesthetic Catheter aftEr Major lowEr limb amputatioN Trial
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£10,074.00
Started
1 September 2022
Status
Ongoing
Project
Systematic review & network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing antithrombotic drugs for cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with lower limb peripheral arterial disease.
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£31,580.00
Started
1 November 2022
Status
Complete
Project
Improving outcomes in patient with diabetic foot disease
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£494.00
Started
1 June 2018
Status
Complete
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
THrough knee AMputation impact on Quality of Life compared to abovE knee amputaTion (HAMLET)
Funder
NIHR National Institute for Health Research
Grant
£830,442.00
Started
1 June 2024
Status
Ongoing
Project
Comparing OutcomeS of Through knee and Above knee Amputation (COSTAA) Gemma Boam
Funder
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Grant
£1,000.00
Started
6 February 2020
Status
Complete
Project
HIKE: A Data Package to Support Clinical Translation of Novel Microwave Probes for Peripheral Arterial Disease (MICRO-PAD)
Funder
MRC Medical Research Council
Grant
£45,389.00
Started
1 November 2023
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
Opportunities exist throughout the spectrum of research within vascular disease and students will be able to work towards postgraduate qualifications including PhD, MD by research and targeted Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates. Opportunities will be designed to dovetail into existing career plans and allow the development of the necessary academic and where required clinical skills to meet a student's goals.
Examples of previous projects have included:
Comparison of functional ability following through versus above knee amputation
Comparison of clinical outcomes and patient perception following through versus above knee amputation
The Impact of Polymicrobial Communities on Successful Revascularisation and Wound Healing in Diabetic PAD Patients
Assessing novel non tumescent venous ablative techniques
Optimising Outcomes in the Treatment of Superficial Venous Insufficiency
Long Term Outcome of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Superficial Venous Insufficiency of the Lower Limb
A randomised clinical trial of endovenous laser versus conventional surgery in the treatment of small saphenous vein incompetence