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Josh Totty

Josh Totty

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School

Qualifications

  • PGDip (Royal College of Surgeons)
  • PGCert (Hull York Medical School)
  • MD (Hull York Medical School)

Summary

Josh is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery, working under the supervision of Professor Ian Chetter (Professor of Surgery) and Professor Mat Hardman (Chair in Wound Healing), conducting research into surgical wound infections, wound healing, hand surgery and skin cancer. He is also a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery trainee, working in the Yorkshire region.

After completing his undergraduate medical degree at the Hull York Medical School, he underwent foundation training in West Yorkshire. He then went on to complete a two-year research fellowship under the supervision of Professor Chetter, culminating in the award of MD by Research Thesis. He was also successful in completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professionals Education, and meeting the requirements for admission to Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

His research centred around prevention of surgical site infection in primarily closed wounds, through the use of active wound dressings. As part of this, he designed and implemented a pilot randomised controlled trial that successfully recruited 144 patients in a single centre. The findings from this work have been presented on an international stage, and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Following his research fellowship, he completed core surgical training, again in Yorkshire. This led to him successfully obtaining a national training number in Plastic Surgery in 2020. He was appointed a Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery in February 2021.

Since appointment, he has continued to collaborate both within the university and with colleagues in other parts of the UK, and continues to publish work both as a lead author and a collaborator.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Long term outcomes of 'Christmas Tree' banding for haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia: A 13-year experience

Ravindhran, B., Totty, J. P., Sidapra, M., Lathan, R., Carradice, D., Chetter, I. C., & Smith, G. E. (in press). Long term outcomes of ‘Christmas Tree’ banding for haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia: A 13-year experience. The journal of vascular access, https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298221141497

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy compared with standard care for diabetic foot ulcer healing: An updated systematic review

Hitchman, L., Totty, J., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., Twiddy, M., Iglesias, C., …Chetter, I. C. (2022). Extracorporeal shockwave therapy compared with standard care for diabetic foot ulcer healing: An updated systematic review. International wound journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14035

Frailty Assessment in UK and Irish Vascular Centres (FAVE): A survey to investigate data collection methods and impact on clinical practice

Hitchman, L. H., Palmer, J., Lathan, R., Totty, J., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. C. (in press). Frailty Assessment in UK and Irish Vascular Centres (FAVE): A survey to investigate data collection methods and impact on clinical practice. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland,

Diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine for detection of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Yiasemidou, M., Long, J., Totty, J., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2022). Diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine for detection of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. npj Digital Medicine, 5(1), Article 108. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00655-0

Wound complications following surgery to the lymph nodes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nzenwa, I. C., Iqbal, H. A., Hardie, C., Smith, G. E., Matteucci, P. L., & Totty, J. P. (2022). Wound complications following surgery to the lymph nodes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 17(8), Article e0272490. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272490

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

First-in-man clinical trial investigating the effect of hair cycle modulation on wound healing

Funder

Academy of Medical Sciences

Grant

£30,000.00

Started

1 March 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Evaluating the current standard of care for patients diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma of the head and neck – access to staging and surgical treatment

Funder

BAPRAS

Grant

£0.00

Started

1 December 2022

Status

Ongoing

Project

Depilation Feasibility PPI: The Impact of Depilation upon Wound Healing and Post-Surgical Complications: A Feasibility Study (The DEPILATION-Feasibility STUDY) - Patient and Public Involvement

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£450.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Validation of a mixed digital reporting outcome measure for surgical site infection diagnosis

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£0.00

Started

1 December 2022

Status

Ongoing

Project

The DRESSINg trial: A multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of Dialkylcarbamoylchloride (DACC) coated post-operative dressings versus standard care in the prevention of Surgical Site Infection in clean or clean contaminated vascular surgery

Funder

Healthcare Infection Society

Grant

£0.00

Started

1 January 2023

Status

Ongoing

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

2018

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