CV
Education
2023 – Present
PhD candidate — Transplantation & AI
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Computer vision AI algorithms for organ quality assessment
- Statistical modelling for transplant medicine
- Focus on improving organ utilisation and access to transplantation
2016 – 2019
MSc in Surgical Sciences
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Awarded with Distinction
2012 – 2016
MBBS Medicine
St George's University of London, London, UK
Awarded with Distinction
2009 – 2012
BSc in Psychology
York University, Toronto, Canada
Summa Cum Laude
Experience
Clinical
2016 – Present
Resident Doctor — General Surgery
NHS Scotland & NHS England
- Foundation and core surgical training across the West of Scotland
- Specialist Registrar in the North East of England, with a focus on HPB and abdominal organ transplantation
Academic & Editorial
2026 – Present
Associate Clinical Lecturer
Newcastle University / NIHR Blood & Transplant Research Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Computer vision AI for donor organ quality assessment and utilisation
- Clinical academic post combining higher surgical training with transplant AI research
2026 – 2027
Transplant International Editorial Fellow
Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
- Fellowship pairing early-career transplant professionals with an editor-in-chief
- Mentoring in scientific editing and publishing
2022 – 2026
RCSEng & NIHR Clinical Research Fellow
Newcastle University / NIHR Blood & Transplant Research Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- AI-driven organ quality assessment for transplantation using computer vision
- Statistical modelling of transplant outcomes
Awards, Grants & Funding
RCS Eng Surgical Research Fellowship
Royal College of Surgeons England
NIHR BTRU Doctoral Fellowship
National Institute for Health & Care Research
Northern Accelerator Grant
Feasibility & Proof-of-Concept
Travel & Education Bursaries
ESOT, BTS, QUOD