Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU)
- +44 (0) 1865 223491
- situ@nds.ox.ac.uk
- http://www.situ.ox.ac.uk
Currently, less than 2% of government funding for medical research goes into surgery
One of only 7 Royal College of Surgeons specialist trial centres across the whole of the UK, SITU is a collaboration between the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS). We have an extensive portfolio of surgical trials and welcome expressions of interest from potential new researchers.
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NDS
SITU NDS is led by Professor Michael Douek (Professor of Surgical Sciences & Breast Cancer), who is supported by a multidisciplinary team with experience in developing and running surgical trials.
Our mission is to advance knowledge and inspire innovation in surgical science research and we strive to support the highest quality surgical trials, developed to a standard suitable for submission to major funding bodies. SITU provides expertise on all aspects of trial design including methodology, grant writing and statistics to develop and design surgical intervention trials, supporting both new and experienced investigators.
The SITU NDS trials portfolio is diverse, covering many different themes and research areas and we welcome surgical trial proposals and ideas which aim to answer important questions about the safety and efficacy of surgery in the UK and worldwide. If you are interested in running a trial through SITU, please visit the ‘Develop with Us’ section of the SITU website.
SITU works as part of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU – directed by Professor Duncan Richards and managed by Dr Vicki Barber), a UKCRC registered trials unit that provides substantial support from extensive quality assurance and regulatory affairs experience to database and randomisation services.
Through its association with the Royal College of Surgeons, SITU has a commitment to develop future researchers through its training programmes. If you are interested in finding out more about the training that SITU offers, please email SITU at situ@nds.ox.ac.uk.
The NDS SITU team
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Freddie Hamdy
Head of Department
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Michael Douek
The Rosetrees Royal College of Surgeons of England Director of SITU
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Lucy Paterson
PA to Professor Michael Douek, Director of SITU
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Lucy Davies
Clinical Trials Development Lead
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Peter McCulloch
Professor of Surgical Science and Practice
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Jo Cook
Clinical Research Coordinator
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Amy Jones
FUTURE-GB Trial Manager
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Stephen Jones
MACRO Clinical Trial Manager
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Aimi Hewitt
Clinical Data Manager
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Edmund Wyatt
MACRO Data Coordinator
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Jack Morris
MACRO Clinical Trial Coordinator
