Professor Charles Nevin McCollum

Present Appointment:	Professor of Surgery, University of Manchester (1989-present) Honorary Consultant Surgeon, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address:	Academic Surgery Unit University Hospital of South Manchester Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9LT
Qualifications:	MB, ChB (Birmingham), FRCS (London), FRCS (Edinburgh), MD (Birmingham)

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 Previous Appointments:

• Lecturer in Surgery, University of Birmingham
• Senior Lecturer/Reader in Surgery, University of London
• Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital
• Committee Member, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine
• Editorial Board; British Journal of Surgery
• Scientific Committee, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Treasurer and Committee member, Surgical Research Society of Great Britain and Ireland

 Additional Appointments:

• Examiner in Surgery, Universities of London, Manchester and Glasgow
• Director, Surgicare Limited - an independent provider of specialist ambulatory surgery
• Chairman, Executive Committee on Clinical Governance - NW Vascular Surgeons

 Prizes and Awards:
Twice Moynihan Prize winner, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Three times Patey Prize Winner, Surgical Research Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England

 Major Research Grants:
British Medical Association, King Edwards' Fund, The MRC, British Heart Foundation and Wellcome Trust, The Royal College of Surgeons of England

 Research Interests:
Professor McCollum's research is in arterial and venous disease. He leads a research team of some 40 lecturers, fellows, scientists and technicians, and his collaborations are with various disciplines including particularly epidemiology, neuro-imaging, mental health and stroke medicine. Special research interests include the following:

Arterial and venous thrombosis Stroke and cerebral perfusion Carotid and extracranial artery Paradoxical embolism Blood transfusion therapy

Cerebral emboli and dementia Ischaemia-reperfusion injury Venous disease Wound healing and leg ulceration

A research team was assembled to investigate the role of cerebral emboli in the causation of both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

 Publications: Professor McCollum is regularly invited to give Plenary lectures at both national and international meetings on vascular surgery, arterial and venous disease. He is the senior author on over 200 research publications, chapters in textbooks and various articles and reviews.

 Medico-Legal:
Professor McCollum provides expert reports across the range of arterial and venous surgery. He has experience in representing both the Plaintiff and the Defence in actions relating to medical negligence. His special experience in litigation relating to venous thromboembolism led to his appointment as the lead expert in the multi-party oral contraceptive litigation. He has experience in Court both in medical negligence and personal injury litigation. His team have been able to respond to requests for a large number of reports in a very limited timescale and has acquired the expertise to offer advice to many litigants in a multi-party action. He is familiar with the Woolf reforms and is able to comply with the new rules governing expert medical evidence.