PATH-2 Study Team

 Keith Willett

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Keith Willett CBE is Chief Investigator for the PATH-2 Trial and has an extensive research portfolio with a particular interest in, and has published research relating to, the care of the multiply injured patient, acetabular and pelvic fractures, fractures in the elderly, limb fracture surgery, fracture biomechanics, accident prevention and clinical outcome studies of orthopaedic trauma surgery techniques.

Professor Willett was appointed as the first National Clinical Director for Trauma Care from 2009 -2012 where he successfully implemented Regional Trauma Networks and Major Trauma Centres across the NHS, and developed government strategy to improve the care of older people with fragility hip fractures. In 2012 he was appointed the National Director for Acute Episodes of Care for NHS England. He has extensive experience of trauma care and medical management and is Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Oxford and continues to work as Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He is also the co-founder of the unique consultant delivered Oxford Trauma Service, established in 1993, and in 2003 he founded the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research and Education focusing on outcomes of treatment in the injured patient, and established the Oxford Trauma Research Group.

Susan Wagland

Susan is the Clinical Trial Manager for the PATH-2 Study. She has worked in academic research in cell biology, obtaining a PhD at Brunel University London, and in quality and project management. She joined the Kadoorie Centre in 2016.

David Keene

David is the Research Fellow for the PATH-2 Study. He qualified as a physiotherapist in 2003 after training at the University of the West of England, Bristol.  He was awarded an MSc in Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy from the University of Birmingham in 2011. David’s DPhil in Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford was completed in 2014, which focussed on the optimisation of mobility after severe ankle injury.

Jacqueline Thompson 

Jacqueline is research physiotherapist for the PATH-2 Study. She is a qualified clinical physiotherapist and has extensive experience in trauma trials having worked on the SPRAINED trial. Jacqueline joined OCTRU in 2014 and joined the study in October 2016.

Scott Parsons

Scott is an Administrative Coordinator for the PATH-2 Study. Scott’s background is in chemistry and he has previous experience in scientific research plus experience in administration. PATH-2 is his first involvement in clinical trials research. Scott worked on PATH-2 from March 2015 to July 2018.

 

Alice Brealy

 

Alice is a Data Clerk for the PATH-2 Study. Alice has a Bsc in Biomedical Science and joined the Kadoorie Centre in September 2017. 

 

Hasina Mangal

 

Hasina is working as a Clinical Trial Assistant, as part of her placement year for her BSc Biomedical Sciences degree at Brunel University London. 

                            Trial Steering Committee (TSC)  

                            Trial Management Group (TMG) 

Role	Name
Chief Investigator	Professor Keith Willett (Chair) Orthopaedic Trauma surgery NDORMS University of Oxford
Grant Co-applicant	Mr Joseph Alsousou NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Musculoskeletal Science Research Group, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool. L69 3GA
Grant Co-applicant	Mrs Susan Dutton Senior Medical Statistician/Lead Statistician of OCTRU Centre for Statistics in Medicine & OCTRU University of Oxford
Grant Co-applicant: Sub Study 1 Blood/PRP analysis	Dr Paul Harrison Senior Lecturer School of Immunity and Infection University of Birmingham
Grant Co-applicant: Sub Study 2 Biopsy Tissue sample analysis	Professor Philippa Hulley University Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Sciences NDORMS University of Oxford
Grant Co-applicant	Professor Sallie Lamb Co-Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit Kadoorie Professor of Trauma Rehabilitation NDORMS University of Oxford & Professor of Rehabilitation (University of Warwick)
Trial Research Fellow	Dr David Keene Critical Care, Trauma and Rehabilitation (CCTR) Trials Group NDORMS University of Oxford
Trial Research Physiotherapist	Jacqueline Thompson CCTR Trials Group NDORMS University of Oxford
OCTRU Operational Lead	Juul Achten Oxford Trauma Group University of Oxford
Clinical Trial Manager	Dr Susan Wagland Oxford Trauma Group NDORMS University of Oxford
Study Data Clerk	Alice Brealy Oxford Trauma Group NDORMS University of Oxford
Clinical Trial Assistant	Hasina Mangal Oxford Trauma Group NDORMS University of Oxford
Trial Statistician	Heather O'Connor OCTRU University of Oxford
Biopsy Tissue sample analysis	Dr James Teh Consultant Radiologist Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Windmill Road Oxford

 

                Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC)