Kenneth A McLean
NHS Education for Scotland, University of Edinburgh
Research areas: Medicine · Infectious Diseases · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Surgical site infection prevention · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
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About
I am a core surgical trainee / honorary research fellow within South-East Scotland. My PhD was in data science and implementation science, with a focus on surgical innovation. I have held a number of national roles, most recently my appointment as the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Innovation Lead and to the pan-specialty, pan-Royal College robotic and digital surgery trainees committee (RaDiST). I aim to revolutionise surgical care globally through translating the potential of technology and data science to improving surgical care for patients. My research interests include large-scale collaborative research; pragmatic clinical trials; machine learning; digital transformation of healthcare; global health; and patient-reported outcomes. I also have a national profile in supporting engagement in clinical academia, both directly through development of novel research and innovation skills courses, but also advocating on a national level to improve access to opportunities for students and resident doctors to explore these.
Employment
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NHS Education for Scotland Core Surgical Trainee2024 - Present
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University of Edinburgh Clinical Research Fellow2019 - Present
Education
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University of Edinburgh PhD in Surgical innovation2020 - 2024
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University of Edinburgh MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)2011 - 2017
Projects & Funding
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AiCCESS: Artificial Intelligence for Comprehensive Care, Equity, and Sustainability in Surgery. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health2026 - Present
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Robertson Trust research fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh2022 - 2023
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Award for intervention implementation MRC2021 - 2022
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INSPIRE Small Grants for promotion of academic careers Academy of Medical Sciences2020 - 2022
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Award for interventional biophotonics MRC2019 - 2020
Publications (83)
- Remote digital surgical wound monitoring and surveillance using smartphones. Save
- Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: international, prospective, propensity score-weighted cohort study. Save
- Multimodal machine learning to predict surgical site infection with healthcare workload impact assessment. Save
- Implementation of digital remote postoperative monitoring in routine practice: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators. Save
- A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts. Save
- At-admission prediction of mortality and pulmonary embolism in an international cohort of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 using statistical and machine learning methods. Save
- Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective study in 29 countries across Europe. Save
- Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital with and without respiratory symptoms. Save
- Quality of life instruments in acute and chronic pancreatitis: a consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments (COSMIN) approach. Save
- Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30-day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Save
- Accuracy of the Wound Healing Questionnaire in the diagnosis of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries. Save
- Long-term neurological symptoms after acute COVID-19 illness requiring hospitalization in adult patients: insights from the ISARIC-COVID-19 follow-up study. Save
- Prognostic models for surgical-site infection in gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review. Save
- Safety and efficacy of intraperitoneal drain placement after emergency colorectal surgery: An international, prospective cohort study. Save
- Is socioeconomic deprivation associated with worse quality of life, anxiety and depression in liver transplant recipients? A cross-sectional study in a national transplantation programme. Save
- Exploring the cost-effectiveness of high versus low perioperative fraction of inspired oxygen in the prevention of surgical site infections among abdominal surgery patients in three low- and middle-income countries. Save
- Thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications of COVID-19 in adults hospitalized in high-income countries compared with those in adults hospitalized in low- and middle-income countries in an international registry. Save
- Educational impact and recommendations from implementation of student-led clinical trial recruitment: a mixed-methods study. Save
- Adaptation of the Wound Healing Questionnaire universal-reporter outcome measure for use in global surgery trials (TALON-1 study): mixed-methods study and Rasch analysis. Save
- Evaluation of remote digital postoperative wound monitoring in routine surgical practice. Save