Biography
Andrew is a military consultant vascular surgeon with an interest in trauma. His surgical practice is focused on the provision of open vascular surgical procedures and resuscitative trauma surgery. These two areas of interest have focused his research to date; that is improving the delivery of care and outcomes for patients undergoing vascular surgical procedures and research into the systemic response to traumatic injury and resuscitation.
He has been involved as a research investigator in studies that look to improve fitness and influence behaviour change prior to surgical intervention with a view to improving outcome.
Andrew’s higher degree, for which he was awarded a Royal College of Surgeons England one-year honorary research fellowship, was focused on developing a model of trauma to investigate therapeutic applications that could mitigate the widespread inflammatory response to significant blood loss and injury. He is currently involved in several ongoing NHS and Defence research projects.
Special interests
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Diabetic foot
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Endovenous varicose vein treatment
- Trauma and resuscitative surgery (military and civilian)
- Trauma research
Training
- 2005 MB ChB (Hons) Aberdeen University
- 2010 Member Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh
- 2016 MSc (Trauma Surgery) Swansea University
- 2017 Research Fellow Royal College of Surgeons England
- 2018 Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (General Surgery)
- 2019 MD Newcastle University
Social media
Twitter: @MilVascSurgeon
Publications
The fate of patients with large abdominal aortic aneurysms referred for consideration for elective repair
Dawkins C, Hollingsworth A, Milburn S, Cheesman M, Danjoux G, Mofidi R (2020)
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Anaerobic threshold as an independent predictor of mid-term survival following elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Dawkins C, Hollingsworth A, Walker P, Milburn S, Danjoux G, Cheesman M, Mofidi R (2019)
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Aneurysm Morphology is a more significant predictor of survival than Hardman’s index in patients with ruptured or acutely symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms
Hollingsworth A, Dawkins C, Wong P, Walker P, Milburn S, Mofidi R (2019)
Ann Vasc Surg
Endovascular management of acute lower limb deep vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Thomas M, Hollingsworth A, Mofidi R (2019)
Ann Vasc Surg
Emergency preparedness and clinical military aid to the civilian authorities
Hollingsworth A, Breeze J (2018)
BMJ Military Health