Professor Dan Carradice

MBChB FRCS MD (Hons) PGC Med US (Dist) PGD Health Econ FHEA

Professor of Vascular Surgery

Role at Hull York Medical School

Dan's primary role in Hull York Medical School is as a senior member of the Academic Vascular Surgical Unit, supervising leading local, national and international research projects in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

Dan's other roles include:

  • Postgraduate research student supervision
  • SSIP supervision
  • Clinical placement tutor
  • MB BS Year 2 teaching
  • Clinical examiner
  • Faculty HYMS Surgical Society Conference
  • 6th Form Medical School Taster Sessions
  • Informal mentorship in Surgical or Academic careers - under and postgraduate - please contact me if you would like to discuss this.
Biography

Dan Carradice grew up in West Yorkshire. Following his love of science, technology, working with people and practical creativity; he attended Medical School at the University of Sheffield. On the advice of a valuable mentor, he then moved to Hull craving the very highest quality postgraduate surgical training and found what he was looking for.

Dan chose to specialise in one of the fastest growing, yet least known specialties: Vascular Surgery. This offers one of the most diverse and rewarding practices available; operating from head to toe, from some of the smallest structures to the largest, performing some of the most technologically advanced minimally invasive and some of the largest open procedures possible. Crucially Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has an extremely strong emphasis on research and evidence based practice.

In pursuit of research training and experience, Dan then took on the role of Research Fellow, completing several RCTs, alongside ongoing clinical training and the completion of his qualification in Vascular Ultrasound. This early taste of successful research pushed Dan towards a career as a Clinical Academic and following his time as Hunterian Professor and his Fellowship at St George's he returned to Hull as a Senior Lecturer and became Professor of Vascular Surgery in August 2024.

Research

Research interests:

  • Minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins and venous ulcer disease
  • Improving outcomes following lower limb amputation
  • Wound healing in diabetic foot disease
  • Novel minimally invasive vascular technologies
  • Intervention for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Health Policy in Vascular Surgery
  • Metabolic imaging in the management of diabetic foot disease
  • Epidemiology of venous insufficiency
  • Prehabilitation in vascular surgery
  • Rehabilitation in vascular surgery
  • Impact on quality of life from vascular disease
  • Cost-effectiveness in vascular intervention
  • Vascular access
  • Supervised exercise and minimally invasive treatment in peripheral vascular disease
  • Prevention of surgical site infection in vascular surgery
Teaching

Undergraduate:

  • SSIP supervision
  • Clinical placement tutor
  • HYMS Year 2 teaching
  • HYMS clinical examiner
  • Faculty HYMS Surgical Society Conference
  • 6th Form Medical School Taster Sessions
  • Informal mentorship in Surgical or Academic careers - under and postgraduate - please contact me if you would like to discuss this.


Postgraduate:

  • Postgraduate reseach student supervision
  • Allocated Educational and Clinical Supervisor - Higher Vascular Surgical Training
  • Clinical Trainer post CCT Fellowship
  • Multidisciplinary amputation masterclass
  • Regional Clinical Training Committee and ARCP panel membership
  • Clinical Mentorship in vascular ultrasound for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound Course – University of Leeds (8 successful registrar and post CCT fellows to date, including distinction)
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Training
  • Part 1 Examiner Intercollegiate FRCS in Vascular Surgery


Member of the educational faculty of the following external bodies:

  • Yorkshire Vascular Forum
  • Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum Annual Scientific Meeting
  • ASPIRE National Vascular Training Programme
  • Charing Cross International Vascular Symposium
  • Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Lower Limb Endovascular Symposium
Publications

Dan's publications are available on Google ScholarOrcid and ResearchGate.

Postgraduate research supervision

Opportunities exist throughout the spectrum of research within vascular disease and students will be able to work towards postgraduate qualifications including PhD, MD by research and targeted Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates. Opportunities will be designed to dovetail into existing career plans and allow the development of the necessary academic and where required clinical skills to meet a student's goals.

Examples of previous projects have included:

  • Comparison of functional ability following through versus above knee amputation
  • Comparison of clinical outcomes and patient perception following through versus above knee amputation
  • The Impact of Polymicrobial Communities on Successful Revascularisation and Wound Healing in Diabetic PAD Patients
  • Assessing novel non tumescent venous ablative techniques
  • Optimising Outcomes in the Treatment of Superficial Venous Insufficiency
  • Long Term Outcome of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Superficial Venous Insufficiency of the Lower Limb
  • A randomised clinical trial of endovenous laser versus conventional surgery in the treatment of small saphenous vein incompetence
External roles
  • Vascular Surgery Specialist Lead for Research - Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Chair of the Venous Special Interest Group for Research - Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
  • National Research Committee - Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Expert Advisory Group - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • Expert Advisor - The All Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease
  • Expert Advisor - Medtech Innovation Briefings, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • National Workforce Committee - Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Regional Vascular Training Committee

    Peer reviewer including the following external organisations:
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Lancet
  • British Medical Journal
  • British Journal of Surgery
  • British Journal of Surgery Open
  • European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Phlebology
  • Imperial College London
  • St George’s University of London

    Recently demitted:
  • Council Member - Royal Society of Medicine - Venous Forum
  • Associate Chief Medical Officer for Strategy and Innovation - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Clinical Lead Vascular Surgical Services - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Honours and awards
Honours and awards
  • 2020 British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation 1st prize (Senior Author)
  • 2019 Richard Wood Prize, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Senior Author)
  • 2019 Dragons Den Prize, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Senior Author)
  • 2019 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum First Prize (Senior Author)
  • 2019 American Venous Forum International Presentation Fellowship (Senior Author)
  • 2016 British Journal of Surgery Research Prize (Co- Author)
  • 2016 European Venous Forum First Prize (Senior Author)
  • 2016 American Venous Forum International Presentation Fellowship (Senior Author)
  • 2015 British Society of Endovascular Therapy Fellowship
  • 2015 European Venous Forum First Prize (Senior Author)
  • 2015 American Venous Forum International Presentation Fellowship (Senior Author)
  • 2014 British Journal of Surgery Research Prize (Senior Author)
  • 2014 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum First Prize (Senior Author)
  • 2014 American College of Phlebology International Presentation Fellowship (Senior Author)
  • 2014 Awarded a Scholarship to attend the Ashridge Business School NIHR Leadership
    Programme
  • 2012 Hunterian Professor - Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • 2012 MD with Honours
  • 2011 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum First Prize (Second Author)
  • 2010 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum First Prize (First Author)
  • 2010 American College of Phlebology Presentation Travel Bursary (First Author)
  • 2010 Professor R.C. Kester Research Prize (First Author)
  • 2010 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum Third Prize (First Author)
  • 2009 Professor R.C. Kester Research Prize (First Author)
  • 2008 Royal Society of Medicine, Venous Forum First Prize (First Author)
  • 2008 PGC Med Ultrasound awarded with Distinction
  • 1998 University Scholarship for outstanding achievement in a field related to Chemistry - Allied Colloids / CIBA